The Resume

2006: The Foreigner - Ellerd - The Company Much Ado About Nothing - Dircetor, San Antonio - The Company Theatre The Parables - March, 2006 Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe - The Company Theatre 2005: BAH HUMBUG!  3rd Anual Texas Tour The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe -Ensemble -  Second Youth Matthew - Narrator/Ensemble - Hope Arts & Ragamuffin Theatre Company Social Security - The Company Theatre Play It Again, Sam - Allan Felix - The Company Theatre 2004 BAH HUMBUG! - 2nd Annual Texas Tour Come Blow Your Horn - Buddy Stafford Opera House, Columbus Tx. 2003: --Bah Humbug - A One-Man Christmas Carol - ZACH SCOTT & The Company --Winnie The Pooh & Me & You - Piglet, Rabbit, Owl & Tigger - ZACH SCOTT --As You Like It - Jaques & Touchstone - ZACH SCOTT THEATRE - 2003 --Henry V - Macmorris - ASF 2002: --A Midsummer Nights Dream - Bottom - ACC --Edward, the Owl & The Calico Cat  **(Received B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Lead Actor)** --Twelfth Night - Fabian - Austin Shakespeare Festival - 2002 --Boomtown - Frank - The Company (Nominated for B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Lead Actor ni a Drama) Come Blow Your Horn - Buddy - The Company Theatre - 2004 Midsummer Nights Dream - Peter Quince - ASF Liquid Princesses - ASW 10 minute play festival: --Inside a Woman --Isle 17b --Everybody Goes Home a Winner --Rumplestilskins' Daughter --Like Mother Used To Make - Fronterafest --Sakura Wars - Gary/Train Station attendant - TV/DVDJapanese Anime series. 2001: The Tempest - Trinculo - The State Theatre/Austin Theatre Alliance Arsenic & Old Lace (X2) - (Aunt Martha once, Mortimer Brewster once) LOGOS - Le Petomane - Vincent Van Gogh - Frontera Fest Going Public - 2000: A Midsummer Nights Dream - ZACH & ASF - 2 Pucks, consecutive runs! How The Other Half Lives -The Company Theatre That Championship Season - The Comapny & Onstage Degas Little Dancer - Edgar Degas LUV - 1999: My Three Angels - Joseph Blithe Spirit - Director - (Nominated for Outstanding Direction of a Comedy) As You Like It - Orlando - ASF Twelfth Night - Sebastien -  FWSTIP Othello - Roderigo - FWSTIP Harvey - Dr. Sanderson - Onstage 1998 and before... A Christmas Carol - Director - Onstage Theatre Company Hound of the Baskervilles - John Stapleton Radio Scrooge - The Company Theatre True West - Sol Suburbia - Jeff -The Company Harvey - Omar Gaffney - Onstage Bell, Book & Candle - Nicky Sylvia Talk Radio - Kent - Barefoot In the Park - Paul The Cherry Orchard - Stranger/Station Master The Miser - Anselme Dates Without Chicks - Narator The Odd Couple - Felix - The Company Orphans - Phillip - The Company Search & Destroy - Roger Rope - Phillip - The Company A Few Good Men - Director - Black Comedy - Brindsley Midsummer Nights Dream - Snout/Wall - ASF A Christmas Carol - National Tour - FWSTIP Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - SWTSU -  Potifar

From Shakespeares  Much Ado...Damian as Benedick, and Shannon Grounds as Beatrice.

Producing Artistic Director J.Damian Gillen

From Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn, Damian as little brother Buddy and Kenneth Bradley (right) as Alan.

Amy Rollins (Suz) and Damian as Jeff from Eric Bogosians  Suburbia.  Directed by Karen Carver-Sneed

As a refugee, publicity photo from critically-acclaimed: Isle 17b by John Walch, Directed by Robi Polgar

As the rocker, Kent, in the critically acclaimed  TALK RADIO Directed by Barbara George-Reiss. Eric Bogosian attended a performance and was pleased!

Damian's Bio:

--Actor, Producer, Director...denture wearer. He was Born in Brooklyn, NY but got to Texas as fast as he could!  Raised by wolves, Damian never really was afraid of meat.  When referring to salad he often remarks "That's not food...that's what food eats!"  OK, joking aside, Damian is an award winning, classically-trained, Shakespearean actor who graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a B.F.A. in Theatre.  He then spent 2 years with Fort Worth Shakespeare-in-the-Park, (including 2  national tours.)  He performed in such favorites as Romeo & Juliet, As You Like it,  Henry IV and many others.  He went to Austin to work with the Austin Shakespeare Festival in the summer of 1992 performing A Midsummer Nights Dream (and ended up staying for 13 years!)  In 1993, he founded THE COMPANY, Theatrical Productions where he directed the Texas Premiere of Aaron Sorkins A FEW GOOD MEN. The show recieved critical acclaim during its four  week  run that it was revived later that year for another three weeks and earned THE COMPANY many accolaides including a B. IDEN PAYNE AWARD nomination for Outstanding Production of a Drama (not bad for a 1st-time director.)  He has acted or directed in every production of THE COMANY over the next 12 years.  He recieved his 1st B. IDEN PAYNE AWARD for his performance as Edward  In Edward & The Calico Cat produced by Pollyanna Theatre Company. For 5 years he was Actor and Company Manager for Zachary Scott Theatre Centers Project Interact perfoming for over 250, 000 happy children of all ages!  He has worked in or on stage with just about every theatre in Austin, in addition to touring to Texas Theatres as well. In 2003 he started touring his first ONE-MAN SHOW... BAH HUMBUG! with great success.  He contnues to tour one-man shows throughout Texas and surrounding areas; as well as producing many other comedies & dramas in his new hometown of San Antonio!  BAH HUMBUG is now in its 4th year and has played to over 10,000! This bio was written as a sleep-deprivation exercise BTW: He does not wear dentures. To contact Damian click here: damian