Michael Venske

Today Michael shares his favorite costume from a show… Yep, it’s that exciting!

Ever since I mentioned it here, I’ve been meaning to write about my experience at the Guthrie in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. It’s been three weeks. That’s enough time to thoroughly decompress and reflect, right? Let’s start at the beginning… Exactly one year ago today I wrote here: The Guthrie is a well-oiled machine [...]

Riddle: What do you get when you combine thin (see-through) vintage tan slacks and dark-colored boxer-briefs? Answer: 66 performances of me unknowingly sharing my unmentionables with an audience. I wish someone had pointed this out to me…in January. mv

Counting today there are only five more performances of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Until we officially close, I can’t offer my thoughts on the overall experience. However, here are some complaints! I’m a better dancer… My left knee is killing me… Last week Joe Dowling and I shared a special moment.Hopefully there will be [...]

Opps! It happened again.Tonight on stage, in front of 600+ audience members, I dropped another martini glass. Boy oh boy, was that humbling! However, the show wasn’t all bad. Tonight one of my castmates said the following: “Some nights, you remind me of Bob Dole.” It shouldn’t have made my night, but for some weird [...]