Art was seen as Bart Keely in Geniuses, directed by David Rose. Other stage credits include Spoon River Anthology, Look Homeward, Angel, The Skin of Our Teeth, On Borrowed Time, and Merry Wives of Windsor. He has created roles in new plays by Kevin Heelan (Distant Fires and Twi-Nite), Miguel Pinero (A Midnight Moon at the Greasy Spoon), John Patrick Shanley (Gorilla), and Oliver Goldstick (The Cabbagehead), among others. Art also portrayed Orson Welles in a one-man play.

Art has appeared on all the "soaps" on both coasts and has played major roles in many delightful small films, three of which won awards at festivals in Chicago, Cincinnati and Long Beach. Bruno's Shadow, in which he plays the title role, was selected for screening at the Cleveland International Film Festival.

Art Kempf may be contacted via e-mail at taryoj@ix.netcom.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1996