Theo Stockman
Encyclopedia
Theo Stockman is an American
actor
, singer, and disc jockey
, best known for his roles in Broadway
musicals.
in 2003. While there, he was an active member of the theatre program, performing as Nick Bottom
in A Midsummer Night's Dream
and multiple characters in The Laramie Project
. In his senior year of high school, Stockman adapted The Perks of Being a Wallflower
for the stage and directed it as part of CA's Directors Seminar.
Stockman graduated from NYU's
Tisch School of the Arts
with a BFA in Drama in 2007 after studying in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting
, the Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam
. Roles included Claude in Hair
at Theater Mitu
in 2006 and Dionysus
in The Bacchae
in 2005. Stockman reprised his role as Dionysus at the International Theatre Festival in Warsaw
in 2007, for which he was awarded the Best Leading Actor award.
, performing as a Member of the Tribe, Hubert, the Principal, and John Wilkes Booth, while also understudying Dad. He also performed in the September 2007 40th anniversary concert production at the Delacorte Theater
, followed by the July to September 2008 Hair revival at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park
.
Stockman performed as The Representative of Jingletown in the production of American Idiot
on Broadway after appearing in workshops and the original Berkeley, California
run.American Idiot premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre
on September 4, 2009. The show's run ended on November 15, 2009 and transferred to the St. James Theatre
on Broadway, where it began previews March 24, 2010 and officially opened on April 20, 2010. Stockman left the show on January 30, 2011.
Stockman starred in a reading of Veritas by Stan Richardson on June 16, 2011. In May, 2009, he starred as Benvolio
in a reading/workshop production of The Last Goodbye, a rock musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet
featuring the songs of the late Jeff Buckley
.
Other readings and workshops include The Elephant Song, The Black Crook, and 36 Views.
He has also performed at PS 122 and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
. La MaMa credits include Too Fast Waltz in 2007.
Regional credits inclue The Witching Hour (2005) and Fairy Garden at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
.
In 2009, Stockman made guest appearances on 30 Rock
and Cupid
. He guest starred as Kyle Finch on episode 3.10 of Nurse Jackie
, "Fuck the Lemurs", on June 6, 2011. 2011-2012 appearances include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
, Private Practice, and MTV's I Just Want My Pants Back.
Stockman starred as Tom in the 2008 musical short The Steam-Room Crooner and played Mike Kenney in the 2003 film Freebox.
Stockman provided backup vocals for "Cinema", a track from Declan Bennett's
2011 album, record:BREAKUP. He also works as a DJ
in New York City
under the name DJ Theocracy.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, singer, and disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, best known for his roles in Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
musicals.
Early life
Stockman is the son of author Jayne Anne Phillips and physician Mark Stockman. He graduated from Concord AcademyConcord Academy
Concord Academy is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory school for grades nine through twelve, located in Concord, Massachusetts...
in 2003. While there, he was an active member of the theatre program, performing as Nick Bottom
Nick Bottom
Nick Bottom is a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream who provides comic relief throughout the play, and is famously known for getting his head transformed into that of an ass by the elusive Puck within the play.- Overview :...
in A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
and multiple characters in The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project is a play by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project about the reaction to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie,...
. In his senior year of high school, Stockman adapted The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an epistolary novel written by American novelist Stephen Chbosky. It was published on February 1, 1999 by MTV...
for the stage and directed it as part of CA's Directors Seminar.
Stockman graduated from NYU's
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
with a BFA in Drama in 2007 after studying in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Stella Adler Studio of Acting is an acting school in New York founded by the actress and teacher Stella Adler -History:...
, the Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. Roles included Claude in Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
at Theater Mitu
Theater Mitu
"Founded in 1997, Theater Mitu has earned a wide reputation as an adventuresome and dynamic ensemble of artists. Under the leadership of artistic director Rubén Polendo, the Company is dedicated to transliterating a wide variety of performance traditions, exploring theatrical form, and supporting...
in 2006 and Dionysus
Dionysus
Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c. 1500—1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found in ancient Minoan Crete...
in The Bacchae
The Bacchae
The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by the Athenian playwright Euripides, during his final years in Macedon, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. It premiered posthumously at the Theatre of Dionysus in 405 BC as part of a tetralogy that also included Iphigeneia at Aulis, and which...
in 2005. Stockman reprised his role as Dionysus at the International Theatre Festival in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
in 2007, for which he was awarded the Best Leading Actor award.
Career
Stockman was a cast member in the 2009 Broadway revival of HairHair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
, performing as a Member of the Tribe, Hubert, the Principal, and John Wilkes Booth, while also understudying Dad. He also performed in the September 2007 40th anniversary concert production at the Delacorte Theater
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater, established in 1962, is an open-air theater located in Manhattan's Central Park and has a seating capacity of 1,800. The Delacorte is owned by the City of New York and operated by The Public Theater. It is an open-air amphitheater, with the Turtle Pond and Belvedere Castle...
, followed by the July to September 2008 Hair revival at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
.
Stockman performed as The Representative of Jingletown in the production of American Idiot
American Idiot (musical)
American Idiot is a one-act, through-sung stage musical. The show is an adaptation of punk rock band Green Day's concept album of the same name. Additional Green Day songs were interpolated from other sources, including 21st Century Breakdown, American Idiot b-sides, and an unreleased song called...
on Broadway after appearing in workshops and the original Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
run.American Idiot premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is a regional theater company located in Berkeley, California. It was founded in 1968, as the East Bay’s first resident professional theatre. Michael Leibert was the founding artistic director, who was then succeeded by Sharon Ott in 1984. The company runs seven...
on September 4, 2009. The show's run ended on November 15, 2009 and transferred to the St. James Theatre
St. James Theatre
The St. James Theatre is located at 246 W. 44th St. Broadway, New York City, New York. It was built by Abraham L. Erlanger, theatrical producer and a founding member of the Theatrical Syndicate, on the site of the original Sardi's restaurant. It opened in 1927 as The Erlanger...
on Broadway, where it began previews March 24, 2010 and officially opened on April 20, 2010. Stockman left the show on January 30, 2011.
Stockman starred in a reading of Veritas by Stan Richardson on June 16, 2011. In May, 2009, he starred as Benvolio
Benvolio
Benvolio Montague is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's drama Romeo and Juliet.-Sources:In 1554, Matteo Bandello published the second volume of his Novelle which included his version of Giuletta e Romeo. Bandello emphasises Romeo's initial depression and the feud between the families,...
in a reading/workshop production of The Last Goodbye, a rock musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
featuring the songs of the late Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
.
Other readings and workshops include The Elephant Song, The Black Crook, and 36 Views.
He has also performed at PS 122 and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is an off-off Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, and named in reference to her. Located on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the theatre grew out of Stewart's tiny basement boutique for her fashion designs; the boutique's space acted as a theatre for...
. La MaMa credits include Too Fast Waltz in 2007.
Regional credits inclue The Witching Hour (2005) and Fairy Garden at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown Theatre Festival
The Williamstown Theatre Festival is a regional summer stock theatre on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, founded in 1954 by Williams College news director, Ralph Renzi, and drama program chairman, David C. Bryant. The theatre was conceived as a way to use the Adams...
.
In 2009, Stockman made guest appearances on 30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
and Cupid
Cupid (2009 TV series)
Cupid is a television series that premiered on ABC on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 10:02 PM Eastern/9:02 PM Central. The series is a revival of sorts of the network's 1998 series of the same name, changing its primary setting from Chicago to New York City....
. He guest starred as Kyle Finch on episode 3.10 of Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie is an American series that premiered on June 8, 2009, on Showtime, Movie Central and The Movie Network.The series stars Edie Falco as the title character Jackie Peyton, an emergency room nurse at All Saints' Hospital in New York City...
, "Fuck the Lemurs", on June 6, 2011. 2011-2012 appearances include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
, Private Practice, and MTV's I Just Want My Pants Back.
Stockman starred as Tom in the 2008 musical short The Steam-Room Crooner and played Mike Kenney in the 2003 film Freebox.
Stockman provided backup vocals for "Cinema", a track from Declan Bennett's
Declan Bennett
Declan Bennett is an English singer/songwriter, from 2001 to 2006 appearing under the name Sumladfromcov, now performing under his own name. As a teenager he was a member of pop/rock band Point Break, and he has also performed lead roles in shows in London's West End and throughout the United...
2011 album, record:BREAKUP. He also works as a DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
under the name DJ Theocracy.