About Us

Dan J. Gordon

Dan J. Gordon

DAN J. GORDON is Founder and Artistic Director of the Back Porch Players. Dan has appeared as Eugene in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Joe/Dr. Benjamin in Waiting for Lefty, Fick in Balm in Gilead, Cootie in Moonchildren and Adam in Jewtopia.

Dan holds a BFA from Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts. He has also trained under Antonio Fava in Commedia dell’arte. Splitting his time between Houston and NYC, Dan has appeared in the Alley Theatre’s production of Othello directed by Scott Schwartz, The Fool in The Klezmer Nutcracker, Asher in The Giver, Benjamin Cohen in The Underpants, multiple characters in Peer Gynt, Vampire in Mad Forest and Froth/Abhorson in Measure For Measure. Dan has also produced and is currently promoting his TV pilot, Take the Stage: a performing arts TV show for kids.  www.danjgordon.com

Matt Hune

Matt Hune

MATT HUNE is a Founding Member and Artistic Associate with The Back Porch Players. BPP credits include Stanley in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Sid in Waiting for Lefty, Rake in Balm in Gilead, and Dick in Moonchildren. Matt played the role of Billy in the regional premier of Edward Albee’s The Goat or Who is Sylvia at the Alley Theatre. Other credits include: Pinocchio 3.5 at Stages Repertory Theatre, and Ivan the Fool at Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre. In 2003, Matt was awarded a Level One Award for Acting from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Matt holds a BFA in Acting. in the Arts. Matt holds a BFA in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul in Chicago. Some his favorite roles there include the title role in Hamlet, Good Worker, A Number, and The Giver.

 

Nicholas Collins

Nicholas Collins

NICK COLLINS is Associate Artistic Director of the Back Porch Players. BPP Credits: In 2011, Nick directed Woody Allen’s God and Death at the Houston Ballet Center for Dance.  As an actor, he has performed the roles of Bob in Moonchildren, Joe in Balm in Gilead, and Fatt/Miller in Waiting for Lefty. Nick is also a resident company member of Theatre Collide, having appeared as Clarín inLife is a Dream and the Ragpicker in The Madwoman of Chaillot. He performs regularly with Main Street Theater where his credits include Present Laughter, Translations, The Best Man, Pardon My English, Margin for Error, On the Razzle, Promises, Promises, The Rice, and Oh, Boy!. To his humble surprise, he still receives compliments on his performance as Evan Wyler in the Theatre Southwest 2003-2004 season opener, As Bees in Honey Drown. His theatrical roots lie in countless performances at Rice University, including the Rice Players productions of Terra Nova, Arcadia, andAntigone; and the Baker Shakespeare productions of Twelfth Night,The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar, and The Winter’s Tale. Nick holds a BA from Rice University.

Morgan Rosse

Morgan Rosse

MORGAN ROSSE is a Founding Member of The Back Porch Players. You may have seen her as Laurie in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Dr. Barnes in Waiting for Lefty, Terry in Balm in Gilead, and Ruth in Moonchildren. Other past roles: Mariane in Tartuffe at Two River Theatre Company, Ophelia in Hamlet at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (tour), and Corpus Christi at the Know Theatre Tribe (Cincinnati). Past play festivals: Samuel French, Youth Ink! (The McCarter Theatre Center), Cincinnati Fringe, Pataplays (The Flea Theater). She earned her BFA from the Drama Department at the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) in Cincinnati. Favorite roles there include Poppy in Noises Off, the title role in The Little Prince, Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Galileo in Life of Galileo, Simonne in Marat/Sade, the Dummy in Ghetto, and Woman with Junk in The Lights.