Directing: The Glass Menagerie
Recently, I participated in a three-week directing workshop taught by Seth Gordon, former Associate Artistic Director of The Cleveland Play House and current Associate Artistic Director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. The scene I chose to direct was from The Glass Menagerie, Scene Seven, by Tennessee Williams. It stars Scott Gorbach as Jim and Debbie Lenarz as Laura. Ray Caspio, Debbie Lenarz, and Scott Gorbach
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The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
I'm excited to announce I will be playing Yusef El-Fayoumy in The Basement Apartment Theater Movement's production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. The Basement Apartment Theatre Movement presents: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT by Stephen Adly Guirgis August 4, 5, 6, and 7 at 8:00 pm The Church at 6201 Detroit Ave. 6201 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH Admission is FREE! (Suggested donation of $15.00 if you can afford it) Directed by Dylan Winter Dwyer A hard-hitting, innovative play that examines modern religion and causes everyone to ask questions about what they believe. The afterlife has become a courtroom where those who await their final judgment are actually put on trial. This particular trial focuses on Judas Iscariot, more commonly known as the Betrayer of Jesus. In this play, the assumed guilt of Judas is examined as the Purgatorial courtroom calls such witnesses as Saint Peter, Mother Teresa, and Satan himself. Cast Judge Littlefield, Caiaphas The Elder - Pete Ferry Fabiana Aziza Cunningham - Caitlin Lewins Yusef El-Fayoumy - Ray Caspio Henrietta Iscariot - Sally Winter Mother Teresa - Mary Lu Franks Satan - Adam Spencer Bailiff, Simon the Zealot, Sigmund Freud, St. Thomas - Kevin Becker Loretta, Mary Magdalene, Soldier- Elizabeth Kelly Pontius Pilate - Geoffrey Short and Marc Moore Saint Monica - Erin Neal Butch Honeywell - Chris Bizub Saint Peter - Marc Moore Sister Glenna, Gloria, Soldier- Angie Iwaniec Mathias of Galilee, St Matthew, Soldier- Jason Klueber Judas Iscariot - Ryan Shrewsbury
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acting, theatreRay Caspio
Where've I Been?
There's been a lack of illustration-related posts recently, and for good reason! Open Mind Firmament ended its acclaimed run at Cleveland Public Theatre. Being a part of that show was a great experience! In early June, I completed a 10-day intensive workshop on Alba Emoting, taught by Roxane Rix, the senior teacher in the United States. It was a fascinating 10 days which resulted in new dimensions in my acting and many positive personal changes. I'm so grateful to have been introduced to this fascinating technique and look forward to continuing my study of it. Currently, I'm in a three-week directing workshop taught by Seth Gordon, former Associate Artistic Director of The Cleveland Play House, and current Associate Artistic Director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. I'll be directing a scene from Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, my favorite play. I will play Tom one day! That's my dream role. At the conclusion of this class, I will be continuing my training with my acting teacher, Elizabeth Ann Townsend. More Michael Chekhov is a good thing. Last weekend, I participated in a photoshoot with photographer Simon Peng and creator Tony Thai for The Intimacy Project, and am now working with the two of them on making that great project grow. On June 9th, I was the Dish of the Day on Deep Dish and ended up being the favorite Dish of that week, winning 30% of the votes in the weekly poll. Illustration and design-wise, I completed the home page illustration for 16thand8th.com; a website for a television pilot. I'm now working with Jayel Aheram to design the logo for his upcoming website, The Valleyist. It's great to be busy and I'm looking forward to upcoming auditions! Be sure to check out the newly updated pages on this site: Acting, which includes video, and Photo Galleries.
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The Carol Burnett Show & Mama's Family: Bless Our Happy Home
Bless Our Happy Home
Also available as t-shirts on RedBubble: Mama: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/5047559-1-mama-thelma-harper Eunice: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/5047542-1-eunice

This is my new illustration based on the Family sketches from The Carol Burnett Show and the Mama's Family series. The relationship between Mama and Eunice has fascinated me since childhood so I wanted to explore it a bit in this piece.  I'm finding that a lot of the illustrations I have done or want to do deal with relationships.

On both shows, Thelma Harper (Mama) was played by Vicki Lawrence and Eunice Higgins, Mama's daughter, was played by Carol Burnett. Both women are comedy gods to me. The sketches and series featured Betty White as Ellen, Mama's eldest daughter, and Harvey Korman as Ed Higgins, Eunice's husband.  Check out YouTube for some great classic clips of these two ladies at work!
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carol burnett, celebrity, illustration, televisionRay Caspio