Acting for the Stage
“All the world's a stage.”
― William Shakespeare
Orange Flower Water by David Wright
In Orange Flower Water, the story of two relationships intimately touched by infidelity, Mick plays the role of Brad, married to Beth, an unfaithful wife. When Beth finally tells her spouse, Brad, that she is leaving him, he goes through a litany of emotions: rage, pain, neediness, and heartbreak. He has known about the affair but can look beyond it because of how much he loves his wife. The turmoil takes its toll on Beth, who ends up sobbing on their bed. Mick’s portrayal of Brad has been lauded by multiple publications, including Backstage.com and Broadwayworld.com.
Sanctuary by David Williamson
Righteous indignation gets a full-bodied and bloodied airing in David Williamson’s intense drama about a lefty ideologue, John Alderston, played by Mick Thyer, who comes crashing into the luxury Australian apartment of renowned and now retired international journalist Robert “Bob” King. Mick's role in Sanctuary has been covered in LA Weekly.
Othello by William Shakespeare
When Othello, a heroic black general in the service of Venice, appoints Cassio and not Iago as his chief lieutenant, Iago plots Othello’s downfall by falsely implicating Othello’s wife, Desdemona in a love affair.