Fearless soldier, ferocious swordsman, brilliant poet, scathing wit: Cyrano has all he needs to excel at anything—except wooing. His enormous nose, he believes, discounts all other qualities. When the woman he secretly adores falls in love with another, his desire to express his love leads him to win her for his adversary. A classic masterpiece.
Favorite roles elsewhere include Edmund in King Lear, El Gallo in The Fantasticks (Electric City Theatre), Charlie in The Foreigner, Hines in The Pajama Game (Abbey Players), Kenickie in Grease, Arthur in Camelot (Summer Showcase), Jesus in Godspell (May Carol Theatre Productions), Mr. Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (Capitol Playhouse), Mr. Nobody and the Tooth Fairy in Good Night Moon, Geppetto in Pinocchio (Olympia Family Theater) and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (Theater Artists Olympia).
Dennis just loves playing Shakespeare. Since 1993, he has appeared on stages in Edmonds, Renton, Seattle, Federal Way, Gig Harbor, Tacoma, Lakewood, Lacey, Tumwater, Olympia and Centralia, but he considers the State Theater home.
