Dean’s new play “Apocollapse!” will have a workshop and reading as part of the Ukrainian Cultural Festival in NYC in October.
Sep 6, 2025, 4pm Written by Dyan Wapnick and directed by Robert Lyons. Dean has joined the cast for this reading.
The latest installment of the Fertile Ground film and speaker series that I curate for the Ukrainian Institute of America invited senior producer Daniel Lombroso of the The New Yorker to talk about the films of documentary-maker Nadia Parfan. We had a full house, they...
My follow up film to "Everyone Has the Right" has been released, "We Dare Not Fail." It's the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, created with illustrator Julian Dwyer.
Тhe project of ProEnglishTheatre of Ukraine created with much love and admiration to Armed Forces of Ukraine! text: Yurii Hudymenkovoice and translation: Dean Temple (USA)video editing: Anton Dmytruk (UKR)concept: Alex Borovenskiy (UKR)
I haven't mentioned in this blog that I wrote, animated, and directed a short film for the FDR Presidential Library. That film has been named a Semi-Finalist for the Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying festival.
Last month, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin released his new country album “These Blazing Fingers.” This month we take you behind the scenes of his music video shoot with CMT-Award winning director Wes Edwards. Featuring US Treasury spokesperson and former Fox News Commentator Monica Crowley. This...
Gotta keep busy during lock down, so I dragged Alex into shooting a comedy sketch, and my friend Theresa helped virtually. I don’t do impressions, so I can’t say my Mnuchin is spot on, but my Mark Meadows is so uncanny it’s freaking me out.
When I’m a little kid I just want to tell funny stories like my Uncle Andy. He’s the one in the middle of the picture — below my mom and above Aunt Mika — with his tongue out. You know someone like him. The whole space brightens when he...
(Live on the stage of Theater 3 at Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh, image by Chris Scott.) Let me tell you about Suicide Wednesday. As prepared as I was going to Edinburgh Fringe, I did not know about Suicide Wednesday, and it’s important to share what...
The Isabel Sandoval film Lingua Franca (starring me, well… me in a cameo) is a contender for the Best Film Award in this years Official Competition at the London festival. Writer, director, actor Isabel Sandoval is the first transgender director to compete in Official Competition....
Isabel Sandoval’s film Lingua Franca, about a transgender woman under threat of deportation, is one of 11 films (out of 900 submitted) selected for this year’s Venice Film Festival. I play Chad in this film. I’m a little bit excited about this, here’s the article...
Killy Dwyer invited me onto her awesome radio show Mock-U-Mental (okay, maybe I prompted the invite). I got to share the two hours with the funny and talented T-Spoon, aka Katie Haller. We told stories, we sang songs, I ran out early to catch my...
https://www.wamc.org/post/inaugural-phoenicia-fringe-festival-begins-july-5 I’m on talking Voice of Authority and what possessed me to take a show to EdFringe, along with Michael Koegel of the Phoenicia Playhouse and Doug Motel from the show Mind Salad.
As I rewrite Voice of Authority for its Edinburgh run, I’ve had to cut some of my favorite Zachary stories so I’m sharing them here. Zachary was my mentor, a Balanchine dancer, and the choreographer of the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. He’s also a character...
In this episode, Mary can compete with me when it come to getting in big trouble. Her story is about heroin dealing at age 13. All I did that year was set a toilet on fire. I’ll tell that story another time. Mary Goggin is...
“Hellooooooo!“ Zachary says before he’s even opened his door. You know how your dog greets you when you come home, tail wagging so hard it looks about to break off? Zachary greets you with just as much verve, but more Ethel Merman than Labrador. And...
In this episode of Big Trouble, Clare Solly thinks her height makes her impervious to weed only to take a trip down paranoia lane. Clare is a confessed seltzer addict and is a California writer/actress/singer living in NYC, has a couple of Off-Broadway credits and...
In this episode of Big Trouble, Simon knocks a guy out cold on the subway for getting in his face, and you don’t get in a face this pretty without consequences. Simon Rogers is an actor, model, and founder/owner of three NY-based talent agencies, now...
“SAFE. SOFT. (147/365)” by Tim Pierce is licensed under CC by 2.0 I’m six years old, first grade, PE. We’re trying softball for the first time and I want to swing that bat so badly I can barely stand it. I’m obsessed, like some mouth-breathing...
It’s time to parody The Moth with The Muff! The Muff satirizes all the elements you see at a typical Moth show. You’ll see the storytelling types: The Crier, The Rambler, The First-Timer, The Stand-up Comedian, The Fake Newbie, The Survivor…. Or course everyone’s name...
As part of the East to Edinburgh Festival at 59E59, Voice of Authority will do a preview run of the EdFringe version of the show, July 17-21, 2019. Currently working on a rewrite of the show with editing/writing direction from NYC comedy veteran Veronica Mosey,...
In this episode of Big Trouble, actor/playwright/storyteller Octavia Chavez-Richmond gets kicked out of a theater company for letting out her frustrations, and she learns a thing about empathy and always trying your best in the process. Brought to you by Voice of Authority, my comedy...
Tribeca Film Institute has selected 14 scripted and documentary projects for the 16th annual Tribeca All Access program which amplifies stories from historically underrepresented voices. I play the role of Chad in this film directed by Isabel Sandoval, which is now a recipient of this...
Some days you have no damn luck. My show, Voice of Authority, is about a string of those days when the US Department of Justice comes after me for $19 million. True story. And the song that serves as the core theme of the show...
Quoted from review by Shoshana Roberts. BOTTOM LINE: The witty and charming Dean Temple uses stand-up, singing, and other ways of storytelling to delve into his existential crisis of wanting to be a performer versus having a more conventional job. Voice of Authority, written and performed by...
Your Edinburgh Fringe show opens an NYC run later this week, but it’s morning, the windows are still dark, your bed is warm and you have no intention of getting out of it. Putting your feet on the floor will put you back in touch...
Yes, she really did that. Yes, it was exciting growing up in my house.
(Pictured, left to right, my grandfather, Baba, great grandfather, and great aunt, and me, center, the disappointing, lazy three year old who has yet to compose his first opera) It’s a two-hour long train ride into the city to perform for five minutes, and after...
Big Trouble asks you to tell your small stories of big trouble, since my show, Voice of Authority, is about getting into trouble with the Dept of Justice to the tune of $19 million. Mike Hnatyshyn is an active member of the Ukrainian community in...
Dean dressed like a bum and Little Dog* in her stylish down jacket, walking across the pond. Image credit Alex Tuller. I’m looking for ways to avoid the things I don’t want to do. There’s this long list of practical, business-side things looming over my...
My show, Voice of Authority (tickets»), is about getting into big trouble. The US Dept of Justice comes after me for $19 million. True story. So I’m doing a new, very short storytelling series I’m calling Big Trouble, where I ask you to tell us...
(Pictured above, my mom, my baby sister, mom’s ’68 Mustang, and me with the mop of black hair.) You have this ambitious project that you need to take on, the kind of project that most of the world around you sees as utterly impractical. And...
If you’re like me you stare at your computer screen and think, my God, why did I announce this was a regular thing in that first blog entry? The first one is so easy. The idea pops into your head. It just happens and then...
In earlier performances of Voice of Authority I’ve had sometimes as much as a half hour before the show on stage, so I’ve played my own pre-show music and greeted the audience on their way in. As much as I love doing that, I get...
Voice of Authority will have five performances as part of FRIGID 2019 at the Kraine Theater on E. 4th St. in NYC. Thursday Feb 21st, 8:50pm Thursday Feb 28th, 5:30pm Tuesday March 5th, 7:10pm Friday March 8th, 5:10pm Saturday March 9th, 3:20pm
At David Lawson’s Astoria Bookshop Storytelling Show the other day, I told a story about setting a toilet on fire in middle school. And just as I paint a picture of sitting in the principal’s office, I blank. Completely. It’s almost like I forget I’m telling a story. I’m just looking out at the people in the chairs. I start to see the concern in their faces.
When you get to play an angel and a devil, that’s a pretty good Christmas. Marie Hasenpflug’s production of the Lux Soap radio play in LaGrangeville, New York, performed to two sold-out audiences and it was a delight to be part of it. I played...
Yes, if you like video games, then you can see me in this one. That might even be me in this picture. A lot of the horse footage will be modeled from the work I did on this project, not sure I should say more...
I’m very thrilled to join the cast of Isabel Sandoval’s feature film Lingua Franca, playing the character of Chad. You might have seen Isabel’s film Apparition, which showed at MoMA last year. Producers on the film include Oscar-winner Gigi Dement, and Grammy- and Tony-Award winner...
Voice of Authority will be part of the 2019 FRIGID NYC festival at Under St. Marks in February next year, with a minimum of five performances. Dates will post in events on this site and our Facebook page once they are set. In other super...
Voice of Authority has been invited to do a 20 minute version of the show at StoryFest this year, curated by Harmon Leon. The performance will be at the PIT Underground on July 14 at 4pm, and other performers in this block include: Amanda Miller...
“Dean Temple is an engaging guy. Right from the moment we stepped into the basement space at the Unitarian Universalist Church we felt as if we were part of something – even if we didn’t quite know what it was. The space, as you might...
I traveled to my first Fringe festival in Pittsburgh this weekend with no idea what to expect. I didn’t know what Pittsburgh would be like, what performing at a festival would be like, whether there would be anyone in the seats, or what it’s like...
In my other life as a creative director (link to my other life») I often have to become a temporary expert in someone else’s field, their nonprofit, their business. I’ve delved into an enormous array of subjects, ranging from writing simplified explanations of ETFs for...
Weird things happen when you perform, like you write a solo comedy show and someone who sees it books you as a singer/guitarist. This event looks really fun and the other performers look super talented and interesting. Amanda Miller is the host (she's been hosting this for five years now) and she and I will both have our shows at Pittsburgh Fringe next month.
“Because attending the Fringe Festival is so much like unearthing buried treasure, it’s important to have a few shows in particular to orbit your Fringe experience around. Xela Batchelder, Pittsburgh Fringe’s executive director, had a few suggestions for me when I had the opportunity to...
I like would not have considered entering the lottery for this festival, but I met its director in Edinburgh last August and she was pretty cool, and also interested enough in the show’s concept that I was curious to see how it would play in...
And I’ve rewritten it again, because that’s what I do over and over again. I had amazing input from several friends who came to the SOLOCOM premiere of the show, as well as my director Courtney, and I knew immediately what they were talking about....
I’m very lucky to have worked on this project with artist Aviva Rahmani. Her Facebook post is copied and pasted below: Very pleased to have learned this evening that a portion of The Blued Trees Symphony will be an audio installation for the “Precarious Sounds//Sounding...
Okay, so I have been a fan of Martin Guitars since I was in high school and my friend Coop got one. That guitar had something on the low end that no other guitar I’d ever played had, this bold, pronounced boom and trueness in...
Earlier this year I got it into my head to take a solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and it seemed like a great idea except for not having a solo show to perform. Nine months later (what an interesting time frame) my show...
And Mark gives me a great little plug: “Dean is such a great talent and we share the same work ethic and passion for film.” Thanks Mark! Read the entire interview here»
I love the spontaneous creativity that comes from performing readings of new plays, or any plays for that matter. Monday I got the chance to work with Everyday Inferno Theatre Company again in the gallery space of Access Theater, where Everyday Inferno has its residency....
A couple of years ago artist and curator Linda Weintraub introduced me to Aviva Rahmani and I got to take part in her Blued Trees installation/performance piece at the International Studio & Curatorial Program. Aviva is an amazing artist who created this work to fight...
As part of my residency with Rebel Theatre Ensemble, I wrote a solo show about the last two years of my mentor’s life. That mentor was Zachary Solov, choreographer of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and a former dancer with Balanchine’s first touring company and Ballet...
"Here Lies Joe is a successful character driven story which creates the narrative via those characters. It's not a rich tapestry of characterization, which would be defeating, but elemental, providing just enough to move the story along and provide the viewer with a connection. "I give it a full 5 Daggers, both for being the wonderful film it is and giving me so much to talk about; now that's the definition of film." Full review»
I serve on the board of directors of Spark Media Project, which teaches media arts to underserved youth and gives them a forum to create film, television, radio, VR and more. Very excited to repost their recent success from the Tribeca Film Institute: Spark Media Project's "Santa Woman" was selected from hundreds of submissions from across the country as one of the top five finalists in the Tribeca Film Institute's "The America I Am" Competition, which recognizes young filmmakers "that express unique perspectives on the American experience." The film was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival red carpet premiere at Ellis Island on April 19th, 2017.
I will be doing a half hour of my hour-long solo show at the PIT Loft at 154 West 29th Street on May 11 at 7:30pm Dean Temple in You Can’t Afford This Show Dean is living proof that the lottery makes a lousy retirement...
This past Sunday I took part in a reading of MB in White Plains before a crowd of about 150 or so. The play is a hip hop musical, a modern retelling of the Moses story in the context of the intersection of corporate America and hip hop culture. It's a compelling modern slavery tale, and I feel privileged to have played a part in it.
The 2017 Draft Film Festival in Derry, New Hampshire gave Here Lies Joe its Outstanding Short Drama Award last week. So in addition to the beautiful letter from a mother posted in a previous blog entry, Mark Battle brings home an award. I love the...
“Temple’s solid, almost soothing, reading voice provides a steady guide through Stone’s text… Overall, though, Temple turns in a proficient performance.” I’m pretty sure that no one has ever called me soothing before. Full review»
As a performing artist your greatest hope is that you will reach your audience in a meaningful way, sharing something with them about what it's like to be human and trying to find our way through life. This note was passed along to Here Lies Joe's director Mark Battle at the Draft Film Festival last week. As Mark said, "This is better than any award could ever be."
"The chemistry between Temple and Morrow is off the chart. The duo play meet cute in an oddly effective way given the subject matter--Some Hollywood produced rom-coms have less of that key element with a two hour narrative than "Joe" has within its format." Read the full review here »
I’ve been working on a solo show I plan to take to Edinburgh Fringe in summer 2018. While I had a rough draft written, I wanted something to help me start whipping it into performance shape. Enter Peter Michael Marino’s class Flying Solo at the...
I will appear in “The Girl in the Gulf” – Amy Rose Hurst case (episode 101) on March 14 on Investigation Discovery at 10pm as Dock Detective. I had a blast shooting this in Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay, even though they dressed me in...
At the time of writing, The Upstarts audio book is number 9 on Amazon’s bestseller list for Technology and Business books. Hachette let me know that they sold 1,000 copies of the audiobook in the first week. They also let me know that’s an extremely...
Just finished recording an interesting and insightful – and incredibly well researched – new book by New York Times’ bestselling author James McGrath Morris about the friendship between Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos, two radically different personalities with very different views of the world and...
Very excited to announce that Here Lies Joe is an official selection of the 2017 Chattanooga Film Festival. I am looking forward to visiting Tennessee this April!
My view as we start in on the Ambulance Drivers, about the friendship that developed between Hemingway and Dos Passos following their stints driving ambulances in World War II. It’s an incredibly well researched, very readable work by New York Times’ bestseller James McGrath Morris...
Excited to return to the studio with Hachette Audio next week to record The Ambulance Drivers by New York Times bestselling author James McGrath Morris. Here is his entry in Wikipedia. I feel honored for the opportunity to read his work.
I used to record on my guitar a lot, but then, like with acting, I stopped for a long time for no good reason. Here's the first one I've done in a while. It was done in one take, and no, my time keeping ain't so good when I'm solo. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/299759862" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]
I’m thrilled and honored to receive a Best Actor nomination at the London International Filmmakers Festival 2017 for my work in Here Lies Joe. The film was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Timothy J. Cox) and Best Editing. Congratulations and my thanks to director...
I wrapped yesterday on The Upstarts by New York Times bestselling author Brad Stone (The Everything Store), directed and produced by Lisa Cahn for Hachette Audio, read by me. It’s the story of the rise of AirBnB, Uber and the sharing economy (as well as...
What an amazing festival. They treated us fabulously, wined and dined us, we saw great film, and met warm, talented people. Thank you Marc and Brenda Lohrmer for organizing such a great week.
There's gonna be a lot of wining at this festival. And dining. Very excited to go to Napa, November 9-13, where Here Lies Joe has been made an official selection for 2016. And this is one of MovieMaker Magazine's Top 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee. Here is a link to the Napa festival website»
Here Lies Joe is an official selection of the 2016 International Filmmakers Festival in Berlin. The film has been nominated for Best Actor (Dean Temple), Best Short Film, and Best Editing. Screening times have not yet been announced. Link to list of nominees for Best Actor»
Here Lies Joe will make it's New Jersey premiere this September at the Golden Door Film Festival in Jersey City, an event founded by Bill Sorvino and chaired by Paul and Mira Sorvino. Festival dates are Sept 22-25, screening time has not yet been announced. Golden Door website»
The Knoxville Film Festival has made Here Lies Joe an official selection for their event at the end of August. Show time information will post when it becomes available.
Here Lies Joe is an official selection of the Chain NYC Film Festival at the 4th St. Theatre on August 14 at 2:15pm. And as you can see in the images on this page, they used my picture from the film for their promo materials.
It’s an honor to have been named Best Lead Actor in a Short Film at the Madrid Intl Film Festival this year. There are many people to thank, Mark, Pam, Andi, Tim, Mary, JP, Kristie, Shawn, Nicole, Bob, not a bad apple in the bunch...
I will be doing a live interview on Periscope from the Madrid Intl Film Festival today about Sweven Films’ Here Lies Joe.
I am thrilled and honored to have received a Best Actor nomination at the 2016 Madrid International Film Festival for my work as Joe in Mark Battle's Here Lies Joe. The film also received a nomination for Best Cinematography for Mark's outstanding camera work.
Here Lies Joe has been named an official selection of the 2016 Madrid International Film Festival. It will make its European premiere on July 8, 2016, and 2:50 PM in Screening Room 1. More info here»
Sometimes you luck out and someone drops a great role in your lap. Bootsie is that kind of role, a magical British Latin teacher who’s daily routine includes interruptions by ghosts. Director Courtney Laine Self invited me to play the part in Helen Banner’s play in progress “1989 and Hot” as part of Everyday Inferno Theatre Company’s 2016 Development Lab which culminated at the Access Theater last Saturday, and working alongside talented actors Meghann Garmany, Julia Christgau, and Rudi Utter was a real joy. I hope to work with all of them again.
Here Lies Joe will make its festival world premiere at the Monadnock Intl Film Festival in Keene, NH, on April 15 at 1:15pm. Information on the festival can be found here»
"Here Lies Joe is a touching film which carries the perfect balance of drama and humour. The performances from Temple and Morrow brilliantly convey the way people approach and respond to the matter of suicide, and Battle has produced an emotional short film that is indie filmmaking at its best." Read full review »
"Dean Temple was brilliant as Joe, a man ‘in transition’ and clearly down-on-his-luck, looking to end it all. Temple captures Joe perfectly from his darkest points all the way through to his acceptance of a friendship with ‘Z’. Andi Morrow matches Temple step for step with an enigmatic performance as ‘Z’. Morrow captures this seemingly free-spirit and plays it to the full bouncing off whoever she gets to interact with. It is a pleasure to watch Morrow and Temple interact as the have excellent chemistry on screen." I'm overwhelmed by the reception for this film, and so proud to have worked with such a talented cast and crew. Read the entire review »
By Andrew Buckner "From the opening moments of director Mark Battle and Sweven Films’ hauntingly beautiful twenty-three minute short, “Here Lies Joe”, a riveting tonal balance of melancholy, peppered with effective humor and an ebbing sense of optimism, is brilliantly established. We watch our lead, whose name is referenced in the title of the piece (rivetingly played by Dean Temple in a performance that is always watchable, absolutely perfect for the material and showcases his incredible abilities by speaking volumes through frequently sorrowful facial gestures) taping up the windows of his beat-up car, full of books and family photographs, in an attempt at ending his life. This sequence lasts but a minute. Regardless, it immediately pulls us into Joe’s world. This early bit is so triumphant at doing so that we instantly care for and desperately want to learn more about this lonely soul." Read the nice things he said about the other people in the movie»
"Battle’s lovely film is crafted beautifully in every frame and it is bolstered by a stellar cast across-the-board, led by Temple’s Joe, who is a study in subtlety and stillness. At the films’ close, Joe is becoming a man who is opening his eyes to the world for the first time in a long time and in Temple’s eyes, you see hope and a sense of peace that has long been missing. Andi Morrow’s spectacular Z, a marvelous, fully realized characterization that brims with humor, anger and warmth, matches Temple beat for beat throughout." Read full review on MQM»
"...some of the nicest moments in the film prove to be the sudden and unexpected smiles that emerge behind two people battling with a much deeper sadness than they want to let out, or can let out." Read the complete review here »
The first review for Here Lies Joe is out. Here is an excerpt: “Temple’s Joe is a prime example of subtlety and understatement, delivering a man who might be at the end of his rope, and intent on doing something about it, yet it’s so...
Rebel Theatre Ensemble 2015-16 will host a showcase at Ripley-Grier at 3pm and 7pm on August 31. The performers in this company are outstanding, and you can’t beat the price – $0/ticket, with a discount for groups of 10 or more 😉 I will be...
Both The Convict and The Naked Truth About Fairies have festival showings this month: The Naked Truth About Fairies Chain NYC Film Festival August 8 Chain Theatre NYC 2:30pm The Convict Massachusetts Independent Film Festival August 26 Somerville Theater Sommerville, MA 3:45pm The Naked Truth...
Fairies has been named an official selection of the Chain NYC Film Festival and will show this August at the Chain Theater in Long Island City (near where much of the film was shot). This festival is also next to Silvercup Studios, a sound stage...
Fairies has been named an official selection of the 20th Annual Indie Gathering International Film Festival in Hudson, Ohio, and has also won First Place in their Short Comedy Category. I figured it was time to upload a new picture with all the fancy new...
The Naked Truth About Fairies, a film I wrote and co-produced, has been named an official selection of the 2015 Depth of Field International Film Festival. This is the second festival selection for Fairies, which premiered earlier this year at the St. Tropez International Film...
Mark Battle has cast me as the lead in “Here Lies Joe,” the next project from Sweven Films. I worked with Mark on “The Convict,” and I’m very excited to work with him and my good friend Andi Morrow, who will be playing the female...
I will be returning in the role of Esteban in the new musical Under Her Hat, book and lyrics by Hana Roth Seavey and composed by Tor Ingar Jakobsen, on June 4, 2015, as part of Emerging Artists Theatre’s New Works Series at TADA! Theatre at...
Fairies had it’s world premiere today in Nice, France, at the St. Tropez International Film Festival. Kat and Crystal cruised the venue wearing wings and bearing wands, and by the time they were done filled the room. They also popped popcorn – real popcorn on...
We arrived in Nice yesterday evening. Today we’ll register for the festival, see some movies, meet some people and make the rounds for people to see our premiere tomorrow. It’s just so darned civilized here, by the way. You get up, you stop at the...
An official selection of the 2015 St Tropez International Film Festival with nominations for Best Short, Jury Prize, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. Written, produced by and starring me 🙂 Click here to see video»
The Naked Truth About Fairies, a film written by Dean Temple, and co-produced and co-starring Dean Temple, Kat Scicluna and Crystal Cotton received four award nominations for this year’s St. Tropez International Film Festival. The nominations are for: Best Short Film Jury Award Best Leading Actress,...
The Naked Truth About Fairies, a film I wrote, as well co-produced and co-star in with Kat Scicluna, has been named an official selection of the 2015 St Tropez International Film Festival. Southern France in May is sounding pretty good.
I will be returning as Esteban for a full reading of the new musical Under Her Hat, book and lyrics by Hana Roth Seavey and composed by Tor Ingar Jakobsen, the evening of Friday, April 24. The reading will be directed by Courtney Laine Self,...
I will be singing – and playing my ukulele – as part of the cabaret evening for the Mitchell Colucci Memorial Fund on April 11. The Mitchell Colucci Memorial Fund was established in memory of the Dover Plains-native actor who died tragically a couple of years ago....
I will be returning to the Knick in season two, starting this Wednesday, February 18, working as a horse wrangler and carriage driver with Cari Swanson and Rex Peterson. Last year was a terrific experience and I’m very excited to be coming back.
[Director and writer Rajendra] Maharaj tells the stories of these pioneering women scientists in his documentary play through music and memory, and their courageous story hurdles from present to past; tragedy to triumph. “Black Footnotes”, at its core, is a tribute to four of the...
My friend Kat Scicluna and I produced this film with a hard-working group of NYC SAG actors to celebrate the upcoming awards this Sunday. It's a nod to the mini-features during the show where A-Listers tell stories of how they got into the business. Please click through to the article to see the video»
Rebel Theater will launch its 2015 season Monday, January 12 at 7pm at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. I will be featured in a showcase in a scene by Terrence McNally at this event, and to top it off there will be cocktails and food. But...
Rebel Theater has cast me in the roles of Dean Whitehead, Knight Rider, and Reporter Three for their world premiere of Black Footnotes, written and directed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Rehearsals begin January 7, 2015, and the show will open February 1.
I will be playing Voice #2, Curly Bevan, Waldo and Young Waldo in the Stegasaurus Theatre Collective’s production of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood this Thursday through Saturday in the theater space at Joria Productions on 36th Street. Admission is pay what you like. This...
The SNOB Film Festival in Concord, NH, selected The Convict as its Best Short Drama at yesterday’s award ceremony. Director Mark Battle was there to receive the award, and darn it, I should have stayed the extra day.
“Dean Temple plays the convict, and he doesn’t utter a word for the first 10 minutes or so, but he doesn’t have to; you can see it all on his face…the pain, angst, and desperation above all else. He dominates the screen, but the rest...
The Convict is an official selection of this year’s SNOB Film Festival in Concord, NH, November 6-9. Director Mark Battle has been selected as part of this festival numerous times before, and his entry for last year, The Janitor (starring Michael Coppola, also of The...
The Convict played to a packed house at its world premiere on Thursday, October 16 in Portsmouth, NH. Director Mark Battle and I participated in a Q&A afterwards with lots of audience participation and some excellent questions. We even got to catch the documentary feature Slingshot, about...
Dean has been cast as Esteban in the new musical Under Her Hat, book and lyrics by Hana Roth Seavey and composed by Tor Ingar Jakobsen, and will be filming promotional videos this Halloween, directed by Courtney Laine Self.
Dean has been cast in a reading of Under Milk Wood to be directed by Paul Bourne and the Stegasaurus Theater Collective. Performances will take place November 13-15 at Joria Productions in NYC. Dean will play the roles of Second Voice, Fifth Drowned, Mr. Waldo, and...
Dean will be performing at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, October 9, playing Mr. Richards in the musical in development Fannie Lou, written and directed by Felicia Hunter.
Children’s Media Project in Poughkeepsie, NY, asked me to be a judge for their annual international film festival opened to youth filmmakers. I am very pleased and honored to take part in this event that encourages some incredibly talented young filmmakers.
Rajendra Maharaj and Adam Mace, who worked with Dean on Salome: Da Voodoo Princess of N’Awlins, have invited him to be part of the 12 person Rebel Theater Ensemble. As part of the program Dean will be writing a solo show that he will perform...
The Naked Truth About Fairies, written by Dean Temple, as well as co-produced by and co-starring Dean and Kat Scicluna, will have a private screening at the Anthology Film Archives on June 21, 2014. More information about Fairies can be found on the film’s website: nakedtruthaboutfairies.com....
Dean is playing Rod (Herod) in Rajendra Maharaj’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Salome alongside an amazingly talented cast. Produced by Rebel Theatre, the show runs from May 2 through May 25.
Your Edinburgh Fringe show opens an NYC run later this week, but it’s morning, the windows are still dark, your bed is warm and you have no intention of getting out of it. Puttin
Yes, she really did that. Yes, it was exciting growing up in my house.
(Pictured, left to right, my grandfather, Baba, great grandfather, and great aunt, and me, center, the disappointing, lazy three year old who has yet to compose his first opera) It
Big Trouble asks you to tell your small stories of big trouble, since my show, Voice of Authority, is about getting into trouble with the Dept of Justice to the tune of $19 million
Dean dressed like a bum and Little Dog* in her stylish down jacket, walking across the pond. Image credit Alex Tuller. I’m looking for ways to avoid the things I don’t want to
My show, Voice of Authority (tickets»), is about getting into big trouble. The US Dept of Justice comes after me for $19 million. True story. So I’m doing a new, very short stor
(Pictured above, my mom, my baby sister, mom’s ’68 Mustang, and me with the mop of black hair.) You have this ambitious project that you need to take on, the kind of pr
If you’re like me you stare at your computer screen and think, my God, why did I announce this was a regular thing in that first blog entry? The first one is so easy. The idea po
In earlier performances of Voice of Authority I’ve had sometimes as much as a half hour before the show on stage, so I’ve played my own pre-show music and greeted the a