Performance History

July 2006 - Present - AS220, Providence, RI
Empire Revue
Part of a five member original performing group as part of regular programming at AS220 on the first Sunday of every month. I play many different characters and perform object theater pieces.

March 2003 - Perishable Theatre. Providence , RI
CAPTL

September 2002 – Convergence International Art Festival, Providence, RI
Block III
Durational Performance / Installation
My head and hands are cast in blocks of plaster. The entire process is witnessed by the audience. The piece is over when the blocks are chiseled off by assistants. Audience interaction is encouraged. (3 hours)

July 2001 - Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO – Emerging Artists Performance Festival
BLOCK II
Durational Performance / Installation
My head and hands are cast in blocks of plaster. The piece is over when the blocks are chiseled off by assistants. 90 minutes.

January 1996 – Perishable Theatre, Providence, RI – Blink Festival
“THIS IS A GOOD JOB”
Co-written with Richard Massimo
A ten minute theatrical monologue about a man and his job.

1988-1991 – Worcester Artist Group, Worcester, MA – Open Stage
RED BOX SERIES
A series of short pieces done every Wednesday evening at 8pm at The Worcester Artist Group, in Worcester, MA. It was my intention to bring more theatrical elements into my work. I used various props, objects and costuming in what I called a “Live Comic Strip.” These pieces all used the “Red Box” as a focal point, the same box used in my earlier works.

June 1986-1989 – Rites and Reasons Theater, Brown University, Providence, RI
CAPIT*L
Performance
A political satire which depicted the inner and outer lives of popular political figures. The first time I used a recorded sound track. Performed at various venues and festivals. (15 minutes)

May 1985 – Alias Stage, Providence, RI
BLOCK
Performance / Installation
My head and hands were cast in solid blocks of plaster. I was then positioned in a chair and remained there for 12 hours, then chiseled out by assistants.

August 1985 – AS220, Providence, RI
RED BOX
Performance / Installation
I lay inside a wooden box and spoke incessantly for four hours. People could sit next to the box and put their ear to the openings at the ends and listen.

May 1984 – Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
BURIAL
Performance / Installation
Buried three feet underground while breathing through a tube to the surface. I was wearing headphones hooked up to an amplifier and microphone. People would speak into the microphone and I would respond with a red, yellow, or green light which I operated with my fingertips. (3 hours)

December 1983 - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI – City of Providence Parks Department
BOX
Performance / Installation
I lived inside an 8’ wooden cube for one week, 24 hours a day with live video cameras on inside at all times. Passersby could view through monitors mounted as “windows” on the box.