With
David L. Whitman
David L. Whitman
Q: How did you get started as an actor?
David L.: Around
the ages of 4- 5, I began acting in little made-up scenes in which I performed
as if I were an adult. Often, these scenes were based on whatever I was
watching on television at the time. Years later I tried out of a community
theatre production and was cast in a supporting role. That was my first theatre
work since college.
Q: Did you have any formal training after
that or take classes?
David L.: I
took my first class at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. I ended up
playing Cassius in a production of Julius Caesar. It was challenging, at times
frustrating, but it was a great experience. Going from no formal training with
zero acting experience to tackling Shakespeare every night was like going from
a casual Sunday driver into an Indy car racer. It was wild. I learned on the
fly and loved every minute of it.
Q: What’s been your best moment to date as
an actor?
David L.: I’ve
had lead roles in 3 of the 4 plays I’ve done, a handful of sketch comedy
presentations but the best moment was playing Reverend Parris in a production
of the Crucible. After that production wrapped I made a conscious effort to
really give acting a shot. I was spinning my wheels in my commercial radio
career, so I took to the road.
Q: Is there a director whose work you
admire and with whom you’d like to work?
David L.: I’d
say Richard Linklater for what he did with Waking Life. Beyond the
creative rotoscope filming of it, I liked how it played with the concept of
reality which is exactly what film and television does.
Q: What kind of roles are you best at
playing?
David L.: I
am best at playing men who are enigmatic, intelligent, capable of good and bad
things, with equal ease. I like being the type of character who keeps you
guessing.
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