Simon Kendall
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| Audition Category: | Musical Theatre; Play; Film; TV |
| Performance Experience: | Off-Off Broadway; Regional; Summer Stock |
| Personal Website: | http://www.simonkendall.net |
| Gender: | Male. |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Eye Color: | Green |
| Height: | 5'6''-6' |
| Age Range: | 25-30 |
| Vocal Range: | Baritone |
| Favorite roles you've played: | Vincent in Vincent in Brixton; Hal in Proof |
| State (if performer lives in US): | NY |
| Ethnic appearance: | Caucasian |
| Performer to whom you compare yourself (if any): | Robert Sean Leonard, Kevin Kline |
| Weight: | 150-160 lbs |
| Union Affiliation: | Equity |
| Bottom note: | F2  |
| Top note: | G4  |
| Play Instrument: | Yes |
| Instrument(s) played: | piano, guitar |
| Have an Agent or Manager: | Yes |
| Knows Sign Language: | No |
| Have Dance Experience: | No |
| Vocal Style: | Contemporary Musical Theatre; Rock |
| Acting Style: | Contemporary; Classics; Heightened Language Classical; Performance Art |
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Performance Experience: | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Regional | ||||
| Title of Play/Musical | Role | Theatre | Director/Music Director | |
| History Boys (upcoming) | Irwin | Studio Theatre | Joy Zinoman | |
| Vincent in Brixton | Vincent Van Gogh | Cleveland Play House | Seth Gordon | |
| A Christmas Carol | Young Scrooge | McCarter Theatre | Michael Unger | |
| Proof | Hal | Cleveland Play House | Seth Gordon | |
| The Moustrap | Giles Ralston | Fulton Opera House | Michael Mitchell | |
| What the Butler Saw | Nick | Two River Theatre | Brendon Fox | |
| Twelfth Night | Orsino/Andrew | Cleveland Play House | Mark Alan Gordon | |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Jack | Porthouse Theatre | John Woodson | |
| Hay Fever | Sandy Tyrell | Cleveland Play House | Ron Wilson | |
| The Ghost's Bargain (world premiere) | Denham | Two River Theatre | Melissa Kievman | |
Concerts / Other appearances | ||||
| Title of Program | Venue | Conductor/Director | ||
| You Never Can Tell | Project Shaw | |||
| John Bull's Other Island | Project Shaw | |||
| Studies for a Portrait | New Dramatists | by Daniel Reitz | ||
| Labyrinth of Desire | New Dramatists | by Caridad Svich | ||
| Malaya | New Dramatists | Chay Yew | ||
| Listener of Junk World | New Dramatists | by Liz Duffy Adams | ||
| Blume in Atlantic City | The Flea | by Jeff MacCullough | ||
| Restoring the Sun | Cleveland Play House | by Joe Sutton | ||
| Katman and the Mayor | Cleveland Play House | by Jessica Goldberg | ||
Television | ||||
| Show Title | Role | Network | Director/Producer | |
| The War That Made America | Matthew Smith | PBS | Ben Loeterman | |
| Small Shots: The Amish Matrix | Principal | TNN | ||
Other | ||||
| Title of Play/Musical | Role | Theatre | Director/Music Director | |
| History Boys (upcoming) | Irwin | The Studio Theatre | Joy Zinoman | |
| Vincent in Brixton | Vincent | Cleveland Play House | Seth Gordon | |
| A Christmas Carol | Young Scrooge | McCarter Theatre | Michael Unger | |
| Proof | Hal | Cleveland Play House | Seth Gordon | |
| The Mousetrap | Giles Ralston | Fulton Opera House | Michael Mitchell | |
| What the Butler Saw | Nick | Two River Theatre | Brendan Fox | |
| Twelfth Night | Orsino/Sir Andrew | Cleveland Play House | Mark Alan Gordon | |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Jack | Porthouse Theatre | John Woodson | |
| Hay Fever | Sandy Tyrell | Cleveland Play House | Ron Wilson | |
| Hamlet | Laertes | Manhattan Theatre Source | ||
| Forest Blue | Scottie | HERE Arts Center | ||
| A Winkle in Time | Winkle | 78th Street Theatre Lab | Cat Ward | |
| Couchworks | Paul | The Tank | (NY Times Critic's pick) | |
| Ghost's Bargain | Denham | Two River Theatre | Melissa Kievmann | |
Training | ||||
| Name of Institution | Degree/Certificate | Teachers | ||
| Cleveland Play House/Case Western Reserve Univ | MFA | Ron Wilson, Cathy Albers, Geoff Bullen, Drew Fracher, Mark Alan Gordon | ||
Special Skills | ||||
Music singing (baritone), guitar, piano, music composition Combat Unarmed, Rapier & Dagger (SAFD certified, 2003) Dialects Native: British RP, South African Non-Native: Cockney/Estuary, Dutch, German, Irish, Brooklyn, American Southern | ||||
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Bio
Simon
Kendall was most recently seen
at the Fulton Opera House
in their
smash hit of Agatha Christie`s The Moustrap.
Other regional credits include: two seasons as
Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
(McCarter
Theatre); Vincent in Brixton
(title role), Proof, and Twelfth Night
(Cleveland Play
House); What the Butler
Saw (Two River
Theatre); The Importance of
Being Earnest (Porthouse
Theatre); and Charley`s Aunt
(Hope Summer Repertory
Theatre). New York: 78th
Street Theatre Lab, Manhattan Theatre Source,
HERE Arts Center, Project Shaw, and
New Dramatists. Simon appeared in
the 2006 PBS documentary The War that Made
America. He serves as
Theatre Curator for The Tank, a
multi-disciplinary arts space in Manhattan.
M.F.A.: Cleveland Playhouse/Case Western Reserve
University.
Reviews
Vincent in Brixton
The Cleveland Play House
directed by Seth Gordon
February-March, 2004
The Cleveland Play House
directed by Seth Gordon
February-March, 2004
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
"...sparks of true passion [make] "Vincent" a gripping two hour experience. This is especially true whenever the dark, moody [Beth Dixon] shares the intimate stage with Simon Kendall..."
"Their breathtaking chemistry transforms each of their characters..."
"this Vincent in Brixton belongs, ultimately, to Kendall, who proved his mettle when he took over a role in "Proof" at the Play House last season, and to Dixon. When Kendall\'s electric eyes and later his fumbling hands explore Dixon\'s bent and then suddenly alive body, you feel more than see the shift in her countenance. The two come together as a living embodiment of the play\'s repeated tagline, also taken from a letter by van Gogh: "No woman is old so long as she loves and is loved." And no play is superficial so long as it is this neatly directed and performed."
Cleveland Scene:
In the pivotal role of Vincent, Simon Kendall is charming, boyish and appealingly impudent -- a restless colt truly unable to suppress his momentary longings. Kendall also registers the subtext of van Gogh\'s not-so-latent mental agitation, which is destined to overwhelm his life and his life\'s work.
"...a brash, abrupt, and cringingly naive Vincent... Viewing van Gogh as an almost goofy, frequently giddy post-adolescent is a revelation that, for all its unexpectedness, still feels absolutely right: Yes, this is truly how he must have been at that age!"
New Jersey Star-Ledger
"Best of the newcomers is Simon Kendall as the Young Scrooge, whose face shows a real dilemma when he must choose between love and career."
"[Kendall] excels in being officiously ambitious."
What the Butler Saw
Two River Theatre
directed by Brendon Fox
May 2006
Two River Theatre
directed by Brendon Fox
May 2006
New Jersey Star Ledger:
"Kendall has the cockiness that only the oh-so-young and oh-so-cute can have."
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
"...Kendall radiate[s] authenticity...This is the real thing, folks. The proof is in the play."
"Kendall has the cockiness that only the oh-so-young and oh-so-cute can have."
Proof
The Cleveland Play House
directed by Seth Gordon
February 2003
The Cleveland Play House
directed by Seth Gordon
February 2003
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
"...Kendall radiate[s] authenticity...This is the real thing, folks. The proof is in the play."
Video
Total number of videos: 2
 The Homecoming in: Monologue Hits: : 172 | Love's Labours Lost in: Monologue Hits: : 175 |
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Upcoming
Feb-Jun 2008 - Irwin in "History Boys" at the Studio Theatre (Washington, DC)
Dec 2007 - The Ghost's Bargain at Two River Theatre.
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