Jeremy will direct the workshop presentation of The Hollow written by Broadway actor, John Rapson (Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables). The play enjoyed its world premiere at Amphibian Stage in Ft. Worth, TX last fall. The play is a one-man adaption of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleep Hollow. Click here for more info about the project and a sneak peak!
Titanic - Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
Jeremy will star in Milwaukee Rep’s production of Titanic as ship designer and builder Thomas Andrews Jr. Find out more here!
Lexington Theatre Company - Concert with the Stars
Listen to Jeremy sing “Bring Him Home” from Les Misérables from the wings of the Lexington Opera House for Lexington Theatre Company’s Concert with the Stars!
Leverage: Redemption on IMDb TV
Check out Jeremy’s new killer character, Carl, on Leverage: Redemption on IMDb TV! Watch here!
Sometime Other Than Now releases
Sometime Other Than Now starring Donal Logue and Kate Walsh, directed by Dylan McCormick, from River Bend Pictures was released today in theaters and streaming services. Jeremy is featured in the film opposite Sarah Jes Austell. For more info click here.
Bright Star Director’s Note
A great story often starts with a journey. An intrepid character sets out to find fortune, fame, or love; however, they almost always learn that their dreams are better left unrealized and long to return home. “Home,” however, isn’t always a location. In fact, “home” is often a loved one or the character’s true self - something that has been there all along, unrealized, and could only be illuminated by a seemingly failed journey. Our play is about the journey home as well.
“Mr. Cane, it would be easier to get Lincoln off the face of Mt. Rushmore than to get home out of the heart of a Southern writer,” Alice says to Billy in Act II. Billy is a writer finding his voice, and it isn’t until he starts writing about home that he finds his most profound timbre and publishing success. Alice is trying to find her way back home, as well, to her estranged child given up for adoption some twenty years ago. Home, when she finds it, won’t be what she expected. Home never is.
We are, hopefully, in the last months of our own harrowing journey home. The pandemic has disrupted our lives, rerouted our careers, and kept us separated from one another. We long for normalcy, crowded gatherings, unmasked faces, and theater without plexiglass. Perhaps, however, we should pause, briefly, and examine who we have become. Because of the sorrow, the change, the uncertainty, normalcy may not feel as “homey” as we expect - especially for those of us most unfortunate to have lost loved ones.
For them, I hope this play is a reminder that there are others in their life making a new place for them to call home, that it’s OK to follow the brightest star even though it may veer from where they came. They call out, and we must listen. “Love, let me lift this veil of darkness. Love, let me see my way back to you.”
Happy Holidays
Every commercial, news article, and Holiday Card in the past few months starts with something annoyingly understated like “In these trying times…” or “Today, more so than ever…” or “This year has been a challenge.” Let’s just call it like it is. This year sucked. If your year was anything like mine, your life was picked up like a snow globe and shaken until it was unrecognizable. I’m thankful, however, that my friends and family have stayed safe and healthy. I hope the same for yours and I’m terribly sorry if you lost a loved one this year.
Holland Hall School, my alma mater, in Tulsa, OK celebrates Christmas with a special mass called Lessons and Carols. It is a tradition that has endured for over 50 years. This year, of course, the school was unable to present the service in person. Instead, they put together a wonderful video of current students and alumni performing beautiful arrangements of your favorite Christmas carols. I was honored to be asked to contribute to the project. You can find the full service here.
I am not religious but I love the celebration of Christmas. For me, Christmas is filled with memories of my family attending Christmas Eve mass in our tiny Episcopalian church in Oklahoma; luminaries lining the walk to the church front doors, the sanctuary gorgeously adorned in green and red, Mary Alice, the organist, tinkling her nails against the keys, and eventually the scratchy nap of my mother’s Christmas sweater as I fell asleep on her lap. Church hymns were my first exposure to live music and somehow Christmas carols always make me feel new again. Maybe they take me back to that tiny church and its twelve members who all made bets on how long it would take before the little blonde boy in the acolyte robe would give in and sneak to his family’s pew to fall asleep.
So, I hope you enjoy this Christmas Carol. If it doesn’t make you feel new again maybe it can at least inspire a good nap.
Thank you to Jesse Fry on piano, Kate Miner Moebel for access to the beautiful sanctuary at Highland Park Methodist Church and Kevin Hamm (Blue Letter Films) behind the camera.
Bright Star
The last production Jeremy will direct with East Dallas Arts is Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Bright Star. The performance will be live streamed January 8-10. Jesse Fry will music direct and Christine Cornish Smith will choreograph. inquire about tickets here.
KEDA's Night of the Living Dead
Jeremy is thrilled to direct Tom Parr IV and Kristen Parr’s new play adaptation KEDA’s Night of the Living Dead at East Dallas Arts. The production is a socially distanced, multi-dimensional, multi-camera, live streamed, found footage, horror play (phew!). Check out the trailer below.
Spring Awakening, East Dallas Arts
Jeremy is thrilled to be the resident at East Dallas arts for a series of Live streamed, socially distanced productions this fall. The first show of the season is Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s Spring Awakening. The cast is comprised of talented young actors from the Dallas area. The set design includes twelves plexiglass boxes from which the actor’s perform. Check out East Dallas Arts for more info
Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sometime Other Than Now
Jeremy has completed filming for the new independent film Sometime Other Than Now. The film is written and directed by Dylan McCormick. The film stars Donal Logue (Vikings), Kate Walsh (Grey’s Anatomy), and Amy Hargreaves (13 Reasons Why). Read more about the project here and check back for the release date.
Sondheim on Sondheim/Script to Table
Jeremy will star in a concert adaptation of Sondheim on Sondheim at The Lexington Theatre Company. The evening will feature a dinner menu inspired by the music of Stephen Sondheim created by celebrity chef Ouita Michel. Read more about the breakthrough concept here.
Bull on CBS
Jeremy will guest star on the season premiere of “Bull”. Catch the episode tonight at 10pm ET on CBS!
Mandela
Jeremy will star in a New York workshop production the new musical MANDELA. The musical chronicles the life of legendary South African Secretary General, Nelson Mandela. Jeremy will portray the prison warden who guarded Mandela for 27 years on Robben Island. Read more about the project here.
Compliance with Mary Louise Parker
Jeremy has completed filming for the new Scott Rudin TV movie “Compliance” slated for FX and starring Mary Louise Parker. The movie is written by Sarah Burgess with direction by Sam Gold. Read more about the project here.
FBI on CBS
Watch Jeremy TONIGHT on CBS’s new show “FBI” produced by Dick Wolf. Jeremy plays an ex-con construction worker who hasn’t left his criminal past behind. Tune in!
Playbill Feature
Jeremy is featured on Playbill.com. In this article, Jeremy gives a first hand account about coping with his stutter and how acting changed his life. Read the article here.
The Oath on Sony Crackle
Check out Jeremy in Crackle's new drama series, THE OATH, from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. "The Oath" is a gritty drama series starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) and Ryan Kwanten (True Blood). It explores a strange breed of criminal gang—one made up of the very men and women sworn to uphold the law. Season 2 out soon!
