DAVID BEATTY
Hello and welcome to my site!
For over 30 years, my heart has lived primarily 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.
Of course, storytelling takes many forms and I've spent years writing and directing for the screen—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 adapting my memoir, 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.
When I’m not deep in rehearsal or writing, you'll often find me working with ceramics, painting, photography, cooking a good meal, or hiking Griffith Park or through the majestic redwoods of Northern California.
Thanks again for visiting! Take a look around, and make yourself at home :-)