Michael Markham

I got an email from a writer friend on Tuesday night saying that a play that he is a part of was casting an immediate replacement for a role and would I like to audition the following day?  Absolutely!  I’ve been cast as Eddie, a gruff NYPD beat cop in “I Like to Be Here“ opening 9/6 at The New Ohio as part of the Theater: Village festival.  Come check it out – it’s a fun play and a really cool collaboration of writers.  

Previews begin Saturday, September 6

Opens Monday, September 8
Closes Saturday, September 27 

Sat. Sept. 6 – preview (no press)
Sun., Sept. 7 – press preview
Monday, Sept. 8 – opening
Thurs. – Sun., Sept. 11 – 14
Wed. – Sun., Sept. 17 – 21
Wed. – Sat., Sept. 24 – 27

*Sunday shows are at 7 pm, except the show on the 21st, which is at 2 pm. 
All other shows at 8 pm. 

TICKET PRICES – BUY TICKETS HERE
$18 General 
$16 Student/Seniors

This is an AEA showcase.

I’m in a new play!  Short Life of Trouble is a new play with songs featuring original text, text by William Shakespeare and William Faulkner, and the regional music of the South performed live by the ensemble. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Southern Gothic literature, and bluegrass and gospel music, it explores the human understanding of mortality, the influence of religious faith, and the tangled complexities of family bonds through the lens of the 1930’s American South. With a high theatricality, haunting melodies, and an earthy, visceral approach to language, the play floats freely through time and every characters’ innermost thoughts.

It plays at the Access Theater, 380 Broadway, New York, 4th Floor.
We run Thursday the 5th through Saturday the 21st
Shows begin at 8:00 pm on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 20th, & 21st.
and at 2:00 pm on the 8th, 14th, and 15th.

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For actors and those in the industry this is an AEA Showcase. AEA members come with your Membership Card and you can get in free. Industry folks, just send me a note and I’ll see that a seat gets reserved for you.

It has been a distinct pleasure to work repeatedly with New York Madness for the past ~3 years. New York Madness is a raw and unpredictable show of short plays by an ensemble of emerging playwrights, created by my friends Judith Leora and Cecilia Copeland.  It’s a group of playwrights who meet once every 1-3 months with a Guest/Host Playwright. This guest picks a theme for that month’s Madness a week before the event. The playwrights then have one week to write a 7-8 min short play on that theme which is given to a director and actors usually a day or two before the event. Then all the plays are read for an audience at that month’s Madness. It’s always an evening full of surprises.

Due to my repeated presence over the past few years I have been asked to join the NYMadness Acting Company. This is something new for the upcoming 4th season.  Guest Playwrights this season include Erik Ehn, Caridad Svich, Mia Chung, August Shulenberg, Jenny Lyn Bader, and David Bar Katz!

Come out this coming season and see what the noise is all about. The first Madness of the season, featuring Erik Ehn, will be held on September 15th at the T. Schreiber Theater, 151 W 26th St. @ 8:00 pm. Hope to see you there.