Mark Landon Smith
Actor, Producer, Theater Talent, Writer, Instructor
Age:30's-40's Ht: 5' 9" Wt: 140 Eyes: gr Hair: br
Experience: Productions
The Santaland Diaries - David - Not-A-Penny Productions
Noises Off! - Frederick - Kernoodle Theatre
Pterodactyls - Todd - Kernoodle Theatre
Macbeth - Macal - Kernoodle Theatre
Volponne - Volponne - Studio 404
Orchids In The Moonlight - The Fan - Tidal Theatre Company
Much Ado About Nothing - Benedick - The Forum Theatre
Phantom - Phillippe - The Forum Theatre
Bullshot Cummond - Algy - Gaslight Dinner Theatre
Nicholas Nickleby - Paris/Belling/Alphonse - McCoy Repertory Theatre
Wonderful Town - Frank - McCoy Repertory Theatre
Lucky Stiff - Harry - Boar's Head Theatre
You're A Good Man,Charlie Brown - Charlie Brown - Boar's Head Theatre
1940's Radio Hour - Neal - Boar's Head Theatre
Assassins - Guiteau - Boar's Head Theatre
Once Upon A Mattress - Dauntless - Theatre Memphis
Starting Here, Starting Now - Company - Peacock Productions
Selected Film/Television
“Frog Hair” (indie feature) Gary (featured) Limitless Sky Productions
“Simple Pleasures” (series) Robert (lead) Aquarius Productions
“The Mississippi” (series) Pvt. Hershey (guest star) Warner Bros. Television
“Passing Glance” (short) Homeless Man (featured) Mike Hill Productions
“Tranquility of Decision” (short) David (featured) Gross Productions
Selected Directorial
Les Miserables - Little Shop Of Horrors - Anything Goes
Into the Woods - All My Sons - The Secret Garden
Crimes of the Heart - Moon Over Buffalo - Steel Magnolias
Published Plays (Baker's Plays/Samuel French, Inc.)
Dupont, Mississippi, Radio, TBS, Faith County, Faith County 2, A Dicken's Christmas Carol: A Travelling Travesty in Two Tumultuous Acts, The Really Hip Adventures of Go-Go Gir,l Hindenberg! Das Explosive New Musical!
Training
-BA, Theatre, Rhodes College
-MFA, Acting, University of Arkansas
-Shakespeare, Gavin Cameron Webb, New York
-Musical Theatre Performance, Jack Eric Williams, New York
-Directing, Glynne Wickham, (RADA), Chuck Gorden, Julia Ewing, & Terry Huckabee
-Character Study, Ellis Rabb
-Acting, Julia Ewing, Amy Herzberg
-Voice, Dianne Clark, Jennifer Brown, Pat Gideon
Honors
-Best Actor Recipient, Pterodactyls, University of Arkansas
-Best Actor Recipient, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Boar's Head Theatre
-Best Actor Recipient, Blind Date , AACT-FEST
-Best Actor Recipient, Blind Date , The Forum Theatre
-Best Supporting Actor Recipient, Amateurs , Wilson Theatre
-Excellent in Technical Theatre, Set Design, I Hate Hamlet , AACT-FEST
-Outstanding Technical Contribution, Choreography, Annie Warbucks , The Forum
-Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Regional Finalist, 2000
-Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Regional Finalist, 2002
SETC Acting Finalist
Miscellaneous
- Private acting coach for theatre, film and auditions
- Conducts specialized workshops on Comedy Improv., Acting, Playwrighting, and Professional Development
-Frequent Artist In Residence
-Adjunct Faculty, Tulsa University , Film Acting
Producing
- Former Artistic Director of Narcissus Studio Productions
- Former Artistic Director of Actor's Workshop Theatre Company
- Former Artistic Director of the Youth Repertory Theatre Company
- Current Co-Artistic Director of Ceramic Cow Productions, Theatre/Film company. Annually produces A Dupont Christmas and most recently completed filming the pilot episode of the Dupont, Mississippi DVD comedy series of which 6-13 episodes will be produced.
-Presently in pre-production for the latest version of A Dupont Christmas which will be produced in November-December of 2005 employing local actors.
Acting Agent Tel: 479-582-3191
Acting Agent Email: heatherfallen@hotmail.com
Theater Agent: 479-236-6849
Theater Agent Email: Faywriter@aol.com
Website: www.marklandonsmith.com