Chip DuFord
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Birth Place: Flint, MI
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Chip Duford is a professional actor with regional experience in Michigan primarily. He has spent 27 seasons as a member of the acting company of Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, MI. In 1995 he was in the original cast of CHAPS! A Cowboy Cabaret by Malcolm Hillgartner and Jahnna Beecham, ...
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Chip Duford is a professional actor with regional experience in Michigan primarily. He has spent 27 seasons as a member of the acting company of Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, MI. In 1995 he was in the original cast of CHAPS! A Cowboy Cabaret by Malcolm Hillgartner and Jahnna Beecham, which features cowboy music from Hollywood. In 1997, he earned his equity card at The Tacoma Actor's Guild, reprising the role in CHAPS that he created a few years earlier. Since then, he's done around half a dozen productions of that show, as well as being in the original casts of some other Hillgartner/Beecham musicals.Chip has spent a number of Holiday seasons in Rochester, MI as a member of the cast of Christmas Carol at the Meadow Brook Theatre, featured in the role of Mr. Fezziwig. He has performed over 300 times as Vinnie Black, "The Cadillac Of Caters" in the Detroit, MI production of Tony and Tina's Wedding.
A professional actor since 1989, he has performed across the country from Tacoma, WA to Cape Cod, MA, having worked at a number of regional theatres including Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Cleveland Playhouse and The Monomoy Theatre.
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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Opens 56th Season at Meadow Brook Theatreby Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2022
While working as an assistant in a floral shop, shy Seymour stumbles across a new breed of plant. He names it “Audrey II,” after the coworker he has a crush on. But Audrey II isn’t as “proper” as Audrey. In a deep, R&B voice, it promises unending fame and fortune to Seymour as long as he supplies it with BLOOD! But just what does Audrey II have in mind for Seymour... and the world?
Felicia Finley Stars in Meadow Brook Theatre's A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINEby Marissa Tomeo - May 7, 2022
A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline transports audiences through the music legend’s life, from her hometown of Winchester, Virginia to the Grand Ole Opry and Carnegie Hall. Little Big Man, a disc jockey from Virginia uses her greatest hits, including ”Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Crazy” and “I Fall To Pieces,” to tell her story. A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, by Dean Regan, runs at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester from May 25 through June 19, 2022.
Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; Sauk's PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Leads Best Musical!by BWW Staff - Dec 27, 2021
This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Leads Best Musical!by BWW Staff - Dec 20, 2021
Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; Sauk's PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Leads Best Musicalby BWW Staff - Dec 13, 2021
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; First Stats Announced!by BWW - Dec 6, 2021
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Rehearsals Kick Off For Live Season At Hope Summer Repby Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2021
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre begins rehearsals today for their 2021 outdoor season! The company was established at Hope College in 1972 and is entering their 49th Season after canceling their 2020 season due to COVID-19 and gaining approval from Actors' Equity Association to present live performances this summer.
Photo Flash: First Look at Hope Summer Rep's SHAKESPEARE IN LOVEby Stephi Wild - Jul 20, 2019
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre opened the final production of their critically acclaimed 48th season this last last night with SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, and BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look!
Photo Flash: First Look at Hope Summer Rep's THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOONby Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2019
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre opened its third MainStage production of their critically acclaimed 48th season this last weekend with the Magical and Innovative THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON, and BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look!
Photo Flash: First Look at WEST SIDE STORY at Hope Summer Repby Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2019
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre opens its season rep season tonight with West Side Story, and BroadwayWorld has your first look!
