In 1987 the play was produced in Los Angeles at The Celtic Arts Centre ( An Claidheamh Soluis ), in North Hollywood, from which the author received the Hollywood Dramalogue Critics Award for " outstanding achievement in theatre ".
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He is the recipient of many honors, including fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, a residency at the McDowell Colony and has received PEN-West, LA Weekly and Dramalogue awards for his theatrical work.
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Cassidy won a Dramalogue award for his work in Mark Sheriden's " Diary of a Hunger Strike " at the L . A . T . C ., and his final stage appearance was opposite his half-brother David in the Broadway production of " American Gothic ", opening the door to a long-term contract with Universal Television.
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He is a member with gold star MIMC of London's Magic Circle; Lifetime Achievement Award Academy of Magical Arts; President's Citation Society of American Magicians; Member International Brotherhood of Magicians; Blackstone Award, World Magic Awards; Lifetime Achievement Award Los Angeles High School; Entertainment Arts Award, Hollywood Arts Council; DramaLogue Publishers / Critics Award, Lifetime Achievement Award by Los Angeles High School.
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Among his plays is " Painted Eggs ", which was reviewed by " The Los Angeles Times " as " ambitious, heart-felt and hypnotic, " and " Dramalogue " called " a glorious treat and a wonderful lesson in love . " He regularly writes and directs for the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica, California, which premiered his play " The Face In The Reeds " in 2014.
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In Los Angeles, at Interact Theatre Company, of which he has been a member since 1992, he co-directed and starred in the revival of Elmer Rice's " Counsellor at Law ", winning the Dramalogue and L . A . Drama Critics Circle awards in both categories, as well as Ovation Awards for Ensemble Acting and Sound Design; the production itself won 22 awards; he also directed and acted in Sondheim and Lapine's " Into The Woods " and " A Little Night Music ", and in Meredith Willson's " The Music Man ".
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He has also worked on or appeared in the film " Sphere ", as well as in Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade and Disneyland's Bear Country Hoedown, and stage productions of " Mame ", " Waiting in the Wings ", Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta " Pirates of Penzance ", " The Ghost Sonata ", " The Apple Tree ", " The Birthday Party ", the Christmas program at the Crystal Cathedral, and numerous Shakespearean plays, among others, and won critical acclaim in Southern California with a " DramaLogue"
