There are things you do in your life that, if you knew what you were doing, you'd never do. His big break, ironically, was his decision to return to the Midwest. He studied acting in graduate school at Ohio University in Athens, then settled back in Chicago. Here he joined a thriving community of young professional actors in which, despite fierce competition, he was able to make his way. He has performed in nearly all of the city's professional companies, and in productions in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee and Lansing, Mich., as well as in Vienna and London.
Success demands some difficult choices.
This is one of the few opportunities to play Lear. But being Lear is different. It's a great story. You're right in it. I just connect with.