| Tony Speciale

The Dork Knight

Abingdon Theatre Company, 2017

written & performed by Jason O’Connell

sets & props by Jerry Marsini
costumes by Hunter Kaczorowski
lighting by Zach Blane
sound by Tony Speciale
production stage manager, Michelle Viteri

The Dork Knight traces the ups and downs of actor Jason O’Connell’s personal and professional life as seen through the prism of his love/hate relationship with the Batman movies. Featuring numerous “cameos” from the bat-voices in his head, O’Connell takes us on a trip down cinematic memory lane that begins with the 1989 Michael Keaton blockbuster, and strolls past George Clooney’s bat-nipples, Christian Bale’s bat-growl, and a couple of iconic Jokers en route to (sigh) Batfleck. This funny, intimate memoir demonstrates how one’s “inner geek” can guide and inspire in good times and in bad.