Leon Schwendener

I am a New York based actor/filmmaker

“The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet are of Imagination all compact” – William Shakespeare

I am a Graduate of the BFA Acting Program at Carnegie Mellon University.

I have performed with several regional theater companies: among them Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts and Unto These Hills in Cherokee, North Carolina. I am currently based in NYC but have the option of being Bicoastal. I am currently pursuing a career as an actor who wants to do both stage and film.

As well as being an actor, I am also a filmmaker. I specialize in surrealist, slapstick comedy that sometimes merges into a blend of suspense and horror. I set up all the shots myself, perform my own stunts, edit the footage, and score the films. During this unprecedented time of isolation, I have had ample to time to churn out a good number of short films. The Youtube links to my most recent work can be viewed above!

“Earth’s the right place for love: I don’t know where it’s likely to go better.” – Robert Frost

SELF-PRODUCED SHORT FILMS:

The Honest Woodcutter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0O4n3ZcM3A

Devils Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOwTVMbaNM0

The Gettysburg Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLGM454PMOA&t=1s

THEATER REVIEWS:

REVIEW: Show Response: The Dastardly Thornes v. The Town of Goldhaven https://www.staffpicks.fun/soapbox/show-response-the-dastardly-thornes-v-the-town-of-goldhaven?fbclid=IwAR3kx1lgkIjU4LGXcwT-Hn3zXZhUDZshtpqygenudmqVnFE3Qi7vJjHdI

REVIEW: Theater That Matters – Sleeping Beauty at A.R.T/New York Theaters, June 25, 2019. Click here.

REVIEW: Amina Henry and Project Y Create a Feminist “Sleeping Beauty” for Families, June 24, 2019. Click here.

REVIEW: “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM” IN THE DELL AT THE MOUNT
July 12, 2017. Click HERE.