DAN KERN
ACTOR, AEA, SAG-AFTRA
DIRECTOR, SDC
ACTING
FILM
The Lovely Bones........................Featured.....................Peter Jackson .....................Dreamworks
The President’s Man ...................Co-Star ......................Michael Preece ...................Chuck Norris
Me and the Big Guy .....................Star ...........................Matt Nix ...................Independent - Short
White Mile ...................................Co-Star ......................Robert Butler ....................................HBO
Phoenix .......................................Co-Star ......................Troy Cook ...................Two Phoenix Prod.
In a Stranger's Hand ...................Co-Star .......................David Greene ........................Steve White
Taking Care of Business .............Featured ....................Arthur Hiller ..................................Disney
Taming of the Shrew ..................Co-Star .......................William Ball .......................................PBS
TV
Frasier......................................... Guest Star...................Kelsey Grammar ....................Paramount
Profiler..........................................Guest Star...................Lee Bonner.........................................ABC
C-16..............................................Guest Star...................Michael Robin....................................ABC
Star Trek: Voyager ................... ...Guest Star ..................Levar Burton ..........................Paramount
Picket Fences .................. ...........Guest Star ..................Michael Schultz................................. Fox
Melrose Place ................... ..........Guest Star ..................Scott Paulin .......................Spelling Prod.
LA Law .........................................Guest Star ..................Elodie Keene .....................................Fox
Star Trek: Next Generation ..........Guest Star ...................Robert Becker........................Paramount
STAGE
Uncle Vanya.................. Professor .........................Alex Burns ...........Quintessence Theatre Group
Straight White Men....... Ed .....................................Matt Pfeiffer ...........................InterAct Theatre
City of Conversation .....Chandler ...........................Bill Roudebush ....Delaware Theatre Company
The Explorer’s Club .......Prof. Sloane ..................... Bud Martin ..........Delaware Theatre Company
The Woman in Black .....Actor ................................Jim Christy .... ........................Act II Playhouse
Heroes .......................... Gustave ...................... .....Craig Getting ..........................Lantern Theater
Endgame .......................Nagg .................................Ed Sobel ...................Arden Theatre Company
The Tempest .................Prospero ...........................Harriet Power ........................Act II Playhouse
Measure for Measure ....Duke .................................Doug Wager ...........Temple Repertory Theater
Last of the Boys ............Ben ...................................Paul Meshejian ......InterAct Theatre Company
Magic Fire .....................Henri Fontannes................Blanka Zizka ............Wilma Theater Company
The Drawer Boy .............Morgan .............................Andrew Chown ......................Act II Playhouse
God's Man in Texas ......Jeremiah Mears.................Seth Rozin .............InterAct Theatre Company
But Not For Me ..............Melvyn Douglas .......... .....David Emmes .......................South Coast Rep
Winter's Tale ..................Leontes ............................Art Manke ................................A Noise Within
Volpone .........................Volpone ........................... .Art Manke ...............................A Noise Within
Wood Demon .................Zhorzh ..............................Frank Dwyer .....................Mark Taper Forum
A Doll's House ...............Krogstad ...........................Mark Rucker ...........................A Noise Within
Amadeus .......................Salieri ...............................John Allison .........................South Coast Rep
A Flaw in the Ointment ..Saint-Galmier ...................Lillian Groag .......... .Mark Taper Classics Lab
Light Up The Sky ...........Carlton ..............................Chris Hart .................. West Coast Ensemble
Betrayal .........................Robert ...............................David Emmes ................... ..South Coast Rep
Taming of the Shrew .....Petruchio ..........................Martin Platt .........................Alabama Shakes.
The Royal Family ...........Tony Cavendish ................Edward Stern ......................Alabama Shakes.
Beatrice & Benedict .......Narrator ............................Seiji Ozawa ..............................SF Symphony
Winters Tale ..................Leontes .............................William Ball .............................................ACT
Dracula...........................Count Dracula ...................Richard Gere ...........................Dracula Prods.
Desire Under Elms ........ Eben ............................... ..Allen Fletcher .........................................ACT
Directing
REGIONAL
King John .................................William Shakespeare .............................Revolution Shakespeare
Buried Child ..............................Sam Shepard.....................................Temple Repertory Theater
Three Sisters ............................Anton Chekhov.....................................Temple Repertory Theater
Skylight .....................................David Hare ..........................................................Lantern Theater
Almost Maine............................John Cariani.......................................................ACT II Playhouse
Alarms & Excursions .................Michael Frayn ...................................................ACT II Playhouse
Under Milkwood ........................Dylan Thomas ......................................................A Noise Within
Juno and the Paycock ...............Sean O’Casey ....................................Interact Theatre Company
Twelfth Night .............................William Shakespeare ...........................................A Noise Within
Hair ............................................Rado & Ragni .......................................................Michael Butler
Uncle Sam’s Fandango ..............Rick Foster ................................South Coast Rep (NewSCRipts)
Hitlers Head ..............................John Lee ............................................Interact Theatre Company
Troilus and Cressida .................William Shakespeare ..............Mark Taper Forum (Classics Lab)
Last Gasp ..................................Richard Broadhurst ............................Interact Theatre Company
Harvey .......................................Mary Chase ......................................................SRT (Santa Rosa)
A Flaw in the Ointment .............Georges Feydeau ..............Mark Taper Forum (New Works Fest.)
Gray's Anatomy .........................Jim Leonard ..............................South Coast Rep (New SCRipts)
What the Jews Believe ..............Mark Harelik .................University of Richmond (World Premier)
Charley's Aunt ............................Brandon Thomas .....................................West Coast Ensemble
Children's Hour ...........................Lillian Hellman ................................................SRT (Santa Rosa)
Old Times ...................................Harold Pinter ............................................West Coast Ensemble
Brighton Beach Memoirs.. .........Neil Simon ................................................West Coast Ensemble
Our Town ....................................Thornton Wilder ..............................Santa Paula Theatre Center
Ssexx Rangers of Venus ............Lane Riosley .............................................West Coast Ensemble
A Coupla' White Chicks ..............John Ford Noonan .......................Ensemble Studio Theatre (LA)
Winterkill .....................................Richard Ford .......................................Actors Studio (New York)
The Woolgatherer .......................Wm. Mastrosimone ........................................Actors Studio (LA)
GUEST DIRECTORSHIPS
Titus Andronicus ...........................William Shakespeare ................. .................Rowan University
As You Like It .................................William Shakespeare................California Institute of the Arts
The Learned Ladies .......................Moliere......................................California Institute of the Arts
Tonight at 8:30 ...............................Noel Coward...........................Alabama Shakespeare Festival
The Country Wife ...........................William Wycherley...............American Academy Dramatic Art
Henry VI, parts 1&2 ........................William Shakespeare ...........American Conservatory Theatre
UNIVERSITY
She Stoops to Conquer..................William Congreve...........................................Temple University
Fuente Ovejuna...............................Lope de Vega................................................Temple University
Dancing at Lughnasa .....................Brian Friel......................................................Temple University
Our Town ........................................Thornton Wilder............................................Temple University
Comedy of Errors ...........................William Shakespeare.......California State University, Fullerton
The Crucible ...................................Arthur Miller.....................California State University, Fullerton
An Enemy of the People..................Ibsen/Miller.....................California State University, Fullerton
Il Trittico ..........................................Puccini ...........................California State University, Fullerton
Three Sisters - Temple Rep
AWARDS & REVIEWS
Skylight -
Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction
"A play can't get much more intimate... Geneviève Perrier makes a remarkable Kyra. Peter DeLaurier is masterful."
–Philadephia Inquirer
"Compelling direction and a pair of richly textured performances... stunning production!" –Broad Street Review [More]
"Brilliant writing, brilliant theater. Gritty and beautiful." –WRTI-FM
"Three actors giving of themselves as honestly as they can... and I'm not sure I can think of a better reason to see a play." –Philadelphia MetroHeroes -
"All three men are very likable, and all three actors play them well. Kern's performance is the most enjoyable, largely because the script gives Gustave the most opportunity to be dynamic and witty... The audience was in stitches throughout the performance.
Broad Street Review
A Bit About Me
I started out in San Francisco in the early 70's with the American Conservatory Theater and was fortunate enough to work closely with William Ball, Allen Fletcher and Ed Hastings all of whom made huge contributions to my understanding of the craft. In the 80's I moved to LA, got married to a wonderful actress, worked a bit in the business and began teaching at Cal State, Fullerton. I worked with A Noise Within, South Coast Rep, the Mark Taper, Antaeus and Interact. In 2000 we made the jump to Philly when I took a job at Temple University where at various times I headed up the acting and directing programs. Since arriving in Philly I've acted or directed at InterAct, the Lantern, the Wilma, the Arden, etc. Over the last 25 odd years I've juggled a career in academia while acting and directing when time permitted. I'm delighted to say that life as an "emeritus professor" is just fine!
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