Johnny Lee Davenport

1. Live: As Chutes and Ladders (Clayton “Buddy” Wilkie) in Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Water by the Spoonful at the Lyric Stage, running through November 16, directed by Scott Edmiston.

2. On TV: As U.S. Marshal Henry in The Fugitive, airing on IFC, Saturday, November 2, at 9 p.m.; Sunday, November 3, at 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, November 7, at 8 p.m.; Friday, November 8, at 2 p.m.; Monday, November 11, at 5:15 p.m.;  Tuesday, November 12, at 1 p.m.; Monday, November 25, at 5:15 p.m.; Tuesday, November 26, at 12:30 p.m.

3. On TV: As U.S. Marshal Henry in U.S. Marshals, airing on IFC, Saturday, November 2, at 10:45 p.m.; Sunday, November 3, at 1:15 p.m.; Friday, November 8, at 4:45 p.m.; Saturday, November 9, at 6:15 a.m.; Monday, November 25, at midnight; and Wednesday, November 27, at 5:15 p.m.

4. On TV: As the Husband in Ted, airing on CineMAX, Saturday, November 2, at 1:30 p.m.; On ActionMAX, Sunday, November 3, at 8 p.m.; On MoreMAX, Tuesday, November 5, at 9:50 p.m.; on ActionMAX, Thursday, November 7, at 8:10 a.m.; on OuterMAX, Saturday, November 9, at 11:20 a.m.; Sunday, November 10, at 11:55 a.m.; Wednesday, November 13, at 10:25 a.m.; on CineMax, Thursday, November 14, at 8:50 a.m.; On MoreMAX, Friday, November 15, at 7:05 p.m.; on ActionMAX, Saturday, November 16, at 6:05 p.m.; On OuterMAX, Sunday, November 17, at 6:05 p.m.; on CineMAX, Monday, November 18, at 10 p.m.; and on MoreMAX, Tuesday, November 19, at 1 p.m.

5. On TV: As the M.P. in The Package, airing on ThrillerMAX, Sunday, November 3, at 12:45 p.m.; On OuterMAX, Tuesday, November 5, at 12:15 p.m.; and on ThrillerMAX, Thursday, November 7, at noon; on OuterMax, Saturday, November 9, at 5:40 a.m., and Monday, November 11, at 6 a.m.; on ThrillerMAX, Tuesday, November 12, at 6:50 a.m.; on ActionMAX, Thursday, November 21, at 12:30 a.m.; on CineMAX, Friday, November 22, at 6 p.m.; on OuterMAX, Sunday, November 24, at midnight and on More MAX at 1:35 p.m.; on ActionMAX, Monday, November 25, at 1:50 p.m.; and on ActionMAX, Tuesday, November 26, at 2:40 a.m. and on CineMAX at 1:30 p.m.

6. On TV: As FBI Agent Caleb Williams in Chain Reaction, airing on HBO Zone Tuesday, November 5, at 8:10 a.m. and Monday, November 11, at 3:50 a.m.; on HBO2, Thursday, November 14, at 2:30 p.m.; and on HBO Zone, Monday, November 18, at 1:55 p.m.

7. At the Movies: As Boreas Victorious in Ernest Thompson’s feature film Time and Charges at the 10th Annual Big Apple Film Festival at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, November 10, at Tribeca Cinemas, New York City.

8. Live: As Becker in a free staged reading of August Wilson’s Jitney at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre on Monday, November 18, at 7 p.m., directed by Emily Ranii. This reading is part of the Emancipated Century celebration.

9. Live: As Lord Hastings in a free reading of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, produced by Commonwealth Shakespeare as part of their Theatre in the Rough series, on Wednesday, November 20, a 7 p.m., at Babson College’s Sorenson Center for the Arts. This reading also features Jeffrey Donovan from USA Network’s Burn Notice, Amelia Broome, Adrianne Krstansky, Will Lyman, Dan Roach, Robert Pemberton, and Debra Wise.

10. On TV and the Web: In the Minuteman Health advertisements and on the company website.

As Chutes&Ladders, communicating in the chat room with fellow support group member Haikumom (Mariela Lopez-Ponce) (PHOTO: Mark S. Howard)

Water by the Spoonful
The Lyric Stage

By Quiara Alegría Hudes
Directed by Scott Edmiston
140 Clarendon Street
Boston, Mass.
October 18 – November 16, 2013

Click here to buy tickets for Water by the Spoonful

1. On TV: As U.S. Marshal Henry in The Fugitive, airing on REELZ, Thursday, October 3, at 8 p.m.; Wednesday, October 16, at 5 p.m.; and Saturday, October 26, at 12 midnight and again at 6 p.m.

2. Live: As Hedley in a free staged reading of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars at Central Square Theater, October 7, at 7 p.m., directed by Summer Williams. This reading is part of the Emancipated Century celebration.

3. On TV: As FBI Agent Caleb Williams in Chain Reaction, airing on HBOe, Tuesday, October 8, at 6:30 a.m. On HBOSGe, Tuesday, October 15, at 2:30 p.m. On HBOe, Monday, October 21, at 7:30 a.m. On HBOSGe, Thursday, October 24, at 9:10 a.m., Sunday, October 27, at 7:45 a.m., and Thursday, October 31, at 6:10 p.m.

4. On TV: As the Husband in Ted, airing on CINEMAX, Friday, October 11, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 12, at 10 p.m.; Sunday, October 13, at 1:25 a.m.; Thursday, October 17, at 5 p.m.; and Friday, October 18, at 12:25 a.m. On MOMAXe, Sunday, October 20, at 12:15 a.m. On CINEMAX, Monday, October 21, at 10:45 a.m. On MOMAXe, Thursday, October 24, at 1:15 p.m. and again at 9 p.m.; On 5 StarMAX, Saturday, October 26, 1:30 p.m.; On CineMAX, Sunday, October 27, at 4:50 p.m.; On MOREMAX, Monday, October 28, at 1:50 p.m.; On CINEMAX, Wednesday, October 30, at 8:30 a.m., and again at 9 p.m.; On 5 StarMAX, Thursday, October 31, at 7 p.m.

5. Live: As Chutes and Ladders (Clayton “Buddy” Wilkie) in Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Water by the Spoonful at the Lyric Stage, beginning October 18 and running through November 16, directed by Scott Edmiston.

 6. On TV and the Web: In the Minuteman Health advertisements and on the company website.

1. Live: As Hoke in Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy at Gloucester Stage, September 5 – 22, with Lindsay Crouse and Robert Pemberton and directed by Benny Sato Ambush.

2. At the Movies: As Boreas Victorious in Ernest Thompson’s feature film Time and Charges at the Maine International Film Festival by the Sea in Bar Harbor, Maine, on September 13 and 14.

3. At the Movies: As Sebastian in Don Schechter’s short film Ascendents at the 8th Annual Independent Television & Film Festival in Dover and Wilmington, Vermont, on September 26 and September 28.

4. On TV: As U.S. Marshal Henry in The Fugitive, airing on ION, Monday, September 30, at 11 a.m.

5. Online and in Print: In The Improper Bostonian article “The Show Must Go On” by Lindsay Tucker.

Driving Miss Daisy
Gloucester Stage Company

By Alfred Uhry
Directed by Benny Sato Ambush
Gloucester Stage
267 East Main St.
Gloucester, Mass.
September 5 – 22, 2013

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Monday, August 19, 2013, at 7 p.m.

Johnny has a staged reading coming up. It is open to the public and free, with donations suggested.

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
by August Wilson

The Strand Theatre
543 Columbia Rd.
Dorchester, Mass.

This reading is a part of a series produced by The Emancipated Century, The Boston Black Theatre Collective, and The Trotter Institute and Department of Performing Arts at UMass Boston to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation through the staged readings of 10 August Wilson plays. The readings will be at various venues in Boston. This one will be at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester.

Johnny will be reading as Bynam. In 1991, Johnny played Herald Loomis in a production at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in which he worked directly with August Wilson.

For more information about Johnny’s reading, click here. For information about the entire series, join the Facebook group click here.

Johnny Lee Davenport discusses playing Ernest Hogan in Stoneham Theatre’s upcoming world premiere of Michael Aman’s The Unbleached American, which will run from April 10-27, 2014. The preview article was most recently posted in Wicked Local Stoneham on July 23, 2013, which was a republishing of a Broadway World Boston  article posted on May 29, 2013.

Johnny has two staged readings coming up. They are open to the public and free, with donations suggested.

Monday, July 29, 2013, at 8 p.m.

The Rainmaker
by N. Richard Nash

Gloucester Stage Company
265 East Main St.
Gloucester, Mass.

The playwright’s daughter will be there to celebrate her father’s 100th anniversary of her father’s birthday. Johnny will be reading as Starbuck, a role he has always wanted to play.

For more information, click here.

Monday, August 19, 2013, at 7 p.m.

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
by August Wilson

The Strand Theatre
543 Columbia Rd.
Dorchester, Mass.

This reading is a part of a series produced by The Emancipated Century, The Boston Black Theatre Collective, and The Trotter Institute and Department of Performing Arts at UMass Boston to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation through the staged readings of 10 August Wilson plays. The readings will be at various venues in Boston. This one will be at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester.

Johnny will be reading as Bynam. In 1991, Johnny played Herald Loomis in a production at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in which he worked directly with August Wilson.

For more information about Johnny’s reading, click here. For information about the entire series, join the Facebook group click here.

Richard II
Shakespeare & Company

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Timothy Douglas
Tina Packer Playhouse
70 Kemble St.
Lenox, Mass.
July 5 – 21, 2013

Click here to buy tickets for Richard II