Education and Training BA, Indiana University, Bloomington
PhD, MA, University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests
As an actor and director Danny Scheie’s work has appeared at Berkeley Rep, Yale Rep, Trinity Rep, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, California Shakespeare Theater, South Coast Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, A Noise Within, Theaterworks, Aurora Theater, The Magic Theater, Intersection for the Arts, Marin Theater Company, Josie’s Cabaret, The Marsh, Center Rep, Los Angeles Theater Center, Battersea Arts Centre, The Pleasance in Edinburgh, HERE in Soho, Seattle Shakespeare Festival, San Francisco Shakepspeare Festival, New Conservatory Theater, Dobama Theater in Cleveland, and the Metropolitan Opera of New York. He was Artistic Director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz from 1992-1995.
He has worked at Pixar and Lucasfilms’ Industrial Light and Magic.
He received a GLAAD Media Nomination for his work as actor and director on Doug Holsclaw’s The Last Hairdresser at the Zephyr in Los Angeles. He also received a Backstage West Garland Award for that performance, as well as a Bay Area Critics’ Circle Award. Other Critics’ Circle Awards include a Lanford Wilson premiere at The Magic Theater, Chuck Mee’s Orestes, Nicholas Nickleby and The Comedy of Errors. He has received five Dean Goodman awards for acting and directing, including for best supporting actor in a play (Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet) and in a musical (Kurt Weill’s Lady in the Dark) in the same season.
Selected Publications
Acting CAL SHAKESPEARE, Dr. Caius, Pistol, Merry Wives of Windsor, Sean Daniels CAL SHAKESPEARE, Sir Novelty Fashion, Lord Foppington, Restoration Comedy, Sharon Ott CAL SHAKESPEARE, Lancelot Gobbo, Merchant of Venice, Daniel Fish CAL SHAKESPEARE, Mantalini, Folair, Brooker, Nicholas Nickleby I & II, Moscone & Daniels (Bay Area Critics Circle: Ensemble) BERKELEY REP, Georges, Fetes de la Nuit, Les Waters, (World Premiere by Charles Mee) SOUTH COAST REP, Ratty, The Wind in the Willows, Art Manke THEATREWORKS, Floyd, The Fourth Wall, Jules Aron PASADENA PLAYHOUSE, Tony Orford, Star Quality, Art Manke (ROBBY NOMINATION) BERKELEY REP, Betty/Gerry, Cloud Nine, Tony Taccone TRINITY REP, RI, Betty/Gerry, Cloud Nine, Tony Taccone, MARIN THEATRE CO., Russell Paxton, Lady in the Dark, Lee Sankowich, (DEAN GOODMAN AWARD, SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL) CAL SHAKESPEARE , Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Mark Rucker (DEAN GOODMAN AWARD, SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY) CAL SHAKESPEARE, Fabian, Twelfth Night, Jon Moscone A NOISE WITHIN, Antipholus , Comedy of Errors, Danny Scheie YALE REP, Polichinelle/Louise/Fleurant, The Imaginary Invalid, Mark Rucker ZEPHYR THEATRE, L.A., Guy Voss, The Last Hairdresser, Danny Scheie(GLAAD MEDIA NOMINATION) L.A. THEATRE CENTER , Damis, Tartuffe, Robert Goldsby THE MARSH , S.F., Bev, Bill and Chuck and Scrooge, Danny Scheie Z SPACE, S.F., Robert, Fanny at the Chez Panisse, Joy Carlin THEATRE RHINOCEROS, Guy Voss, The Last Hairdresser, Danny Scheie (BEST ACTOR 1997 BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE) MAGIC THEATRE, Enid,Nicodemus, Alcazar, Mystery of Irma Vep, Tom Ross (BACKSTAGE WEST GARLAND AWARD) AURORA THEATRE, Enid,Nicodemus, Alcazar, Mystery of Irma Vep, Tom Ross (SF WEEKLY BLACK BOX AWARD) MAGIC THEATRE, Kevin, Pieces of the Quilt, Robert White (BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 1996 BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE) S.F. SHAKESPEARE, King of Navarre, Love's Labour's Lost, Ed Hastings SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ, Mistress Quickly, Merry Wives of Windsor, Mark Rucker EUREKA/FIFTH FLOOR, Apollo/Tapemouth Man, Orestes, Kenn Watt JOSIE'S CABARET, SF, Dr. Scheie/Swap Meet Girl, Dr. Scheie's Traffic School, Mark Rucker SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ, Pompey, Measure for Measure, Michael Edwards SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ, Mozart, Amadeus, Michael Edwards SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ, Clown, The Winter's Tale, Sarah Pia Anderson SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ, Rosencrantz, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Alan Pearlman SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ, Rosencrantz, Hamlet, Michael Edwards SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ, Dauphin, Henry V, Michael Edwards SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ, Borachio, Much Ado About Nothing, Audrey Stanley
Film and Television Race You to the Bottom, Tour Guide, Russell Johnson (Castro Theater, SF; Outfest, LA; Film Forum, NY) Nash Bridges, Sommelier (Principal), Julian Chojnacki, CBS Nash Bridges, Maitre D'Hotel (Principal), Greg Yaitines, CBS Nash Bridges, Victor Hyde (Principal), David Jackson, CBS Valuing Relationships, Tim (Principal), Richard Seyd, Griggs Productions
Directing The Plexiglass Slipper (Luigs and Warrender), Asolo Theater, Sarasota Splittin’ the Raft (Dean Goodman Award), Marin Theatre Company The Tamer Tamed, Shakespeare Santa Cruz
The Pavilion (Craig Wright), Marin Theatre Company The Pavilion (Dean Goodman Award), Margaret Lesher Center Rep The Comedy of Errors, Noise Within, Los Angeles As Thousands Cheer, Marin Theatre Company Cymbeline, Shakespeare Santa Cruz The Comedy of Errors, Seattle Shakespeare Festival Swallow Your Pride (David Mills), Painted Bride, Philadelphia The Comedy of Errors (SF Critics Circle Winner), Aurora Theatre, Berkeley As Bees In Honey Drown (SF Critics Circle Nomination; Dean Goodman Award) Theatreworks, Palo Alto What I Want (David Mills), HERE, New York The Last Hairdresser (GLAAD Media Award Nomination), Zephyr Theatre, Los Angeles Bill and Chuck and Scrooge (by Danny Scheie), The Marsh, San Francisco The Lady In Question, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco Everything Must Go (David Mills), HERE, New York, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, Peacock Lounge, San Francisco Brain Souffle (Scott Capurro), Battersea Arts Centre, London, The Pleasance, Edinburgh Up Jumped Springtime, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco Kinsey Sicks: The Balled Sopranos, New Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco Duty Free (David Mills), Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco The Mystery of Irma Vep (BackstageWest Garland Nomination), Magic Theatre, San Francisco, Aurora Theatre, Berkeley The Last Hairdresser (Critics' Circle Nomination), Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco Picnic, Marin Theatre Company The Stand-In, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco The Tempest (Drama-Logue: Direction, Production), Shakespeare Santa Cruz Desk Set (Cable Car Nomination), Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare Santa Cruz Twelfth Night, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco "You Gotta Give 'Em Hope": Harvey Milk In His Own Words, Josie's Cabaret, San Francisco Pete in Paradise (Doug Holsclaw), Dobama Theatre, Cleveland, Josie's Cabaret, San Francisco Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare Santa Cruz No No Nanette, San Jose Civic Light Opera Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Santa Cruz The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare Santa Cruz Once in a Lifetime, Shakespeare Santa Cruz La Dispute (Marivaux: U.S. Premiere), Guest Artist: Guilford College, North Carolina Loot, Actor's Theatre, Santa Cruz Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare To Go, Shakespeare Santa Cruz Hamlet, Shakespeare To Go, Shakespeare Santa Cruz The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare To Go, Shakespeare Santa Cruz The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare To Go, Shakespeare Santa Cruz A Woman Alone (Fo/Rame), Berkeley Lunchtime Theatre Merrily We Roll Along, University of California, Santa Cruz Ruy Blas, University of California, Santa Cruz The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told (Paul Rudnick), University of California, Santa Cruz Pieces of the Quilt (World Premieres by Tony Kushner, University of California, Santa Cruz, Henry David Hwang, Edward Albee, Craig Lucas and Danny Scheie; also Danny Hoch, Migdalia Cruz, Naomi Iizuka, Lanford Wilson) The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), University of California, Santa Cruz Hedda Gabler, University of California, Santa Cruz Phèdre (Racine), University of California, Santa Cruz A Lie of the Mind, University of California, Santa Cruz Le Bourgois Avant-Garde (Charles Ludlam), University of California, Santa Cruz The School for Fiancé(e)s: A Molière Forgery (James Bierman), University of California, Santa Cruz Die, Die, Diana, San Jose State University What the Butler Saw, University of California, Berkeley The Comedy of Errors, University of California, Berkeley Macbeth, University of California, Berkeley The Ruffian on the Stair, University of California, Berkeley Waking Up (Fo, Rame), University of California, Berkeley The Stronger, University of Kent, Canterbury, England Race You to the Bottom, Tour Guide, Russell Johnson (Castro Theater, SF; Outfest, LA; Film Forum, NY) Nash Bridges, Som
Artistic Director, SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ (1992-1995) King Lear (dir. Mark Rucker) The Dresser (dir. Michael Edwards) The Tempest (Scheie) The Rape of Tamar (U.S. première, by Tirso de Molina, dir. Paul Whitworth) Merry Wives of Windsor (dir. Mark Rucker) Merchant of Venice (Scheie) All's Well That Ends Well (dir. Barbara Damashek) Doctor Faustus (dir. Jack Zerbe) Damn Yankees (dir. Mark Rucker) Comedy of Errors (Scheie)
Stage Direction Staff, METROPOLITAN OPERA, NEW YORK (1991-1993) Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Assistant Director; Otto Schenk, Director
Danny Scheie