gay apparel:A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Leon played the Ghost of Jacob Marley, Fezzwig and 'Uncle' Tim in the 2009 production of Jason Moyer's high-fashion adaptation of Charles Dickens' holiday classic.
Cast: LEON ACORD, JOHN DOWNEY III, LORIANNE HILL, MANDI MOSS, JASON MOYER, CHRISTOPHER PEARSON Written, Produced & Directed by JASON MOYER Co-Directed by LAURALEA OLIVER Costume Design by JENNIFER C. SMITH Choreography by PAUL REID The LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE
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Carved in Stone
Leon reprised his role of Quentin Crisp in the Hollywood production of Jeffrey Hartgraves' literary after-life comedy, which enjoyed rave reviews and a 12-week run at Theatre Asylum.
Cast: LEON ACORD, CURT BONNEM, JESSE MERLIN, KEVIN REMINGTON & starring LEVI DAMIONE Featuring AMANDA ABEL and ALEX EGAN
Written by JEFFREY HARTGRAVES Directed by JOHN PABROS-CLARK
Proudced by MATTHEW QUINN Executive Producer LAURENCE WHITING
Co-Executive Producer LEON ACORD Theatre Asylum
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Monologue Madness! A Benefit for Doctors Without Borders
Leon performed two monologues in this fundraiser, which raised over $1,000, organized and directed by Lisa Soulé Christensen.
Cast: LEON ACORD, LAUREL FEIERBACH, CHARLES HARLANDER, LISA-BETH HARRIS, STEPHEN KNIGHT, ADAM LANGSAM, MICHEL-SHAWN O’LEARY, LEONARD QUARLES, ALEXIS SALONEN, SHARON SSAMPLES, COURTNEY SCHEUEMAN, MARCIE SCOTT, JOEL SHAPIRO & BRIANNA SHAUGHNESSY
Produced & Directed by LISA SOULE CHRISTENSEN The ELECTRIC AVENUE THEATRE
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Butterfly Effect: An All-Star Gala Benefiting the Jeffrey Hartgraves Cancer Recovery Fund
Leon returned to San Francisco to co-produce and host a slew of Bay Area theatre luminaries for
this fundraiser for playwright/actor/director/friend Hartgraves at
Theatre Rhinoceros.
Click HERE for more!
Cast:
MATTHEW MARTIN, VERONICA KLAUS, LEIGH CROW, CONNIE CHAMPAGNE, THE WHOA NELLIES, TRAUMA
FLINTSTONE, LIZ RYAN, davidmahr, DAVID BICHA, DON SEAVER, DONALD CURRIE, LIBBY
O'CONNELL, T.J. LEE, 'DREW TODD, JAYSON MATTTHEWS, DAYTRIPPERS, AND MANY MORE!
Co-produced & Hosted by LEON ACORD Theatre Rhinoceros
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Salsa Saved The Girls
Leon plays the bumbling ex-boyfriend of a Long Island single mom juggling two daughters, a slimeball ex and a messy love life in this world premiere comedy.
Cast: LEON ACORD, MIKEY BEVONI, SUZIE COBB, DON MALONEY, SANDRA PURPURO & LINDSAY SEIM Written by ROSE MARTULA Directed by JOSHUA MELTZER The Eclectic Company Theatre
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Fresh Meat
Leon played a British lightning-strike victim who finds love in a talk-show greenroom in Victims, and a snooty maitre d' in India Was Wonderful, in this evening of one-acts at Company of Angels Theatre.
Cast: LEON ACORD, MARYAM DALAN, D.J. HARNER, JON MOZENTER, OLIVER PAGE, LIZZIE PEET, STEVE ROMAN, PETER VANCE Written by CHRISTINA HART, JOE LAUINGER, JAMISON NEWLANDER, COREY POWELL Directed by TONY GATTO
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The Scheme of Things
In his LA stage debut, Leon played down-and-out yet over-the-top poet "Harlequin" in Nobel-winner Jacinto Benavente's comedy, newly translated & directed by Dan Oliverio.
Cast:
LEON ACORD, KATHY BELL DENTON, RICHARD HILTON, GARY KARP, DEBBIE
McMAHON, TOM MESMER, JENNIFER NORKIN, NICOLAS PAVLOS, BOBBY REED,
TERESA ANNE VOLGENAU, RICH WALTERS & WENDY WORTHINGTON El Portal Center for the Arts
The Last Sunday in June
A
couple's quiet day at home is interrupted as a series of friends drop
by, creating a chain of events that rock their relationship.
Cast:
LEON ACORD, MEGAN BIOLCHINI, TRISTAN JAMES BUTLER, P.A. COOLEY, ELIAS
ESCOBEDO, THOMAS FAHRNER, DAVID FITZPATRICK and ANDREW NANCE Written by
JONATHAN TOLINS Directed by GEORGE MAGUIRE New Conservatory Theatre
Center
Worse than Chocolate
Leon
played evil law firm administrator "Bob Lucey" in the revival of the
smash comedy hit, directed by Leon's frequent collaborator Jeffrey Hartgraves.
Cast:
LEON ACORD, ISSAC BRANTNER, SINA EIDEN, MEGAN HARDING, JEFFREY
HARTGRAVES, VERONICA KLAUS, SARAH KORDA, JAESON POST, LIZ RYAN, MARYSSA
WANLESS & CARA WICK Written by JAYSON POST Directed by JEFFREY
HARTGRAVES Theatre Rhinoceros
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Thief River
Leon
played a closeted 1970s farmer in this moving story, told over three
generations, of the lifelong, mostly unrequited love affair between two
men from a Minnesota farming community.
Cast:
LEON ACORD, LEVI DAMIONE, THOMAS LYNCH, BRUCE MOODY, JAY MOORE &
ANDREW NANCE Written by LEE BLESSING Directed by ED DECKER New
Conservatory Theatre Center
Carved in Stone
Leon won raves for his portrayal of Quentin Crisp in Jeffrey Hartgraves' literary after-life comedy, which Leon also co-produced.
Cast: P.A. COOLEY, LEON ACORD, MATT WEIMER, JEFFREY HARTGRAVES, DAVID TENENBAUM, MATTHEW MARTIN & 'DREW TODD Written by JEFFREY HARTGRAVES Directed by JOHN FISHER The Eureka Theatre
Ronnie Larson's A Few Gay Men
Larsen
takes transcripts of interviews and turns them into a three-ring
circus. The show enjoyed great reviews & an extended run, moving
from Venue 9 to Theatre Thinoceros.
Cast:
JOHN FISHER, LEON ACORD, BRIAN BENSTON, JEFFREY HARTGRAVES, ALAN S.
QUISMORIO, OCTAVIO SEZ DE IBARRA, JARED SCOTT, AARON WIMMER with JAYSON
MATTHEWS, 'DREW TODD & RONNIE LARSEN Written & Directed by
RONNIE LARSEN Venue 9/Theatre Rhinoceros
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Cyclops
Leon played the world's first pregnant man, whose condition threatrens the very relationship that put him "in a family way."
Cast:
LEON ACORD & JAVIER GALITO-CAVA Written by PRINCE GOMOVILAS
Directed by ENRICO RINALDI PLAYWRIGHTS' STEW/THEATRE RHINOCEROS
Message to Michael
Leon played the title role in this comic story of what happens between two best friends when one falls in love and "grows up."
Cast:
LEON ACORD, LEE CORBETT, MICHAEL DeMARTINI, TITO JACQUES, JARED SCOTT
& SCOTT STABILE Written by TIM PINCKNEY Directed by STEPHEN RUPSCH
New Conservatory Theatre Center
Dream Boy
Leon played guardian angel to a doomed Southern youth in the gothic love story, based the award-winning novel.
Cast:
CHRIS JAMBA, SCOTT NORQUIST, LEON ACORD, SHERRY AL-MUFTI, LINO ANTONIO,
KATY BROWN, LEE CORBETT & KRISTI SCOTT Adapted from JIM GRIMSLEY's
Novel by ERIC ROSEN Directed by DAN OLIVERIO New Conservatory Theatre
Center
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A Hard Heart
A military strategist vows to win at war, even if it means the destruction of her country, home & own son.
Cast:
ROCELYN HALILI, LEON ACORD, CHARLES BLACKBURN, CHARLETON C. "CATZ"
FOREMAN, CAREY LAMPRECHT, JULIET TANNER & MOLLENA WILLIAMS Written
by HOWARD BARKER Directed by KEVIN HUMBERT Crowded Fire
Happy Anniversary
A
long-term couple struggles with doubts & infidelity on the eve of
their fifth anniversary. The show enjoyed a smash three-month run, and
eventually moved to off-Broadway.
Cast:
LEON ACORD, CHRISTINE BLAKE, GARY WAYNE FARRIS, TOM JERMAIN, JETT
PIHAKIS, STEVE VICKERS & MATT WEIMER Written & Directed by LOU
REDA Theatre Rhinoceros
Last Sunday in June
Leon
wrote & portrayed six diverse characters in his one-man show. Among
the mix: a blow-dried TV journalist, a closeted Hollywood star & a
bewildered Midwestern mom. LSiJ enjoyed a hit run at Theatre Rhinoceros following a try-out in the SF Fringe Festival.
Written & Performed by LEON ACORD Directed by JEFFREY HARTGRAVES Theatre Rhinoceros; SF Fringe Festival
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The Man Outside the Door
Can a guardian angel (Leon) save a German who returns from WWII to find his home & family destroyed?
Cast: JONATHAN VAN NUYS, LEON ACORD, BENSTON GREENE, ERICK C. KONCZYK, KRISTEN LUI, KARIN T. TUCKER, EVE ROJEK, KATE SHEEHAN, MATT STRONG & GARY WILSON Written by WOLFGANG BORCHERT Directed by MARK NISHIMURA Theatre Rhubarb
Tennessee Williams' Strangest Kind of Romance
Leon played a sensitive writer crushed by industrialzation & the advances of his sexually aggressive landlady.
Cast: LEON ACORD, SAMI ANTOINETTE, DAWN WALTERS, GREGORY GEORGE Written by TENNESSEE WILLIAMS Directed by SAMI ANTOINETTE Inner-Life Acting Workshop
Wait Until Dark
A blind woman is terrorized by three drug dealers who invade her home.
Cast: BETH CLARY, LEON ACORD, JIM GOINS, TONY KNOTTS, MARK OLSON, ANDY SCHEERER, STU SULLIVAN & RHONDA TYSON Written by FREDERICK KNOTT Directed by JIM GOINS & JOYCE WALKER Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre
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