David      Whalen

Cincinnati.com - "Lifespan of a Fact' is an absolute must-see

"David Whalen’s D’Agata is a guy who prides himself on being a man’s man. You just know he adores Hemingway. He has swagger. Everything about him is consciously unfashionable. He’s proud of the hard life he’s lived. And he is deeply aggrieved that anyone might question him or dare to change a single comma. He’s fabulous."

Macbeth at PICT Classic Theatre - Pittsburgh City Paper

"David Whalen, as the eponymous king, is a sight to behold. While there are a number of strong turns among the supporting players, Whalen commands the stage in a way that eclipses those around him. His textured performance runs the gamut from joy to guilt to the inevitable megalomania, yet at no point does he waver from the core of his conflicted character."

A Steady Rain Tribune Review 

"...two of the most powerful performances you are likely to experience on a Pittsburgh stage this year...

 

David Whalen takes charge of the stage and story in an edgy two-character drama about two Chicago beat cops, whose lifelong friendship unravels over crises in their personal and professional lives."

CityBeat: Cincinnati Playhouse's 'Misery'

"David Whalen’s strong, witty and sincere performance as Paul is part of what allows the tension to slowly build and snake out into the audience. Whalen’s commitment to Paul’s immobility, his pain and eventual panic, are essential to that connection. Whalen adds a necessary grit to the maniacal production that keeps it centered and real."

Charming Billy-Round House Theatre- Theatre In DC

 

"Whalen plays the title character with eloquent understatement, exhibiting this vulnerable extrovert's humor and gift for gab, but also his ethereal and melancholy sides, revealed when he suddenly breaks into a recitation of Yeats or rants dully into the phone, fumbling with the receiver, during a drunken late-night call."

Snakes on a stage - a review of “The Speckled Band” - 'Burgh …

 

"Whalen is Sherlock. He’s reprised the role so many times, it’s difficult to imagine anyone else under the deerstalker hat. He thrives, playing the iconic detective masterfully, with a bounty of brilliance and soupcon of arrogance, relishing every moment."

BWW Review: SOME BRIGHTER DISTANCE

"The flashiest of roles goes to Pittsburgh favorite, David Whalen, as Nazi scientist par excellence, Wernher Von Braun. Whalen, last seen in A Servant to Two Masters at Pittsburgh Public, gives Braun an intelligent yet cocky charm, portraying both the wisdom and charisma the aeronautics genius was reputed to possess in America and Nazi Germany alike."

Speak American - City Paper

"the acting honors go to David Whalen, so successful elsewhere as a romantic lead, but here against type as the despised "company man" who seems powerful, yet proves hollow."

Sherlock's Last Case - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

"David Whalen is terrific as Sherlock, a role he owns. He brings humor, confidence, & ultimately self realization to his iconic portrayal."

Shakespeare in Love - DC Metro

"A stand-out performance by David Whalen as the egotistical actor and contemporary celebrity, Edward “Ned” Alleyn."

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Pittsburgh favorite David

The Christians- Pittsburgh City Paper

"Pittsburgh favorite David Whalen is riveting as Pastor Paul, the would-be theological radical who says that suffering is the distance between people, only to learn that greater proximity is no barrel of monkeys either."

is riveting as Pastor Paul, the would-be theological radical who says that suffering is the distance between people, only to learn that greater proximity is no barrel of monkeys either.

A Steady Rain - Pittsburgh Tatler

"Whalen is in excellent form in this production, fleshing out the characters with a warmth and sympathy that allows us to see, from his perspective, how very right he is at the same time that we see, from our own, how completely wrong he may have been."