DAVID BEATTY
Hello and welcome to my site!
For over 30 years, I have worked as an actor, director, filmmaker, writer and teacher. Much of that work has happened on the stage, performing all over the United States with national repertory companies, storefronts, and touring troupes. I’ve had the privilege of directing Matthew Lombardo's LOOPED to appearing in the West Coast premiere of Sam Shepard’s Simpatico and the U.S. premieres of Mark Ravenhill’s The Cut and Dennis Kelly’s Love & Money, to regional productions like A Streetcar Named Desire, Big Love, Noises Off, The Lower Depths, and Small Domestic Acts.
I've also spent many years writing and directing for the screen, both big and small, most recently with my feature film Hello Alice Bloom through my production company, Double Yellow Line Films and teaching acting, screenwriting, and directing at places like UC Davis and with the LA film collective We Make Movies.
I'm currently working toward turning The Appetite of Giants into a live solo show. Writing and performance have always lived together, whether I'm producing my Hollywood Fringe play Grocery Store Romance, or sharing practical tools for performers in my book An Actor's Process.
But you can also find me working with ceramics, painting, photography, cooking a good meal, or hiking Griffith Park or through the majestic redwoods of Northern California. So much to do, so little time!
If you are here becuase you are curious or maybe by complete accident.
Either way, thanks again for visiting! Take a look around, and make yourself at home :-)
