Lance Davis, co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Parson’s Nose Theater in Pasadena, will be speaking Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Rotary Club of Pasadena’s weekly meeting. He will speak about “Parson’s Nose Theater – Who, What, Where, When, Why?”
The program will be on Zoom and is open to the public.
Davis obtained his BA in Theater and French from the University of Notre Dame, and his MFA from the University of Minnesota. He was a McKnight Fellow with the Tyrone Guthrie Theater Company in Minneapolis for five years. He has been involved in over 150 professional productions on and off-Broadway and throughout the U.S. at theaters including Long Wharf, Arena, Folger, Seattle Rep, Alliance Theater, Hartford Stage, GeVa, Baltimore Center Stage, and Pasadena Playhouse.
His TV appearances include “Twin Peaks,” “Roseanne,” “Coach,” “The Hogan Family,” “Murphy Brown,” “Larry Sanders,” and “Tales from the Crypt.” He’s also been involved in film such as the award-winning “Anna,” “Heart,” and “Barton Fink.”
A Q&A follows his talk, with Mary Chalon, co-founder and Director of Women’s Projects at Parson’s Nose. Chalon directed PNT productions of “Moliere’s School for Wives” and “The Imaginary Invalid,” and acted in such productions as “Twelfth Night,” “The Government Inspector,” “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” and “The Mi$er,” among others.
Chalon has performed in over 70 professional productions throughout the U.S. She is also Head of Children’s Ministry at Saint James South Pasadena, and a proud member of Pasadena Rotary.
The meeting begins at 12 noon. To access it on Zoom, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
For more information, call (626) 683-8243 or e-mail office@pasadenarotary.com.
