Coos Bay, Oregon, United States
Website: www.Dickmcmahon.com

2007 THEATRE
“Robert” in David Auburn’s PROOF
(Hales Center for Performing Arts SOCC) --
“Doctor Doolots” in Dr. DOOLOTS’ DILEMMA
(Sawdusters Theatre) --
“Blaine Bland” in THE CNN MACBETH
(Waterfront Playhouse) --
“Talthybius” in THE TROJAN WOMEN
(Dolphin Players) --

Announcer:
GRAND ‘OLE OPRY – NASHVILLE
and various radio networks
Writer:
WSM-TV Sir Cecil Creape – the Phantom of the Opry,
Waterfront Comedy Troup – Oregon
Director:
Macabre – radio series, Denver

Education:
BA – Arizona State University
Post-Grad work – Loyola University (New Orleans)
CICLA - Spanish Language School – (Cuernavaca, MX)

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Being an actor is a lot like DROPPING your PANTS
in front of a crowd of people …
and hoping you remembered to put underwear on.

You’re exposing yourself to possible embarrassment - forgetting your lines
and making a total fool of yourself.

In an acting text book, author John Regan suggests that people become actors
for the same reason they like extreme sports. Both have similar challenges
which produce an adrenaline rush and test one’s vulnerability.

I think he’s right. The adrenaline I’ve experienced as a skydiver is almost
the same as walking onto a stage in front of a big audience or acting in
front of a camera.

The rush can be a good thing, I think, if it’s used to allow the character
you’re playing to jump into your body and become alive. Then there’s no
need to be nervous … the person on stage isn’t YOU any longer.

But, this works only if you intimately understand the guy you’re playing.

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