THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE'S DEATH

In honor of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Harold as Prospero in the Tempest. Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, Michael Arndt director, music composed by Christopher Hoag.

Listen to the audio of "We are such stuff as dreams are made on" by following the link below

https://clyp.it/1zpyq5pb

HAROLD DIRECTS OTHELLO

Harold is directing Shakespeare's Othello for Southwest Shakespeare Company, opening January 15 at the Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ.

For more information and tickets:

swshakespeare.org

Photos by Mark Gluckman. Amanda Renee Baker as Desdemona, Hope Brown as Othello, and Jesse James Kamps as Iago

HAROLD CURRENTLY APPEARING IN RICHARD III WITH KINGSMEN SHAKESPEARE

Harold is currently appearing as Lord Stanley in the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear in Thousand Oaks, California. Performances continue in the beautiful outdoor venue at Kingsmen Park through August 2.

The first picture is Harold as Lord Stanley. The other picture is of the historical Lord Stanley.

Details may be found at:

http://www.kingsmenshakespeare.org

Harold performs at Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, Thousand Oaks, CA

Harold is once again performing with Kingsmen Shakespeare Company in Thousand Oaks, CA. He plays the leading role of the Duke in Measure For Measure, paying through July 12. And then he will play the supporting role of Lord Stanley in Richard III, which closes August 2.

Details are at: Kingsmen Shakespeare

Harold directs Uncle Vanya at Southwest Shakespeare Company!

Harold is directing Chekhov's Uncle Vanya for Southwest Shakespeare Company. It opens February 27, 2015 at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, AZ. We are using the new translation by Annie Baker.

 Jesse Kamps as Vanya, Randy Messersmith as Astrov, Allison Sell as Sonya, Jordan Letson as Yelena

Jesse Kamps as Vanya, and Allison Sell as Sonya

Photos by Mark Gluckman

For information and tickets, visit:

http://swshakespeare.org/show/uncle-vanya-2014/

HAROLD TO APPEAR IN WINTERFEST WITH SOUTHWEST SHAKESPEARE!

Harold will appear as Gloucester in King Lear and both Duke Frederick and Duke Senior in As You Like It this month in Southwest Shakespeare Company's Winterfest. Lear opens Friday, January 16, 2015, and As You Like It opens Saturday, January 17. Both shows play in rotating repertory through the end of the month.

For information and tickets visit:

http://swshakespeare.org/

HAROLD and MAEDELL DIXON THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP

We are very pleased to announce that we have established the Harold and Maedell Dixon Scholarship in the Theatre Department at the University of Minnesota, where we both went to graduate school. The scholarships will be for acting students in the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theatre BFA program.

If, by any chance, you would be interested in contributing to this fund (any amount is welcome), please contact Joe Sullivan, development officer for the arts at the University of Minnesota,

jmsulliv@umn.edu

"Maedell Dixon is a standout Amanda in Tennessee Williams' masterpiece at Arizona Rep"

http://www.tucsonweekly.com

Maedell in The Glass Menagerie

Here is a picture of Maedell as Amanda in the Glass Menagerie! Opening Wednesday, February 12, 2014.  Follow this link for details of show dates and times:

Arizona Repertory Theatre at the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film, and Television

http://theatre.arizona.edu/shows/the-glass-menagerie/

New audition pieces for Harold

Here is a link to 2 new audition pieces for Harold:

(Prospero in the Tempest and Brian in Joe Egg)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f36avgxk6a3zdo4/HaroldDixon%20audition%20-%20Computer.m4v