{"id":221,"date":"2012-01-04T01:18:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T06:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2022-08-15T17:38:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T21:38:43","slug":"david-mccann-about-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=221","title":{"rendered":"David McCann: About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"556\" data-id=\"7922\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/McCann-headshot-002.jpg?resize=695%2C556&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/McCann-headshot-002.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/McCann-headshot-002.jpg?resize=70%2C56&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"209\" data-id=\"7924\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/McCann.jpg?resize=183%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/McCann.jpg?w=183&amp;ssl=1 183w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/McCann.jpg?resize=61%2C70&amp;ssl=1 61w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"David McCann\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=201\">Click here to listen to his interview.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit his website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisoldchef.com\/home.html\">http:\/\/www.thisoldchef.com\/home.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>David McCann<\/strong> has appeared in theatres across the U.S., Canada and the U.K., including the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldglobe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Globe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespearetheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakespeare Theatre (DC)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneertheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pioneer<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldstages.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New World Stages<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcrep.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Rep<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.repstl.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Louis Rep<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gevatheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geva<\/a>, <a title=\"Scansion: Hamlet Act II, Scene ii\" href=\"http:\/\/www.denvercenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Center<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/alliancetheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alliance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walnutstreettheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walnut Street<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.syracusestage.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syracuse Stage<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delawaretheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vtstage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vermont Stage<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vastage.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Stage<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dorsettheatrefestival.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dorset<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olneytheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olney<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilmatheater.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilma<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.triadstage.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Triad<\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asf.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandoshakes.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlando<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nebraskashakespeare.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska<\/a>\/Vermont Shakespeare Festivals, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbtheatre.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meadowbrook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.actorsplayhouse.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Actors Playhouse<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ensemblestudiotheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EST<\/a>, Walkerspace Ensemble, and with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsc.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Shakespeare Company<\/a> at the Barbican and on tour.&nbsp; Roles include Hamlet (3 times), Claudius (2), Prospero (2), Oberon, Feste (2), Bassanio, Lord Byron, Hosanna (2), Don Pedro (2), Aunt Augusta (3), Iago, Salieri, Cauchon, Ganesha, Milo Tindle, Robert Scott, Colm Primrose, Claudio, Ross (2), Pato Dooley, Bernard Nightengale, Felix Turner (3), Judge Brack, Pastor Manders, Rev. Brown, Bajazeth, Warwick, McLeavy and the original company of John Barton\u2019s <em>Tantalus<\/em>. TV includes <em>Sex and the City<\/em>, <em>The Sopranos<\/em>, <em>ATWT, L&amp;O<\/em>, and <em>L&amp;O: CI<\/em>.&nbsp; He is also a food writer, recipe developer, and playwright (<em>Great American Home Cooking, Every Day with Rachel Ray, Christmas Carol (18 productions), Immortal Longings<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to his interview. Visit his website at http:\/\/www.thisoldchef.com\/home.html David McCann has appeared in theatres across the U.S., Canada and the U.K., including the Old Globe, Shakespeare Theatre (DC), Pioneer, New World Stages, Kansas City Rep, St. Louis Rep, Geva, Denver Center, Alliance, Walnut Street, Syracuse Stage, Delaware, Vermont Stage, Virginia Stage,<\/p>\n <a href='https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=221' class='excerpt-more-append'>[...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-221","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Click here to listen to his interview. 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