Victor Talmadge is very pleased to be debuting at Marin Shakespeare. Most recently he was seen in the Aurora Theater’s production of Manahatta.  Other Bay Area venues include Cal Shakes, Berkely Rep, ACT, Theater Works, San Francisco Playhouse, Z Space, OTP, The Magic Theater and Santa Cruz Shakespeare. He has worked extensively in New York and regional theaters and was on Broadway in the world premiere of David Mamet’s, November.  He played “The King” in the Tony Award winning production of the Broadway National Tour of The King and I and was seen as Scar in the Los Angeles production of The Lion King. Mr. Talmadge boasts extensive film and television credits as well and he was a recurring character on the TV series, Manhattan and Vegas.  As a playwright, his play, The Gate Of Heaven, was awarded The Nakashima Peace Prize.  It was the first live theater to be produced at The U.S. Holocaust Memorial and has been subsequently performed at The Old Globe Theater, Fords Theater, and The Annenberg Center, and various venues around the country.  He is currently Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Professor and Professor of the Practice, Mills College at Northeastern University.