DAVID KELTZ
SAG-AFTRA Member
Email: heroldkeltz@earthlink.net
Tel: 410-669-6582

THEATRE
Edgar Allan Poe ... one-man show, edited from Poe's own words, varies in length from ten minutes to two hours: International Poe Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, Rudolfinum Opera House, Prague Castle, Schoenborn Palace (1999); Theatre Harrisburg at The Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, PA; Poe Museums in Baltimore, Richmond and Philadelphia; The Poe Birthday Celebration in Baltimore (1993-94, 96-98, 03, 06-08); The National Theatre (Helen Hayes Gallery); Sage Theater, New York, NY; The Griffen Theatre, Salem, MA; The Orpheum Theatre, Wichita, KS; The Orpheum Theatre, Galesburg, IL; Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL; Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center, Huntingdon, TN; Park Theatre Civic Centre, North Vernon, IN; The Yellow Sign Theatre, Baltimore, MD; Montgomery Auditorium at the Free Library of Philadelphia; Copeland Lecture Hall at Winterthur, DE; Smithsonian Institution (National Portrait Gallery), Washington, D.C.; Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge, (2000-04); The Hotel Hershey (2002-10); First Night Montgomery County (1996-2000); Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum, Alexandria, VA (1998, 2000-2020); The James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Mentor, Ohio (2010-2019); University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology; Raven Society, University of Virginia; Cornell University; Sewanee: The University of the South; University of Maryland, College Park; Western New England University; Poe Studies Association International Conference; Poe's Baltimore Bus Tour (1999, 2000, 2002, 2012-2019); numerous other public and private events.

Captain John Smith, one-man show performed for Maryland Forestry, Park and Wildlife Services and Chesapeake Bay Foundation

H.L. Mencken, one-man show at the H.L. Mencken House, Baltimore

D.H. Lawrence, one-man show, Baltimore

Orson Squire Fowler, one-man show, Baltimore and Alexandria

George Mason and His Legacy, Gunston Hall, VA

George Mason

Steps in Time, The 1840 House, Baltimore City Life Museum

John Hutchinson

Equus, Lovegrove Alley Theatre, Baltimore

Frank Strang

Exit the King, Lovegrove Alley Theatre, Baltimore

The King

The Dumb Waiter, four different productions

Gus and Ben

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Captain Queeg

The Crucible

Governor Danforth

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia

L.D. Alexander

The Bad Seed

Leroy

Rashomon

Tajomaru

Three Penny Opera

Tiger Brown

Sticks and Bones

Ozzie

The Devils of Loudon

Father Grandier

TELEVISION

Somebody's Gotta Do It (CNN)Edgar Allan Poe
Ace of Cakes, I Do! Episode (Food Network)Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe: 200 Years of Mystery
The Investigative Technique of Detective Akechi Kogoro (NHK Japan)
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe, and The Raven, documentaries for ARTE, produced by ECO Media, Hamburg, GermanyEdgar Allan Poe

Homicide: Life on the Street, directed by Barry Levinson

Man at Scene (Principal)

Hannah USA (for the BBC)

Edgar Allan Poe

Maryland Legacy, Maryland Public Television

Edgar Allan Poe

Baltimore's Haunted History, The History Channel

Edgar Allan Poe

FILM

The Bingo Caller, produced by Jeff Alphin & Jane KingThe Widower


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TELEVISION COMMERCIALS

The Ravens NFL Team (“The Ghost of Edgar Allan Poe”)
(Finalist, London International Advertising Awards, Television/Cinema: Entertainment)
Edgar Allan Poe
Raven Beer, Baltimore, MDEdgar Allan Poe

INDUSTRIAL

Poe (Rabies) Diagnostic Challenge for Health Science MediaEdgar Allan Poe

RADIO

Annabel Lee, BBC RadioEdgar Allan Poe
The Black Cat, Annabel Lee, To Helen, NPR, Talk of the NationEdgar Allan Poe
The Tell-Tale Heart, WAMU-FMEdgar Allan Poe

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1993, Maryland Governor's Citation in recognition of promoting the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe
1994 Grant Recipient from Maryland State Arts Council for Solo Theatre Performance
1999-2007 Grant Recipient from Maryland State Arts Council for Artists-in-Education

Skills: Certified hypnotist; Kenpo, Shotokan Karate; yoga; hand-to-hand stage combat; firearms

Education and Training: B.A., Theatre, Florida Atlantic University, 1972; Barry Price's Stage Combat Workshop, Baltimore; Trazana Beverley, Acting Coach, Baltimore & New York; Lessac Kinesensic Training for the Voice with Nancy Krebs; Teaching Artist Institute, 2008

Professional Affiliation: SAG-AFTRA

Height: 5'6”; Weight: 145; Shaven Head/Dark Brown Hair; Blue Eyes


David Keltz
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David Keltz as
Edgar Allan Poe
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David Keltz as
Edgar Allan Poe
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