ART CENTER & FESTIVAL

PERFORMANCE HISTORY 

2020

• Various Summer Camps/Libraries (Remote)

• Lake Placid Center for the Arts, NY (Remote)

• The Merced Theatre, Merced, CA

• La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, La Mirada, CA

• Florida State Theatre, Tallahassee, FL

• The Alden Theater, McLean, VA

• Sumter Opera House, Sumter, SC

• Rylander Theater, Americus, GA

• Wilmington Opera House, Wilmington, DE

2019

• Poway Onstage, Poway, CA

·       The Newberry Opera House, Newberry, SC

·       Sumter Opera House, Sumter, SC

·       The Grand Opera House, Macon, GA

·       The Grand Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI

·       The Fitton Center of the Arts, Hamilton, OH

·       The Marathon Arts Center, OH

·       The Midland Theater, Newark, OH

·       The Marathon Center, Findlay, OH

·       Memorial Hall, Cincinnatti, OH

·       Weinburg Center for the Arts, Fredrick, MD

·       Lake Placid Center for the Performing Arts, Lake Placid, NY

Hamden Recreation Stage, Hamden, CT

·       Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, NY

·       John Drew Theatre, Guildhall, East Hampton, NY

·       Long Island Children’s Museum Theatre, Garden City, NY

·       Port Washington Children’s Center, Port Washington, NY

·       Aurora Opera House, Aurora, NY

·       Loudon Arts, Loudon, VA

·       Holly Springs Cultural Arts Center, Holly Springs, NC

·       Wolftrap National Performing Arts Center, Children’s Theatre in the Woods, Vienna, VA

·       Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH

·       Hoover Theatre, Hoover, AL

·       Memorial Hall, Cincinnatti, OH

·       Over 85 Libraries and private events

 2018

·       Wolftrap National Performing Arts Center, Children’s Theatre in the Woods, Vienna, VA

·       The Arts Center/Western Iowa, Council Bluffs, IA

·       Shawnee School, Huron, OH

·       People’s Bank Theatre, Marietta, OH

·       Dave Finkleman Auditorium, Middletown, OH

·       Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, OH

·       The Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH

·       Lone Tree Arts Center, Lone Tree, CO

·       Greenwood Arts Center, Greenwood, AR

·       Bloomington Performing Arts Center, Bloomington, IL

·       The Legacy Theater, Springfield, IL

·       The Freeman Stage, Selbyville, MD

·       Columbia Children’s Festival, Columbia, MD

·       Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY

·       Herkersher Pavillion, Huntington, NY

·       Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, NY

·       The Bergen Performing Arts Center (Multiple school venues), NJ

·       The Reif Center, Grand Rapids, MN

·       Tibbets Opera House, Coldwater, MI

·       Hallie Brown Ford Center, Ada, OK

·       Over 80 Libraries and private events

2017

·       Clowes Memorial Hall, Indianpolis, IN

·       The Marathon Center, Findlay, OH

·       Fairmont Opera House, Fairmont, MN

·       The Ogle Center,  New Albany, IN

·       Washington Community Arts Center, Washington, IA

·       Caldwell Arts, Lenoir, NC

·       The Walker Center, Wilkesboro, NC

·       Monmouth Center for the Arts, Monmouth, NJ

·       Ocean State Theatre, Warwick, RI

·       Falanay Performing Arts Center, Waleska, GA

·       The Nixon Center, Newnan, GA

·       Wolftrap National Theatre Center, Children’s Theatre in the Woods Vienna, VA

·       Florisant Civic Center City of Flowers Fest, Florisant, MO

• Over 97 Libraries and private events

2016

• Wolftrap National Theatre Center, Children’s Theatre in the Woods, Vienna, VA

• The Broward Center,  Ft. Lauderdale, FL

• Sumter Opera House, Sumter, SC

• The Renaissance Center, Wake Forest, NC

• Kreuger Auditorium, Cincinnatti, OH

• Arts Onstage, Towson, MD

• Guildhall, East Hampton, NY

• Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY

• The CENTER for the Arts, Rhinebeck, NY

• Midland Theatre, Newark, OH

• Long Island Maritime Museum, NY

• Barnegat Maritime Festival, NY

• Greeport Festival, NY

• Over 75 Libraries and private events

2015

• Kirtland Center, Roscommon, MI

• The Rosza Center/MTU, Houghton, MI

• Hatfield Hall, Terre Haute, IN

• The Lincoln Theatre/CAPA, Columbus, OH

• The Reg Lenna Center, Jamestown, NY

• The Freeman Stage, Shelbyville, MD

• The Leach Theater, Rolla, MO 

• Bloomington PAC, Bloomington, IL

• Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, IN

• Fairfield Community Arts Center, Fairfield, OH

• Monroe Arts Center, Monroe, WI

• The Morgon Opera House, Aurora, NY

• The Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA 

• Pirate Palooza Festival, Mashpee, MA 

• The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY 

• LuCille Tack PAC, Spencer, WI

• Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH

• Tryon Arts Center, Tryon, NC

• Spectrum Science Center, Lubbock, TX

• Buford Community Center, Buford, GA

• Lively Arts-Van Nostrand Theater, NY

2014

• Florrisant Festival of Flowers, Florrisant, MO

• The Ludlow Theater, Ludlow, KY

• The Ware Center, Millersville, PA

• Hoover Library System, Hoover, AL 

• The Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA 

• Pirate Palooza Festival, Mashpee, MA 

• The Colonial Theater, Pheonixville, PA 

• The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY 

• Barnegat Pirate Festival, NJ 

• WP Presents, Wayne, NJ 

• The Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, PA

2013                                                       

• Symphony Space/Thalia Theater, NY, NY

• Stockton Performing Arts Center, Galloway, NJ

• The Weis Center, Bucknell, PA

• Keystone Theatre, Towanda, PA

• Sayre Theatre, Sayre, PA

• Cain Park, Alma Theater, Cleveland, OH

• Marvel Theatre, Rockafeller Performing Arts Center, SUNY/Fredonia, NY 

• Florrisant Festival of Flowers, Florrisant, MO

• Long Island Pirate Festival, NY

• Showboat Barge, NY, NY

• Barnegat Pirate Festival, NJ

• Pirate Palooza, Mashpee, MA

• Gardnier Festival, NY

• Chappaqua Ragamuffin Festival, NY

• 121 smaller venues, libraries, schools and children’s museums in the NY, NJ, MA & CT 

 2012                                                       

• Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck, NY 

• Orlando Repertory Theatre/Target Family Theater Festival, Orlando, FLA

• Rhinebeck Performing Arts Center, Rhinebeck, NY 

• Chapin Rainbow Theatre, Huntington, NY 

• Southern Pirate Festival, National Civil War Maritime Museum, Port Columbus, GA 

• New York Aquarium Family Festival, Coney Island, NY 

• Norwalk Maritime Museum, Norwalk, CT 

• 98 smaller venues, libraries, schools and children’s museums in the NY, NJ, MA, CA & CT

2011                                                       

• Stockton Performing Arts Center, Stockton By The Sea,  Ocean City, NJ 

• Proctor Performing Arts Center, Utica, NY 

• Goodwill Theatre, Johnson City, NY 

• Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck, NY

• Southern Pirate Festival, National Civil War Maritime Museum, Port Columbus, GA 

• Long Island Children’s Museum Theatre, Garden City, NY  

• 102 smaller venues, libraries, schools and children’s museums in the NY, NJ, MA & CT

2010                                                                                                            

• “Make a Splash” National Library Initiative 26 locations throughout NY & NJ

• City of Oyster Bay, NY Summer Fun Series (6 venues)

• Manhattan Children’s Theater, NYC 

• Southern Pirate Festival, National Civil War Maritime Museum, Port Columbus, GA 

• 75  smaller venues, libraries, schools and children’s museums in the NY, NJ, MA & CT

2005-2009

• Annual headliner at Kid’s Kingdom Family Festivals, five locations in New Jersey.

• Kim Tom Golden Week Festival, Shanghai, China

• Various public venues venues, libraries, schools and children’s museums in the NY, NJ, MA & CT

2001-2005

• Various smaller venues, festivals, libraries, schools and children’s museums in the NY, NJ, MA & CT Featured entertainment on the PEKING, an historic barque at South St. Seaport Museum, NYC.

• Annual h­­eadliner at CIRCUSundays, a vaudeville theatre at The Waterfront Museum, Brooklyn, NYC                

1996-1998

• Trowbridge Pump Festival, Children’s Stage, Frome, UK.

• Resident act aboard Chicago’s Official Tall Ship WINDY.

1995-2001

• Toured ‘Punti Reversi’ comic sword-fighting street theatre due throughout 10 European countries (The Dam, Piazza Uffizi, Pompidou, Des Invalides, Covent Garden, Edinburgh Festival, etc). Won “Most Professional Act: Orangeboom Straatfest, Rotterdam, NL

• Regular headliner at Family Pavilion Stage & Dockside Entertainment at Navy Pier Expo Center, Chicago’s top tourist attraction with 10 million guests annually.

• Performance consultant for in-house entertainers of Navy Pier, Chicago. 

1988-1995

• Toured street theatre to Europe (The Dam, Piazza Uffizi, Pompidou, Des Invalides, Covent Garden, Edinburgh Festival, etc)

• Pirate School! collaborates with “The Swordsmen” as stunt show for various corporate venues and cruise ships in Chicago, IL.

• Pirate School! becomes a popular offering among Chicago variety act agents, country clubs, corporate and private events.

THEATRICAL BIOGRAPHY

As an actor, David has enjoyed a varied career performing Shakespeare, Avant-guard, contemporary drama, spectacle theatre, and Restoration comedy.  Mr. Engel also has over 30 commercial, film and television credits including Law & Order, Gossip Girl, The Untouchables (TV series), Early Edition and Missing Persons. Mr. Engel is also an accomplished Fight Director (35 productions), and is a member of Actor’s Equity and the Screen Actor’s Guild. Training: Columbia College, Chicago (’89) and past alumna of the Piven Theater Workshop, and Shakespeare and Company.

SELECTED ACTING CREDITS

New York: 
Titus in Titus Andronicus, Gotham Shakes @ SoHo Rep, NYC; The Count in The Marriage of Figaro, Target Margin (Off-Broadway); Hunchback co-produced with Chicago’s Steppenwolf & Redmoon Theaters for the Henson Festival @ Public Theater, NYC.

Regional: 
Macbeth in Macbeth, Playhouse on the Square, Memphis, TN; Moonlight and Magnolia’s, Opus, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, OH; A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream, Maryland Stage @ CenterStage, Baltimore; Valere in La Bete, and Stonewall Jackson’s House, Wayside Theater, VA; Cyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac, Athos in The Three Musketeers, B.F.B Tours, Miami, FL.

Chicago: 
Hysteria (directed by John Malkovich) and Charles Lang in The Water Engine, both for Steppenwolf Theater. The title role of Hamlet, Andrew Rally in I Hate Hamlet, Valere in La Bete, plus The Recruiting Officer, Our Country’s Good, The Custom of the Country, for Buffalo Theater Ensemble; multiple roles with Redmoon Theater productions of Moby-Dick, Frankie and Johnny, Hunchback, and the multi-award winning Plan B productions of Pentecost and The Kentucky Cycle.

David Engel’s Television/Film Reel

 David Engel’s Commercial Reel