Joe Forbich

Joe Forbich (Understudy) is an actor, playwright, carpenter, and boatbuilder. His play, The Whaleship Essex, was selected by The Chicago Sun-Times as one of the top ten plays of the year and went on to enjoy successful runs in New York City and Martha’s Vineyard, where he embarked on an Atlantic voyage in his self-built, 16-foot sailboat. Broadway: The Minutes, Lucky Guy, The Front Page, The Crucible, The Iceman Cometh, and Airline Highway. Off-Broadway: Measure for Measure, All’s Well That Ends Well, Stuff Happens, Rose Rage, and A Soldier’s Play. Film: Bridge of Spies, Taking Woodstock, Michael Clayton, The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3, and Freedomland. Television: “30 Rock,” “The Sopranos,” “Unforgettable,” “Daredevil,” “Elementary,” “Dispatches From Elsewhere,” “Law & Order,” and “The Blacklist.”