ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the process

WEEK TWELVE Dan Ruth and his Life Behind Bars, literally and figuratively

August 13, 2020 Dawn A. Westbrook Season 1 Episode 12
ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the process
WEEK TWELVE Dan Ruth and his Life Behind Bars, literally and figuratively
Show Notes

One of the most talented actors I have ever seen on stage, Dan Ruth is a true showman, a writer, a musician, an actor, a director and a friend.  A studied actor, the alcoholism that  trapped and spun him into a downward spiral was the one thing that miraculously turned his life around.  He singing voice is as powerful and passionate as Mandy Patinkin, his unrelenting comic timing will make your face hurt from laughing so hard, and his gut-wrenching personal tragic story about how he turned his life around are all a part of what make this man such an inspiration.  His show "A Life Behind Bars" has won numerous awards such as:  2018 Bistro Award for "Outstanding Solo Play," 2018 MAC Award for "Best Spoken Word Artist," 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival Producer's Encore Award, the 2016 Best Autobiographical Show award at United Solo Festival and last but not least the 2018 Martha Hill Newell Playwright's Fund Award.  Dan's have a bar towel will travel attitude will put this ball-of-energy actor back on the road again with his tour de force as soon as this COVID-19 thing is over. "A Life Behind Bars" is the perfect show for any producer looking to get audiences running back into their theatre seats and experience just why live theatre is an electric, and enjoyable way to spend one's evening.   You can also find Dan on Instagram @danruthbkny ;  FB @danruthbkny ; OR Twitter @ danruthbkny.  His website is www.danruthbkny.com