{"id":6477,"date":"2019-08-06T10:31:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=6477"},"modified":"2022-10-17T10:54:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:54:32","slug":"aditi-kapil-about-the-artist-9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=6477","title":{"rendered":"Deaon Griffin-Pressley: About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=6466\">listen to his interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\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-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"625\" data-id=\"7583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Deaons-Headshot-e1626989155405.png?resize=695%2C625&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Deaons-Headshot-e1626989155405.png?w=822&amp;ssl=1 822w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Deaons-Headshot-e1626989155405.png?resize=70%2C63&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Deaons-Headshot-e1626989155405.png?resize=768%2C690&amp;ssl=1 768w\" 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=\"640\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"7582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ferdinand-Mirand-in-Tempest.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ferdinand-Mirand-in-Tempest.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ferdinand-Mirand-in-Tempest.jpg?resize=47%2C70&amp;ssl=1 47w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"456\" data-id=\"7584\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lorenzo-in-Merchant-Of-Venice-scaled.jpg?resize=695%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lorenzo-in-Merchant-Of-Venice-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lorenzo-in-Merchant-Of-Venice-scaled.jpg?resize=70%2C46&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lorenzo-in-Merchant-Of-Venice-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C671&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lorenzo-in-Merchant-Of-Venice-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lorenzo-in-Merchant-Of-Venice-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1007&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lorenzo-in-Merchant-Of-Venice-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1343&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lorenzo-in-Merchant-Of-Venice-scaled.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Deaon Griffin-Pressley <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a New York City based actor\/playwright\/poet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Off Broadway and regional theatre include<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actorsshakespeareproject.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actors\u2019 Shakespeare Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) Richmond\/Hastings +8; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richard III<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespeare.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shakespeare &amp; Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) Orlando, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As You Like It<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; Malcolm, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macbeth<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; Ferdinand, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tempest<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; Pisanio +6, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cymbeline<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; Osric, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamlet<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; Lorenzo, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Merchant of Venice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;&nbsp; (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyshakespeare.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) Orsino, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twelfth Night<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; Hortensio, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taming of the Shrew<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypokritnyc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hypokrit Theatre Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) Mercutio &amp; Tybalt <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(rep)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romeo &amp; Juliet<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(and the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Globe Theatre<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) Banquo, Macbeth;. Film: Phasing, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King Henry Productions)&nbsp; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stricken<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, (New York Film Academy).&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deaon has studied theatre at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bada.org.uk\/\">British American Drama Academy<\/a> at Oxford University<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a full scholarship from the English Speaking Union<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp; He has written over 10 plays <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including Satan Vs God, The Tragedy At HOOD:14542 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Hoodsical) <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&amp; The False Brotherhood Trilogy and is a proud member of Actors\u2019 Equity.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to his interview. Deaon Griffin-Pressley is a New York City based actor\/playwright\/poet originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.&nbsp; Off Broadway and regional theatre include (Actors\u2019 Shakespeare Project) Richmond\/Hastings +8; Richard III (Shakespeare &amp; Company) Orlando, As You Like It; Malcolm, Macbeth; Ferdinand, Tempest; Pisanio +6, Cymbeline; Osric, Hamlet; Lorenzo, The Merchant of<\/p>\n <a href='https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=6477' 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-6477","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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