Friday, December 24, 2010

Phillip Pineno as Bob Cratchit at the Palace Theater 10th Annual Holiday Tradition

The Palace Theater in Manchester, New Hampshire continued their 10th Annual Holiday Tradition December 3-19, 2010 of presenting Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.  
This classic tale of Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Bob Cratchit, was filled with lively songs and dances. During the show, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on a snowy Christmas Eve.These ghostly visits reveal Scrooge's past, present, and future to him and fill him with new hopes and joys in the Christmas season. The Show was voted "Best theater event of the year" in Manchester by the Hippo Press readers and has become one of the most popular shows at the Palace Theater.

The Palace Theater production featured over 50 actors, including Phillip Pineno. Phillip, a New York City resident actor and musician, made his seconcd appearance in the role of Bob Cratchit. He previously appeared at the Palace Theater in the role of Oscar in Sweet Charity.

Some of Phillip Pineno's other theater roles include: Tateh in Ragtime at the Pittsburgh Playhouse with director Michael Rupert, Steward 2/Sailor in Anything Goes with director Roger Rees, and Ensemble in Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson with director Alex Timbers, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Paul in Patterns at the Player’s Club, New York City, The Baker in Into the Woods at the  Bristol Riverside Theatre, Lecturer in Reefer Madness, and Dwight Eisenhower in the First Lady Suite at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Phillip has appeared in several episodes of television show As The World Turns. He also had starring roles in independent film projects including: Stuart in Bummer directed by Blake LaRue, Boy in The Eye directed by Ian Karell, Eli in Roommates directed by Jon Curotola, and Orion in Orion’s Plot directed by Aniela Coveleski.

For more information about Phillip Pineno go to: http://www.papineno.com/ 

Phillip Pineno as Bob Cratchit 2010 with family

Phillip Pineno after the show at the Palace Theater
Phillip Pineno after the show inside the Palace Theater

Thursday, October 21, 2010

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Introducing Phillip Pineno

Phillip Pineno
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 Height: 5’10”     Vocal Range: Bari/Tenor      Weight: 155
Email: philpineno@gmail.com 

THEATRE:
Sweet Charity                      Oscar                 Palace Theatre of N.H.
Ragtime                             Tateh             Pittsburgh Playhouse          Dir. Michael Rupert
Anything Goes                  Steward 2/Sailor   Williamstown Theatre Festival  Dir. Roger Rees
Bloody ...Andrew Jackson    Ensemble      Williamstown Theatre Festival  Dir. Alex Timbers
A Christmas Carol               Bob Cratchit            Palace Theatre of N.H.
Patterns                                 Paul                        Player’s Club, NYC
Into The Woods                     Baker                      Bristol Riverside Theatre
Reefer Madness                     Lecturer                   Pittsburgh Playhouse
First Lady Suite                     Dwight Eisenhower    Pittsburgh Playhouse
Elliot and the Magic Bed       Bucket/Angelfish       Pittsburgh Playhouse
King of Hearts                       Lunatic/ Soldier         Pittsburgh Playhouse

FILM AND TELEVISION:
As the World Turns                Popcorn Vender         CBS-TV
As the World Turns                Shopper                     CBS-TV
As the World Turns                Film Crew                  CBS-TV
Bummer                                  Stuart                        Dir. Blake LaRue
The Eye                                  Boy                           Dir. Ian Karell
Roommates                             Eli                             Dir. Jon Curotola
Orion’s Plot                           Orion                         Dir. Aniela Coveleski

RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Streets of America (Reading)          The Society/Elmer the Hick     Michael Rupert
Eastburn Avenue (Reading)             Aaron                                    Marcus Stevens
Columbia MFA Directing Projects   Performer                              Anne Bogart, Brian Kulick
Summer Dance Intensive                 Dancer                                   Point Park University

TRAINING: BFA Musical Theatre Graduate of Point Park University
Voice: Michael Ricciardone, Gary Klein, Neal Tracy, Jeff Howell
Acting: Jack Allison, Jeffrey Saver, Kristine Lewis, Zeva Barzell, Ryan Karels, Kellee Van Aken
Dance: (Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Tap) Keisha Lalama-White, Angelo Fraboni, Jodi Welch, Stacey Wallace, Peter Mertz, Pearlann Porter

SPECIAL SKILLS: Advanced Saxophone, Advanced Volleyball, Intermediate Soccer, Intermediate Baseball, Advanced Snow Skiing; Dialects: British, Irish, Southern, Eastern European; Dance: Advanced Jazz, Beginner Ballet, Intermediate Modern, Beginner Tap; Trick Sticks, One-Handed Clapping Songs