Failing at motorcycling for Batteries Plus Bulbs
My most beloved character: affable everyman! Continue reading Failing at motorcycling for Batteries Plus Bulbs
Robbing a bank in Tres Bandidos
Criminality. Violence. Desperation. This new Jeff-Recommended play presented by the Agency Theater Collective is an intense ride, in which I play an alcoholic former Texas sheriff … Continue reading Robbing a bank in Tres Bandidos
Being very manly in The Explorers Club
God, I love to play a blustering scoundrel… Continue reading Being very manly in The Explorers Club
Returning to the arciTEXT short play festival
And it gets weird… Continue reading Returning to the arciTEXT short play festival
Monologuing in Rhinofest
Bleeding, thievery, love, grief, sex, and violence. All the good stuff. Continue reading Monologuing in Rhinofest
Being kidnapped in The Basement Company
A trio of actors wake to find themselves chained up in the basement of a psychopathic playwright… Continue reading Being kidnapped in The Basement Company
Playing the ghost of John Barrymore
Well I did it again. Went and auditioned for some theater. Now I’ll be donning tights to play the ghost of John Barrymore, AMERICA’S GREATEST SHAKESPEAREAN ACTOR, in the hilarious comedy I Hate Hamlet! Swordfights! Seductions! Soliloquies! Only 6 performances! (What? I know!) Fri 3/10 at 8pm Sat 3/11 at 8pm Sun 3/12 at 3pm Fri 3/17 at 8pm Sat 3/18 at 8pm Sun 3/19 at 3pm All the action happens at Deerfield’s Patty Turner Center. Get your tickets at TheatreD.com. Continue reading Playing the ghost of John Barrymore
Performing at the Illinois Holocaust Museum
How a “good” man gets caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich… Continue reading Performing at the Illinois Holocaust Museum
Playing Hemingway in Beneath the Boar’s Head
When a struggling writer hits a creative wall, he looks up to the framed photo of his literary hero above his desk and pleads for help. So, naturally, an apparition of Hemingway appears before him, played by yours truly! I proceed to drink heavily, throw insults, drop wisdom, and slam his head into his desk repeatedly until the writers block is defeated! Working on this short film was tremendous fun and I look forward to its release! Continue reading Playing Hemingway in Beneath the Boar’s Head
Playing Scott Baio in arciTEXT 2017
The truth behind Trump’s presidency, and the intense “special relationship” between these two men… Continue reading Playing Scott Baio in arciTEXT 2017
Defending in Arbuckle’s Rape
Enormous scandal and Arbuckle’s three widely publicized trials are explored… Continue reading Defending in Arbuckle’s Rape
Defending in The Trial of Herschel Green
Who really killed Von Hinter, and why? Continue reading Defending in The Trial of Herschel Green
Working construction and starting petitions
Boy oh boy, this business sure is full of surprises! Continue reading Working construction and starting petitions
Being Cookie Monster… for kids!
Boy did I scoff at the idea of this gig at first. But the sheer joy I get to spread when I’m goofing around in this … Continue reading Being Cookie Monster… for kids!
Judging for Improv Gladiators
I took great pleasure in lambasting the teams and throwing chairs about… Continue reading Judging for Improv Gladiators
Telling a story at That’s All She Wrote
A non-competitive live lit venue for storytellers of all stripes… Continue reading Telling a story at That’s All She Wrote
Appearing in Orientation Day for PARAGON
I play a dad who wants his son to love sports like he does! ACT-TING! Continue reading Appearing in Orientation Day for PARAGON
Being Albert Einstein in Einstein’s Gift
“Wicke’s lovely, understated performance of the great genius [is] memorable…” Continue reading Being Albert Einstein in Einstein’s Gift
Learning from Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy
I’m on TV (and radio!) in Wisconsin some more… Continue reading Learning from Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy
Grocery shopping at Sendik’s
I had a blast shooting this tale of two super cool couples having a fun dinner party… Continue reading Grocery shopping at Sendik’s
Hitting the jackpot with Menominee Casino
Sadly, all my awesome dance moves didn’t make the final edit… Continue reading Hitting the jackpot with Menominee Casino
Directing The Restricted Section
I was damn flattered to be asked by a group of my former students to direct them as a brand-new improv ensemble… Continue reading Directing The Restricted Section
Being a family man in The Big Deal
I play a husband and father who’s pestering his wife about having another kid. (ACT-TING!) Continue reading Being a family man in The Big Deal
Fighting a luchadore in Águila Del Sol
In Mondo Machine‘s short film Águila Del Sol, I play a demonic criminal mastermind who incurs the wrath of the titular Mexican wrestler when my supernatural friends and I commit a harmless kidnapping. Then it is a fight to the death between a demon, a werewolf, a vampire, and a luchadore! You know, that old chestnut. Continue reading Fighting a luchadore in Águila Del Sol
