by christophermwalsh | Feb 18, 2009 | Acting
I’ve got a show opening in a couple of weeks. Camp Freedom! is set a few years in the future and tells the story of Jack, an average slacker who gets sent to a concentration camp for the crime of losing his job while being in debt. I play the villain, the...
by christophermwalsh | Jan 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
According to Ron Kuzava, Will Schutz is one of Chicago’s two greatest living character actors. The other, according to Ron, is Ron himself. Apparently they pass the title back and forth. Ron is a very silly man. However, I cannot argue with the idea that Will is...
by christophermwalsh | Jan 23, 2009 | Politics
Barack Obama has been President for 78 hours now, and I am neither as rich nor as good-looking as I should be. What gives?It seems to me that, as a person with a blog, I have some sort of responsibility to write something about the inauguration. I have put it off for...
by christophermwalsh | Jan 17, 2009 | Stage Combat
My most recent theatre gig was as fight choreographer for Steep Theatre Company’s production of In Arabia We’d All Be Kings, directed by the amazing Joanie Schultz. This is the tenth show Joanie and I have worked on together. (I think I miscounted when I...
by christophermwalsh | Jan 5, 2009 | Stage Combat
About a year and a half ago I and several other local fight choreographers took part in a round-robin interview with Mary Shen Barnidge for an article about disabilities and stage combat. The interview originally appeared in the August 2007 issue of the stage combat...
by christophermwalsh | Dec 22, 2008 | Acting
Journey’s End, the show I did last January with Griffin Theatre, has been named as one of the ten best shows of the year by Chicago Tribune theater critic Chris Jones. I am particularly proud of this one, in spite (or perhaps because) of the hideous mustache I...
by christophermwalsh | Dec 4, 2008 | Acting
I haven’t had to do a monologue audition in quite some time, so when a string of them got scheduled I kinda had to scramble and dig up some stuff from my school days. I felt fairly confident in my ability to execute the monologues well enough, having used most...
by christophermwalsh | Dec 1, 2008 | Acting, General Awesomeness, Stage Combat
My sincerest apologies for the lack of posts, but I swear I have a good reason for it: I’ve just been too damn busy. I had just enough time off to enjoy Thanksgiving with the folks up in Michigan. But I am not complaining.The Mark of Zorro just closed last Sunday,...
by christophermwalsh | Nov 6, 2008 | Acting, Stage Combat
This Saturday is the second (and possibly final!) installment of Atomic Nerdery at the Playground. Once again the hour of dork-based comedy features swashbuckling duo The Gentleman Rogues engaging in mortal combat, their fates decided, literally, by the roll of the...
by christophermwalsh | Nov 5, 2008 | Politics
Last night was a punch in the face covered in Awesome Sauce.I am ashamed to admit I was unable to get down to Grant Park in time to take part in the historical event, but I doubt I was missed. I made it home from rehearsal in time to see MSNBC call it for Obama, and...
