performer/actor/devisor
selected projects from my experience as a performer/actor/devisor
Born Again Crow
role: Tanner Braedon, Jane, Jim, Stephen, Barry
written by Caliegh Crow. presented by Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre. directed by Graham Kent.
Saskatoon and Area Theatre Awards, Nominee Outstanding Emerging Artist - 2019
Saskatoon and Area Theatre Awards, Nominee Outstanding Supporting Performance - 2019
The Listening Room
role: Marcus
by Micheala Jeffrey. presented by Cardiac Theatre. directed by Harley Morison.
“He’s that kind of guy, intense, irresistible and maddening. Geller’s performance leaves all the options open.” -Liz Nicholls, 12th Night Blog
Slight of Mind
role: Icarus/devisor
world premier by Beth Graham. presented by Theatre Yes in collaboration with the Citadel Theatre. directed by Heather Inglis.
“It is one of the play’s most powerful moments as Geller’s monologue lifts us to the heavens and we share Icarus’ brief euphoria.” – St. Albert Gazette Anna Borowiecki
Hangwoman
role: devisor/performer
Created and devised for Alyssa Bartlett’s Masters Thesis based on Margaret Atwood’s poem Marrying the Hangman. outside eye Micheal Bradley.
The Orange Girls
role: founding member and devisor/performer
a collective of creatives facilitated by desirée leverenz. work in Nuit Blanche, Nextfest, Found Festival, and independently.
The Darling Family
role: man/producer
by Linda Griffiths. presented at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. directed in collaboration with Sandy Nicholls, Steve Pirot, Kathleen Weiss, and desirée leverenz.
“Strong performances by Emily Howard and Philip Geller root this almost-family drama by renowned Canadian playwright Linda Griffiths.” -Liane Faulder, Edmonton Journal
Government Inspector
role: Khlestakov
by Nikolai Gogol. presented by Studio Theatre. directed by Ron Jenkins.
God’s Ear: A Play
role: Flight Attendant/GI Joe
by Jenny Schwartz. presented by Studio Theatre. director by Suzie Martin.
Bright Burning
role: Zak
world premier by Colleen Murphy. presented by Studio Theatre. directed by Jan Selman.
“Philip Geller gets (and deserves) big laughs as a deadpan pizza delivery guy with anxiety issues, who arrives in the midst of the chaos. ‘I can’t stay here it’s too stressful,’ he says”. -Liz Nichols, 12th Night Blog