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News:
Tad Atkinson is currently
rehearsing for a forthcoming play.
He worked on the film The Big Idea, which was screened in the Beverly Hills Short Film Festival Feb. 28th, 2009. The movie is written and directed by Michael Rutherford and stars Matt Winston. Official site. Tad has a role as a Soldier in a stage production called Aftermath. The play is a fresh take on a Greek tragedy. He will also be the assistant stage manager for this show and an accompanying piece, The Trojan Women. Both shows will be directed by Tony award-winning director Tony Tanner. Mr. Atkinson appeared as an alien in Star Trek XI (now available on DVD 
and Blu-ray
from Amazon.com) and is
also promoting the new
Batmobile and Speed Racer designed by Steve Sakane. Trailer:
    Tad is attached to the following features: Dragonkeepers 1-4, Careful What You Wish For, Government Cheese, Ras Club, Confessions, Run, Scream, Die!, Counterbalance, Confessions of an Exorcist II, When Wrestling Was Real, The Last Roman Soldier, Lonesome Tonight, and several currently untitled projects. |
Credits:
Film
Film
Television
| Film: |
Work: |
| Foursome
(2008) |
Executive
Producer & Production Coordinator |
| Second Chance (2006) | Executive Producer |
*~
Tad's
Acting Credits ~*
Film
| Film: |
Work: |
| InAlienable |
Courtroom
Spectator |
| Cloverfield
(2008) |
Extra |
| Foursome |
Irritated
Video Store Customer |
| Man-Away |
Dan |
| Hope |
Jack |
| The
Baseball Card |
Husband |
| My
Cousin's Keeper |
Danny |
| Young,
Single, and Angry |
Barroom
Pool Player |
| The
Water Cooler |
Tom |
Television
| Show: | Work: |
| It Is Written | Heinrich Muller |
| Identity | Stranger |
| It Is Written | David Berkowitz |
| Bakademy | Goose Guy |
| It Is Written | Nebuchadnezzar's Advisor |
| The Bible Proven | Monk/Pharoah's Baker |
| Wild West Tech "Freak Show II" | P.T. Barnum |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | PETA Protester |
Theatre
| Play: |
Role: |
Company: |
| 1776 |
Rev. John Witherspoon | Hollywood Actor's Co-op |
| Scandalous Behavior! | Snake / William | Academy for New Musical Theatre |
| Barefoot
in the Park |
Victor
Velasco |
The Bad Luck Factory |
| Master Morton Goes to War | Little Lord Pettyforce | Guild
of St. Genesius |
| Is This Your Neighborhood | Hirum Hill | Fortney Enterprises |
| Who's in the Hospital Now? | Dr. Thoughtopolis / Nurse Rita / Carl Rox | Fortney Enterprises |
| So,
You're in the Hospital? |
Nurse
Sitter |
Fortney Enterprises |
| And the Next President Is? | Governor Winford P. Barnes | Fortney Enterprises |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | Shakespear from the Heart |
| The Mikado | Townsperson |
First Presbyterian Theatre |
| Is This the Right Restaurant? | Tom |
Fortney Enterprises |
| 1776 |
Samuel Chase | Ft. Wayne Civic Theatre |
| The Women of Shakespeare | Oberon / Don Pedro | Ft. Wayne Civic Theatre |
| You're
in the Hospital, Too? |
Dr. Tone Tooney | Fortney Enterprises |
| So, You're in the Hospital? | Nurse Sitter | Fortney Enterprises |
| Narnia | Aslan | Brookside Community Church |
| And the Next President Is? | Governor Winford P. Barnes | Fortney Enterprises |
| Hamlet | Luciano/Dane | Ft. Wayne Civic Theatre |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Grumio | Ft. Wayne Civic Theatre |
| Annie | Oliver Warbucks | Grey Lite Players |
| Play It Again, Sam! | Bogey | Grey Lite Players |
| The Foreigner | "Froggie" LaSuer | First Presbyterian Theatre |
| The Sound of Music | Max Detweiler | Grey Lite Players |
| Twelfth Night | Malvolio | Shadowed Stars Troupe |
| Dancing at Lughnasa | Michael | Grey Lite Players |
| Run for Your Wife! | Det. Sgt. Troughton | Grey Lite Players |
| The Secret Garden | Dr. Neville Craven | Grey Lite Players |
| It Runs in the Family | Sgt. Connelly | Grey Lite Players |
| God's
Favorite |
David Benjamin | Grey Lite Players |
| Snow White & the 7 Dwarves | Hoot / Voice of the Mirror | Grey Lite Players of the Black Forest |
| Unsung Cole, and Classics Too! | Ensemble Member | Grey Lite Players |
| The Music Man | Mayor Shinn | Grey Lite Players |
| A Shot in the Dark | Benjamin Beaurevais | Grey Lite Players |
| Into the Woods | Narrator / Mysterious Man | Grey Lite Players |
| Princess Ida | Florian | First Presbyterian Theatre |
| A Midsummer-Night's Dream | Philostrate | Ft. Wayne Civic Theatre |
| Big River | Mark Twain / Counselor Robbins | Ft. Wayne Civic Theatre |
| South
Pacific |
Radio Operater Bob McAffrey | Ft. Wayne Civic Theatre |
| L'il Abner | Mayor Dawgmeat | Arena Dinner Theatre |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | William Hallowell Magee | Arena Dinner Theatre |
| The Boar's Head and Yule | Lead Wassailer | Plymouth Congregational Church |
| The Inland Sea | Quartet Member | Taylor University Opera |
| Dracula, Baby! | Prof. Abraham van Helsing | Arena Dinner Theatre |
| Rehearsal for Murder | Davis Matthews | Arena Dinner Theatre |
| The Crucible | Judge Hathorne | Taylor University Theatre |
| The King and I | Capt. Orton / Buddhist Priest | Taylor University Theatre |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | Officer Brophy | Arena Dinner Theatre |
| Amadeus | Salieri's Valet | Taylor University Theatre |
| What Men Live By | Ensemble Member | Taylor University Opera |
| Busman's Honeymoon | Mr. MacBride | Taylor University Theatre |
| The
Boar's Head and
Yule |
Wassailer |
Plymouth Congregational Church Log Festival |
| The Good Doctor | Dentist's Assistant / Pochatkin | Taylor University Theatre |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Herr Frank | Taylor University Theatre |
| Gianni Schicci | Pinellino the Shoemaker | Taylor University Opera |
| A Midsummer-Night's Dream | Oberon | Taylor University Theatre |
| Our
TownProfessor |
Willard | New Haven High School Theatre |
| Flower Drum Song | Frankie Wing | New Haven High School Theatre |
| The Mouse That Roared | Professor Kokintz | New Haven High School Theatre |
| The Sound of Music | Sangerbund Member | New Haven High School Theatre |
| Up the Down Staircase | Charles Aarons | New Haven High School Theatre |
| Where's Charley? | Brasset | New Haven High School Theatre |
| Don't Drink the Water | Krojack | New Haven High School Theatre |
| Henry IV, Part II | Prince Hal |
Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| The Music Man | Townsboy |
Timber Lake Playhouse |
| Bicentennial Youth Program | Patrick Henry / Thomas Paine | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Alice in Wonderland | The Griffon | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| 1776 | John Adams | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| The York Nativity Play | King Caspar | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Henry IV, Part I | Prince Hal |
Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Man of La Mancha | Cervantes / Don Quixote | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Pirates of Penzance | Pirate Apprentice | Mt. Carroll Players |
| The Stolen Christmas | Sam the Head Elf | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Colors | Performer |
Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| H.M.S. Pinafore | Cabin Boy |
Mt. Carroll Players |
| Invasion of the Moon Men from Mars | Alien
Leader |
Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Richard III | Richard III | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Oliver! |
The Artful Dodger | Mt. Carroll Players |
| 1776 |
John Adams | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Julius Caesar | Julius Caesar | Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
| Macbeth | Witch #2 |
Mt. Carroll Youth Players |
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| Tad in Tom
Woodruff's Trophy Room. |
On the set
of My Cousin's Keeper |
On the set
of Inalienable |
Max
Detweiler in The Sound of Music |
Biography:
September 2008
Mr. Atkinson was cast as the lead Dave Wilkerson in the world premiere of the stage adaptaion The Cross and the Switchblade, which has completed a successful run.
Tad Atkinson was born on 19th April, 1965, in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. He has been acting since the age of 6, performing a variety of characters, including romantic, comic and villinous. He studied under renowned Hollywood and Broadway director Joshua Logan, and in L.A. he studied with Richard Waterhouse and Joel Colman.
September 2008
Mr. Atkinson was cast as the lead Dave Wilkerson in the world premiere of the stage adaptaion The Cross and the Switchblade, which has completed a successful run.
Tad Atkinson was born on 19th April, 1965, in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. He has been acting since the age of 6, performing a variety of characters, including romantic, comic and villinous. He studied under renowned Hollywood and Broadway director Joshua Logan, and in L.A. he studied with Richard Waterhouse and Joel Colman.
Tad has his BA from Taylor University
with an English major, and has
not only a Masters degree, but has also finished all of the coursework
towards a PhD in British Literature at
Ball State University. He has taught college and was the Director of
Drama at Fort Wayne Christian School.
In 2004 he decided to
pursue acting as a full-time career and made the move to L.A.
Tad received an Excellence in Acting Award for his portrayal on stage of Oberon in A Midsummer-Night's Dream.
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