| Michael Pacas, Chicago Actor & Singer | |
| "...the best renegade Boatman ever." - Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times (Sunday in the Park with George) | |
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UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS! THE FISHERMAN A World Premiere by Jayme McGhan Directed by Drew Martin February 17th-April 1st, 2012 Produced by Stage Left Theatre Performances: Theatre Wit 1229 West Belmont Chicago, IL 60657-3205 Information: (773) 883-8830 For brothers Carl and Chucky Lund, retirement means building a cabin on Pequot Lake, the perfect place for fishing while listening to the Twins lose (again). But that dream is destoyed when they are forced out of their jobs and pensions by the airline to which they have devoted their lives. With his back against the wall, Carl begins to question how far a man can be pushed before he pushes back. Carl: Michael Pacas Chucky: Sandy Elias Jenny: Kate Black-Spence Mutt: Ian Maxwell Stage Manager: Tara Malpass Production Manager: Kristin Toerpe Scenic Designer: Alan Donahue Lighting Designer: John Kohn III Costume Designer: Theresa Ham Props Designer: Jeff Shields Sound Designer: Adam Smith Fight Choreography: Brian Plocharcyzk Dramaturg: Zev Valancy Assistant Director: Katie Horwitz Graphic Design: Seam Studios Photographer: Johnny Knight **************************************** STATE STREET A World Premiere Musical Comedy by by Kingsley Day and Phillip LaZebnik Directed by Sheldon Patinkin. May 25th-June 24th, 2012 Produced by and Performances at City Lit Theatre 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave. Chicago, IL 60660 Information: (773) 293-3682 Gangsters, madams, and con men populate this hilarious tale of swindles and scandals, inspired by outrageous but true incidents from the city's rowdy past, in this word premiere musical comedy set in the days leading up to the Great Fire. **************************************** Watch for news regarding Michael's first cabaret show later this year! |
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BARRYMORE! A Hollywood legend makes a staggering effort to reclaim his former glory as a Broadway star in William Luce’s tour-de-force BARRYMORE. “Bad Boy” John Barrymore, celebrated for his charisma and matinee idol looks, takes center stage in a theater empty of everything but his humor and hubris, reminiscence and regrets. He strives to revive one of his greatest achievements, Shakespeare’s RICHARD III, while grappling with memories from his riotous and scandalous past. Presented November 2008 “Pacas exercises unusual talent in his varied and vivacious performance: He grapples gamely with each discordant bit, slipping into Shakespeare with earnest pathos and into memories of childhood with light-footed tenderness. Barrymore himself may have shied from so ambitious a task.” – Christopher Shea, TIME OUT CHICAGO Critical Evaluation: *** (Three Stars) “…an opportunity for Mr. Pacas to show his talent, and he does so with great comic timing as he takes us through the man trying to stage a comeback and revive his greatest achievement, playing Shakespeare's RICHARD III…There are many laughs in this production and a marvelous ending... Open your mind and your heart and have a wonderful 70 minutes at The Raven Theatre…” – Alan Bresloff, STEADSTYLE CHICAGO Critical Evaluation: **** out of **** “… Michael Pacas superbly recreates the look and style of Barrymore. Onstage for the entire evening, Pacas plays well off both the audience and Scott Sumerak, as Barrymore's frustrated, tart-tongued Prompter.” -Jack Helbig, THE CHICAGO READER Critical Evaluation: Recommended Production Photo by Archetype Images |
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Michael Pacas has entertained audiences in the Chicago area for the last two decades in numerous productions ranging from slapstick to Shakespeare. He recently appeared at Porchlight Music Theatre as the Boatman in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and Mr. Sawyer in MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET. A BackStage Theatre ensemble member, Michael played leading roles in their productions of THE PLAY ABOUT THE BABY; THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH and TERRA NOVA. He also directed their production of MEDEA, in which he incorporated American Sign Language. He appeared in CORPUS CHRISTI (Ulysses/Bailiwick), which received a Joseph Jefferson Citation and an After Dark Award for Ensemble. Other acting credits include THE THREEPENNY OPERA and EQUUS (The Hypocrites); A DUBLIN BLOOM (Irish Repertory); THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM (Griffin) and BARRYMORE, which he also directed/produced. He is a graduate of the International Cabaret Conference at Yale University; LSU and The Theatre School. DePaul. |
Postcard & Poster Design by Chris Patterson |
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