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David Barker, Professor, Theatre, Film

2009-09-28
David Barker is a theatre professor in the ASU Herberger College School of Theatre and Film. His one-man show, Dodging Bullets was named “Best One-Man Show” in the Phoenix New Times Best of 2009.

Barker is scheduled to perform Dodging Bullets in three different venues:

Oct. 18 –19, 8 p.m., Bloomington Playwrights Project; Bloomington, Ind.; more info

Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., Old Town Center for the Arts; Cottonwood, Ariz. more info

Jan. 14, 2009; 8 p.m., Lyceum Theatre, ASU Tempe campus; Tickets are $7. Call 480.965.6447.

Watch a Dodging Bullets promo.

David Barker’s bio

Project Date: October 2009

2009-03-18
David Barker is a theatre professor in the ASU Herberger College School of Theatre and Film. On April 10-11 and 17-18 he performs Dodging Bullets, a moving meditation on life and death.

Barker wrote the solo show following the events of the summer of 2004. While on sabbatical, his intention was to develop a new solo show; a personal, soul-searching exploration marking the milestone of turning 50.

Nothing happened until July 6, at 12:15 p.m. in an upscale Boston suburb, when Barker'’s then brother-in-law - a successful brain surgeon - tried to kill Barker and his sister as Barker's 16 year-old niece watched.

Barker retells these horrific events in Dodging Bullets, a story that also explores the declining health of his parents. Ben Tyler directs.

Every performance is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the Lyceum Theatre on the ASU Tempe campus. Dodging Bullets includes mature themes and may not be appropriate for all audiences.

David Barker's bio

Project Date: April 2009

2009-02-22
David Barker is a theatre professor in the ASU Herberger College School of Theatre and Film. In Los Angeles, Calif. on March 13-14, 2009, he presents Dodging Bullets, a solo show that he not only performs in, but also penned. The show is a moving meditation on life and death.

Barker began a sabbatical in the summer of 2004 with the intention of developing a new solo show; a personal, soul-searching exploration marking the milestone of turning 50.

Nothing happened until July 6, at 12:15 p.m. in an upscale Boston suburb, when Barker's then brother-in-law - a successful brain surgeon - tried to kill Barker and his sister as Barker's 16-year-old niece watched.

Barker retells these horrific events in Dodging Bullets, a story that also explores the declining health of his parents. Ben Tyler directs.

Los Angeles performance details

David Barker's bio

Project Date: March 2009

2008-09-02
David Barker is a theatre professor in the ASU Herberger College School of Theatre and Film. He's performing his solo mime show three times during September at Mesa Community College. Chris Daly is a guest artist. Barker also will perform a new piece in honor of modern dance legend, retired ASU Herberger College Dance Professor and his dear friend, Daniel Nagrin, who has been struggling in the hospital for several weeks. Showtimes are: Sept. 5-6 at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m.

Performance detailsDavid Barker's bio

Project Date: September 5-7, 2008

2007-09-20
David Barker appears in the current Stray Cat Theatre production of A Number. About his performance as a psychologically tortured father of 20 clones, the critics are saying:

"A lesser actor might have paced or flailed or torn at his hair, but Barker leaves scenery-chewing to amateurs and conveys fear and apprehension with a fluttering glance, a facial twitch, a tightened jaw. His very physical interpretation of a troubled man in crisis infuses the play with a suspense and vitality that the script is frankly lacking. The story only briefly reaches any real dramatic height when Barker plays his mad-as-Hell scene late in the 70-minute play." (Phoenix New Times)

"Barker...crafts a strong and clear portrait of Salter. This father is afraid of the many illegal son clones because each is so different that he never is sure just how to act with each. Barker is always on edge is his artful performance." (KBAQ 89.5 FM)

"David Barker, an Arizona State University theater professor, journeys from ponderous pronouncements to a wheedling physicality as his layers of pretense are stripped to reveal the ugliness beneath." (Arizona Republic) The show runs through Sept. 22, 2007. For information, visit: straycattheatre.org

David Barker's bio

Project Date: September 2007