“Anthony Comstock” in Satan’s Whore – Victoria Woodhull @ Theater for the New City

In March and April of 2012 I played Anthony Comstock and William Vanderbilt in Theater for the New City’s production of “Satan’s Whore – Victoria Woodhull.”

A review of the show by Andrew Martin said that I was both “spendid” and “delectable.”

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Director) proudly presented Satan’s Whore, Victoria Woodhull, written by Richard Geha, March 22 – April 8, 2012. Lissa Moira directed this post-Civil War, period drama about the sexual liberationist Victoria Woodhull.

“Herr Drosselmeyer” in Seiskaya Ballet’s 2011 Nutcracker

In December 2011, I reprised the role of Herr Drosselmeyer in Seiskaya Ballet’s 2011 production of The Nutcracker!

A review of The Nutcracker in the Smithtown Messenger said this of me:  “No less impactful was Robert Colpitts as Herr Drosselmeyer. His ability to provide a quirky characterization of the eccentric Drosselmeyer added to the mystique. Colpitts displayed impeccable timing with unerring musicality as he accentuated each movement on cue.”

Hailed in its 1995 debut as Long Island’s most lavish Nutcracker, the Seiskaya Ballet production of the classic holiday ballet returns to Stony Brook’s Staller Center in a truly international collaboration, choreographed by world renowned Russian-born choreographer Valia Seiskaya.

Valia Seiskaya, a featured soloist with the National Opera of Greece for seventeen years, has compiled an enviable record as a master teacher and choreographer. Her proteges have garnered numerous awards in ballet competitions ranging from a Presidential Scholar in the Arts citation to three gold medals in international competitions. Along with Seiskaya’s seven-time selection as a coach for the American Team to international competitions, in 1994, she was nominated as best teacher and coach at the 16th International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria.

Mde. Seiskaya’s choreography has propelled her to the top ranks in the profession. A dance critic noted, “…Seiskaya’s ability to utilize each dancer’s talent to its fullest extent is simply remarkable. Her consistency in producing generation after generation of dancers capable of handling her demanding choreography make her extraordinary. Her command of the classical vocabulary has made her work legendary.”

Check out their website here.

“Fenton” in Merry Wives of Windsor and “Grumio” in Taming of the Shrew

In June 2011, I performed Fenton in Hudson Warehouse’s production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, and in August 2011, I performed the part of Grumio in their production of Taming of the Shrew.

Of Robert’s performance of Grumio, critic Richard Grayson offered: “The play’s buffoons are some of the best we’ve seen. There are moments when the mercurial, clownish physical antics and alternating exasperation and resentful spite of Petruchio’s servant Grumio threatens to run away with the show due to Robert Colpitts’ limber, hilarious performance: he seems to have eight legs like a spider, only they’re going in all directions at once.”

The Hudson Warehouse was founded in 2004 by Nicholas Martin-Smith with the intention of delivering the most vibrant, relevant, and engaging outdoor theatre possible. Located along the Hudson River in the heart of Riverside Park, the Solders’ and Sailors’ Monument is a beautiful back-drop and the north patio lends itself to a natural three-quarter thrust stage much like the one used by the actors at the original Globe Theater.

In August 2009, The L Magazine voted the Hudson Warehouse the “Best Out Door Theatre” in New York City, over even the Public Theatre in Central Park with its A-List Celebrities.

You can see Hudson Warehouse’s website here.