| 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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Coming this Summer! A SCENT OF FLOWERS Michael Pacas as Edgar in A Midwest Premiere Opening Saturday, July 14th, 2012 July 14th, 2012 - August 25th, 2012 Produced by BackStage Theatre Performances: The Building Stage 412 North Carpenter St. Chicago, IL 60642 Zoe - Jess Berry Anges - Mary Anne Bowman David - Ron Butts Godfrey - Patrick De Nicola Scrivens - Josh Hambrock Edgar - Michael Pacas Sid - Eric Paskey Fred - John Stutzman Director - Matthew Reeder Assistant Director - Jen Poulin Stage Manager - Lindsey Miller Scenic Designer - Heath Hays Lighting Designer - John Kelly Sound Designer - Stephen Ptacek Costume Designer - Megan Sullivan Props Designer - Angela M. Campos Dialect Coach - Rachel Haile Production Manager - Lindsey Miller Technical Supervisor - Sean Sullivan Zoe awakes on a couch in a strange room. Soon, familiar people begin to flood unexpectedly into the room and Zoe finds herself on a propulsive and moving journey through the most significant and heartbreaking events of her young life. A Scent of Flowers is an epic and wildly inventive tale, immense in it’s scope and searing in it’s intimacy. Written by James Saunders in 1965, this moving masterpiece is virtually unknown inside the United States. **************************************** 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 in the title role of Stage Left Theatre’s THE FISHERMAN. 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 MIRACLE ON 34th STREET and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Porchlight); THE THREEPENNY OPERA and EQUUS (The Hypocrites); 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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