Actor

Director

Musician

Marcus is excited to remount his adaptation of Beowulf this winter. Directed by fellow company member Chris Curtis, Beowulfa Retelling will begin in and run through February 2026. More info coming soon from Taffety Punk Theatre Company.

Overlapping slightly with the above schedule, he is delighted to be directing Romeo and Juliet for Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s spring student matinees. Over 10,000 Baltimore students will see this revamped production.

Marcus will then join the cast of Holes, adapted for Stage by author Louis Sachar, at Center Stage in Baltimore. Directed by the inimitable Johanna Gruenhut, the show runs from April 16 through May 10. More info here.

Marcus recently finished a tour with Devil’s Isle Shakespeare Company in Bermuda. He played Prospero in an adaptation of The Tempest, directed by Séamus Miller, which was adapted with original music by the director and Emily Erickson.

This past summer summer he directed Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s outdoor production of Julius Caesar at the beautiful outdoor theatre built into the PFI in Ellicot City.

Actor

Director

Musician

Marcus is excited to remount his adaptation of Beowulf this winter. Directed by fellow company member Chris Curtis, Beowulf, a Retelling will begin in and run through February 2026. More info coming soon from Taffety Punk Theatre Company.

Overlapping slightly with the above schedule, he is delighted to be directing Romeo and Juliet for Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s spring student matinees. Over 10,000 Baltimore students will see this revamped production.

Marcus will then join the cast of Holes, adapted for Stage by author Louis Sachar, at Center Stage in Baltimore. Directed by the inimitable Johanna Gruenhut, the show runs from April 16 through May 10. More info here.

Marcus recently finished a tour with Devil’s Isle Shakespeare Company in Bermuda. He played Prospero in an adaptation of The Tempest, directed by Séamus Miller, which was adapted with original music by the director and Emily Erickson.

This past summer summer he directed Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s outdoor production of Julius Caesar at the beautiful outdoor theatre built into the PFI in Ellicot City.

Marcus pictured above as Len, in Labour of Love at Olney Theater. Photo by Teresa Castracane.

Contact

c/o Taffety Punk
PO Box 15392
Washington, DC 20003

info {at} marcuskyd {dot} com

 

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