Meet and Actor: Patrick Barrett

We are pleased to Welcome Patrick! He's a new addition to TEAM MISCALLED SIMPLICITY ! 

Age: 23

Hometown: Falls Church, VA

Education: B.A. in History, Columbia University

Have you ever been involved with the company before?

No, but I've had the pleasure of working with some of Empty Chair's talented artists in other shows, and have come to see a number of Empty Chair productions.

What about this project excited you?

Shakespeare.  You can't do better than that.

What pieces are you working on for the show?

I'll be performing Clarence in Henry VI and Benedick in a scene from Much Ado.

Tell us a little about you:

The first role that got me into theater was Orsino in Twelfth Night, which I played (terribly, I'm sure) in the seventh grade.  Since then I've done a lot of work by more modern authors: from Stoppard and Pinter to Athol Fugard and work by emerging artists, but it's always good to come back to Shakespeare. To sort of drink from the well and be affirmed in your belief that the theater means something and is always worth the effort.

Favorite previous roles include: Javert in Les Miserables, Henry in The Real Thing, Hal in Proof, Brutus in Julius Caesar