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Mark Murphey*

Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Sea Captain and Priest in Twelfth Night

In 27 seasons at OSF: Pike in Paradise Lost, Virgil in Bus Stop, Michael Bern in Daughters of the Revolution [Continental Divide], Cassius in Julius Caesar, Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing, Leontes in The Winter's Tale, Daniel Pearce in The Pool of Bethesda, Iago in Othello, Hamlet in Hamlet, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Kit Carson in The Time of Your Life, Posthumus in Cymbeline, among others.

Other theatres: In seven seasons with American Conservatory Theater: Yolland in Translations, Horace in The School for Wives, Simon in Hay Fever, Ken Talley in Fifth of July, among others; Utah Shakespearean Festival, Geva Theatre Center, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, The Rubicon Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Alley Theatre, Intiman Theatre, South Coast Repertory, A Contemporary Theater, The Odyssey Theatre.

Awards: Drama-Logue Awards for Hamlet (OSF) and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (American Conservatory Theater).

Education: BA in Drama, Baylor University.

* member of Actors' Equity Association

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our company members

Full time: 325
Part time: 175
Average length of service: 8 years
Volunteers: 600

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