Draft:Duane Weekly
American actor
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Emmitt Duane Weekly is an American actor, theatre director, and musician who starred in productions of Macbeth (1982), Foxfire (1992), The Devil's Disciple (1993), The Skin of Our Teeth (1994), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1997), directed multiple productions at OnStage Playhouse, and appeared in the film Skin: The Movie (2018).[1][2]
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1951 or 1952 (age 73–74)
- Actor
- theatre director
- musician
Duane Weekly | |
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| Born | Emmitt Duane Weekly 1951 or 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Other names | E. Duane Weekly |
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Personal life
Weekly was born to Robert and Freeda Woodward[3][4] in Lewiston, Idaho. He attended Fresno High School[1][2] and majored in theater arts at Southwestern College. He moved to Coronado, California in 1997 where met his wife Susy during a production of Last of the Red Hot Lovers.[2]
Career
Weekly joined the Coast guard for four years before a friend challenged him to take on acting.[2] In 1982, he starred as the titular character in Macbeth at Southwestern College.[2][5] In a 1992 review for Foxfire, William Fark at The Californian said "Weekly plays mean guitar and switches singing styles for dramatic effect."[6] In 1993, he directed a production of Life with Mother, a sequel to Life with Father by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse.[7][8][9] Weekly was cast as Barney Cashman in a production of Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers in 1997.[2][10][11] In the early 2000s, he directed productions of Prisoner of Second Avenue and David L. Paterson's Finger Painting in a Murphy Bed at OnStage Playhouse.[12][13] Weekly appeared in the films Misdirection (2011) with Karl Backus and Skin: The Movie (2018).[2][14]
Stage credits
| Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
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| 1981 | Wurzel-Flummery | [2] | ||
| 1982 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Mayan Hall, Southwestern College | [2][5] |
| 1984 | See How They Run | Lamb's Player Theatre, Coronado, California | [15][16] | |
| 1985 | The Alchemist | Marquis Gallery Theater, Little Italy, San Diego | [17] | |
| A View from the Bridge | Eddie Carbone | Lamplighters Community Theatre, La Mesa, California | [2] | |
| 1991 | The Thurber Carnival | Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | [18] | |
| 1992 | Foxfire | Dillard | Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | Also plays guitar[6][19] |
| 1993 | The Devil's Disciple | Anthony Anderson | Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | [20][21] |
| Life with Mother | N/a | Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | Director, sequel to Life with Father by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse[7][8][9] | |
| 1994 | The Skin of Our Teeth | Mr. Antrobus | Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California | [22] |
| 1995 | Sing Me a Song | N/a | Pacific Coast Center for the Arts, Escondido, California | Song review, Weekly covered "Moon River"[23] |
| 1997 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers | Barney Cashman | Coronado Playhouse, Coronado, California | [2][10][11] |
| 1998 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Sheriff | Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, California | [24] |
| The Dining Room | Gordon | OnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California | [25] | |
| 2000 | Don’t Dress for Dinner | Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, California | [2] | |
| 2001 | Finger Painting in a Murphy Bed | N/a | OnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California | Director, by David L. Paterson[13] |
| 2002 | Prisoner of Second Avenue | Mel Edison | OnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California | Also director[12] |
| 2005 | Return Engagements | Joe Bristol | Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, California | By Bernard Slade[26] |
| 2016 | The Duck Variations | George | La Jolla Commons Theatre, La Jolla, California | [2] |
| 2022 | Red Jasper | Tom | Lamplighters Community Theatre, La Mesa, California | World premiere[27] |
Accolades
| Event | Year | Film | Award | Result |
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| Blast Off Film Festival | 2019 | Skin: The Movie | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
| Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | 2020 | Best Ensemble | Nominated |
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