Full Name: Christopher Innvar

Character: Benedick

Hometown: Huntington, NY

First play that you saw: When I was 10 years old I saw Peter Pan with George S. Irving playing Hook. I later did Oliver with him at Paper Mill Playhouse and it was a thrill. And played Hook myself that same year.

First experience with Shakespeare: Brutus in Julius Caesar and Flute/Thisby in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in rep  at the Champlain Shakespeare Festival.

Worst Flubbed Line/Missed/Onstage Mishap: My front tooth fell out while playing Elvis Presley in front of an audience of 5 in the San Fernando Valley.

Worst Job you ever had: Playing Elvis Presley in the San Fernando Valley.

Three things that you can’t live without: Food. Water. Love.

Christopher Innvar is an Associate Artist at BSC. Read more about Christopher.