Acting Resume

“Rendered ridiculous by his very humorlessness, Daniel Lendzian’s Malvolio is a model of comic severity. His yellow-stockinged humiliation is a highlight, as is his final Act V entrance -- a performance that is both hilarious and oddly sympathetic. Indeed, some of his fresh interpretations of Malvolio’s lines are the finest I’ve ever heard. His reading of the forged letter is sublime.”

— Anthony Chase, Theatre Talk Buffalo

ACTING PORTFOLIO

“The sharpest performance belongs to Daniel Lendzian as Malvolio. A highly skilled tightrope act, Lendzian hits every target of hilarity he aims for—a brilliant actor and physical comic. The pompous (think Frasier Crane) Malvolio forfeits his dignity (the yellow tights and awkward smiles) for the love of Olivia. He does what the best Shakespeare comic characters do so well: absolutely steals the show. Malvolio’s descent from self-important steward to humiliated suitor is almost painful to watch—almost, if it wasn’t so hilarious. Lendzian ensures we feel the sting of Malvolio’s downfall, making us question if the comedy cuts too deep. A masterful performance.” — Anthony Higgins, Buffalo Rising

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale
La Cage Aux Folles

La Cage Aux Folles
Measure For Measure

Measure For Measure
Return to Seymour Street

Return to Seymour Street
Cabaret

Cabaret

“Lendzian as Leontes (Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale) gives another masterful performance. He is the most versatile male actor in town…Daniel has the Shakespeare chops to inhabit this mad man so intelligibly and completely, we seem to be watching him lose his grip, wit by wit… Lendzian speaks the verse with fluid naturalness, and doesn’t just blast off, he travels through the suspicion, to insecurity, to incredulity, on his way up to diabolical vengeance. Lendzian is the main reason to see this show although there are many…His convincing transformation into a man consumed and possessed by his inner demons and then morphing into a repentant King, Husband, and Father is as smooth as butter.”

— Anthony, Higgins, Buffalo Rising

Education & Experience

  • Patricia Angelin, Beginning Teacher Certification + Weekend Workshop Intensives, NYC

    Nancy Loitz, Weekend Intensive, Fredonia, NY

    7-Day Ireland Intensive, Wexford

  • Nicole Brewer, Anti-Racist Theatre Workshop

  • Directing Masterclass using Viewpoints, NYC

  • Aitor Basuri, Week-Long Spy Monkey Clown Workshop with Sweet Action Theatre Company, Toronto, ON

    David Bridel, Online Certificate Program, Teaching Clown + Build Your Own Clown Show + Online Clown Certificate Program

    Shannan Calcutt, INVITED, Celebrate Your Ridiculousness

    Mike Funt, Edward Albee Training, The Harmony in Disharmony

    Caroline Dream, Rebel Clown + INVITED Clown Masterclass

    Darren Pitura, Improv for Clown

    Phillipe Gaulier, Two-week Summer Intensive Master Course in Clown: Movement and Improvisation at Ecole Philippe Gaulier, France

    Jan Henderson, Extreme Joey

    Christopher Bayes, Year-Long Study of Clown I, II, and III + Clown Teacher Training with Pandemonium Studios

    Zach Steel, Virtual Clown

  • Antonio Fava, Month-long international training in Commedia Dell’Arte at Arscomica, Italy

  • Elevator Repair Service Devising Workshop, NYC

    Frantic Assembly Devising Workshop, NYC

  • Hugh O’Gorman, Cognitive Analysis

    Kashi Johnson, Meeting of the Minds: Hip-Hop Theatre Pedagogy Pioneers with Black Acting Methods

    Emmanuelle Delpech, Ensemble Directing

    Anya Saffir, Chekhov Intensive

  • Larry Silverberg, Online Meisner Certificate Training Program

  • MICHA Virtual Teacher Training 1 with Dawn Arnold and Connie Rotunda

    MICHA In-Person Teacher Training 1 with Bethany Caputo, Jessica Cerullo, Margaret Kemp

    MICHA Five Guiding Principles Workshop with Jessica Cerullo, Sinéad Rushe, Fern Sloan

    Creative Actor Training Online Intensive with Sinéad Rushe

  • Summer Intensive, Teachers included: Fay Simpson, Debra Kampmeier, Kathleen McNenny, David Wells, Eloise Watt, NYC

  • Professional Development Course: Stanislavski and Beyond, Teachers included: Jane Nichols, Peter J. Fernandez, Slava Dolgachev, Ron Van Lieu, and Gregory Wallace at New York University (NYU), NY

  • Ethan Nichtern, Online Year-Long Buddhist Studies Certificate Program

  • Levels 1 and 2, NYC

  • The Lab Certified in Mat Pilates

    The Lab Certified in Apparatus Reformer, Wunda Chair, Mat and Cadillac

    Cara Reeser, Movement Science Made Simple

    TRX Level 1 Certification

    Joan Breibart, Standing Pilates Workshop

  • Rob Clare, Eight-week play workshops for each of the following: MacBeth, The Winter’s Tale, and King Lear + Twelve-weeks, Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Workshop

    Patrick Page, AUDITED Eight-week workshops: “Patrick Page Studios: Learning Shakespeare” for each of the following: Hamlet, Twelfth Night, MacBeth, and The Tempest

    Milan Dragicevich, Shakespeare Rhetoric Class

    Armin Shimerman, Mastering Shakespeare

    Jodie Lynne McClintok, In-Person Private Study, NYC

  • Month-long Summer Intensive Training: The Viewpoints, Suzuki Method, Composition, Voice, and Movement, Teachers included Akiko Aizawa, J. Ed Araiza, Anne Bogart, Will Bond, Gian-Murray Gianino, Leon Ingulsrud, Ellen Lauren, Kelly Maurer, Barney O'Hanlon, and Stephen Duff Webber, NYC

  • Amanda Gronich, Ten-week class, Making Theater from Interviews

    Scott Barrow, Moment Work Teacher Training Intensive, NYC

  • Laura Rikard, Working With Minors + Best Practices

  • HB Studios Teacher’s Lab Online, Teachers included, Carol Rosenfeld, Mark Nelson, Theresa McElwee

  • 10 Day International Workshop for Professional Artists: Nadine George Voice Work ® In-person workshop, Glasgow, Scotland

    Nadine George Voice Technique, Online Individual Lessons

    Michael Nehring, Breath in Action, 1 and 2

    David Bridel, The Movement of the Body

    Yuval Boim, 20 Movements of Jacques Lecoq with Movement Studio Theatre

    Richard Crawford, Neutral Mask Workshop at the Actors Movement Studio, NYC

    Fay Simpson, Lucid Body and Text + Lucid Body Technique, NYC

“The irrepressible Daniel Lendzian, who is all the more spectacular in drag for being totally wrong for it, fully commits to his role with admirable gusto. The juxtaposition of his masculine physicality with the feminine attire is irresistibly delicious. His emphatic presence drives much of the action. I particularly loved the scenes he plays with himself as both Mina and Dr. Van Helsing. In short, Dracula (a comedy of terrors) is a tour de force of comedic talent, showcasing some of Buffalo's finest clowns at the top of their game.” — Anthony Chase, Theatre Talk Buffalo

“Lendzian’s turn as Sister Robert Anne, the eager understudy [and] his impressions, including Idina Menzel and Kim Kardashian, and a sweetly sung solo help him land the most comically sincere performance of the night. The whole show landed with ease, warmth and good humor.”

— The Buffalo News

MICHA In-Person Teacher Training 1, 2023

  • Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

  • Twelfth Night

  • The Cherry Orchard

  • The Winter's Tale

  • La Cage Aux Folles

  • Cabaret (rehearsal)

  • Little Shop of Horrors

  • Robert F. Kennedy

  • Stupid F**cking Bird

  • Measure for Measure

  • Cabaret

  • The Cherry Orchard

  • Hair

  • Cabaret

  • La Cage Aux Folles

  • Return to Seymour Street

  • Measure for Measure

  • The Three Penny Opera