Del received a
Masters Degree in Theatre from
Adelphi University where he studied
with Jacques
Burdick, and became a part of
Jacque’s Pillory Theatre Company. In
1968
the group was awarded second prize
at the Yale Drama Festival. After
graduation
he applied to RADA (Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art) and made it to the
call
backs but ultimately was not one of
two North Americans accepted that
year.In
the years that followed he studied
with Jane Hoffman and Chris Ceraso
at EST
and Mervyn Nelson of Producer’s
Circle. He has appeared in many
regional
theatre productions throughout the
country and also as a Background and
Day
Player in several films (The Park Is
Mine, Zelig, Daniel) and Soaps
(Guiding
Light, Another World, Ryan’s Hope
and The Doctors), numerous TV
commercials
and industrial films where his
ability to mimic earned him some
much needed
cash. None of the acting jobs,
however, paid a consistent living
wage. Between
1972 and 2010 he toiled as a “space
peddler” selling national
advertising for magazines and
newspapers in NYC. As the Web began
to displace
print Media he retired from
business. Three years ago, becoming
bored with
retirement, he sat down and wrote
Comedy in the Afternoon, a two act
revue with
music and dance. After two Equity
Stage Readings in 2012 and early
2013, the
Equity World Premiere of this work
was in mid 2013. Once
he finds
a committed team (producers, director
and choreographer), it will
become
the first ever matinee only
production on Broadway. The
piece
incorporates five languages with
simultaneous translations, classic and
modern
dance, live music with a flute and
cello, political and social satire,
and has
an international theme. Millions of
retirees are entering the market for
theatre each year (8,000 per day in US). The
time is ripe for such a production.
For background on the show, you can
Google comedy
in the afternoon philipstown.
info.
