Headshot of a man with a salt-and-pepper beard and a slight smile, wearing a dark zip sweater over a light blue shirt against a navy backdrop.
Three actors on a restaurant kitchen set in Seared at MCC. A man in a leather jacket points sharply at a bespectacled man in a vest as a woman looks on.

Seared

MCC | dir. Moritz von Stuelpnagel

Split image: a woman confronts a man in a leather jacket in DIG; in SEARED, a man in glasses faces a tense bearded chef in a kitchen.
A man in grimy denim overalls sits on a table in a rustic farmhouse kitchen as a woman in a pink dress watches, in Thirst at Dorset Theatre Festival.

Thirst

Dorset Theatre Festival

A man in a leather jacket and blue shirt glances aside, lips pressed, in a plant-filled shop with a Sorry sign in Dig at Dorset Theatre Festival.

Dig

Dorset Theatre Festival | Written and directed by Theresa Rebeck

Two actors in winter coats and hats cuddle on a weathered bench under a starry night sky in Almost, Maine at Geva Theatre Center, both smiling contentedly.

Almost, Maine

Geva Theatre Center

A man in a pinstriped three-piece suit sits pensively, hand at his chin, beside a glass of water in a dimly lit scene from Oslo at Northern Stage.

Oslo

Northern Stage

In The Velocity of Autumn at Cape Playhouse, a bearded man in denim talks with an older woman in an armchair, beside jars of green liquid on stage.

The Velocity of Autumn

Cape Playhouse

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Reviews

SEARED

David Mason, a master of the harried slow burn…

The New York Times

SEARED

…Esparza and Mason match, if not exceed, Rodriguez’s flamboyance in defending their respective characters’ fiefdoms. Moritz von Stuelpnagel directs, and if there has been a more fired-up ensemble on the New York stage this year, I haven’t seen it. Rebeck wrote three big roles, and this trio puffs them up into something even bigger.

The Wrap

DIG

Mason is absolutely frightening from the outset… haunting performance.

The Berkshire Edge

OSLO

David Mason, as Terje, never lets the character’s intellectual passion for peace completely outshine the man’s egotism…

Seven Days VT

ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN

The scene toward the end of the second act with Tom, played by David Mason, gave the evening an unexpected depth. Mason, in particular, inhabited a character who doesn’t easily communicate emotions. Hilarity ensued with every sentence from Tom that would hang and hang there.

Seven Days VT

SEARED

David Mason beautifully bottles up Mike’s simmering rage and frustration, then lets it boil over to perfection.

theaterlife.com

SEARED

…performed by a glittering ensemble cast…

The Wall Street Journal

SEARED

David Mason beautifully bottles up Mike’s simmering rage and frustration, then lets it boil over to perfection.

theaterlife.com

SEARED

Under the superb, precisely choreographed direction of Moritz Von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God, Present Laughter), the actors go through their frenetic verbal and physical paces like expert farceurs.

Hollywood Reporter

TABLE MANNERS

Mason is brilliant here. He shines from the corner of a room, or from the chair with the sawed-off legs. He knows how to make a lack of words speak pages and pages in folio size.

Berkshire Bright Focus

THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN

[Mason] is another actor with the gift of the spoken word, and every emotion he told of was grueling, wrought with either the deepest feelings of pain, regret and on occasion, happiness when speaking of his childhood. He gives a riveting performance, and watching both he and Fowler undoubtedly makes for one of the best…

BroadwayWorld

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The Leftovers - HBO Velocity2 The Velocity of Autumn, Cape Playhouse Five smiling people, the cast and director of Chapter Two at Arizona Theatre Company, pose together on and around a wooden bench against a gray backdrop. Cast and director of Chapter Two at Arizona Theatre Co. David Mason and Meg Hennessy in THIRST at Dorset Theatre Festival Thirst, Dorset Theatre Festival A man in a green Regency tailcoat, patterned waistcoat and cream trousers stands by a wooden table on a period set in Arcadia at New Century Theatre. Arcadia, New Century Theatre Two actors face off in a restaurant kitchen in Seared at MCC, one in glasses and a blue shirt, the other a bearded chef in whites gripping his collar. Seared, MCC An actor in a tan three-piece suit lounges in a leather armchair, drink in hand, beside a floor lamp in The 39 Steps at the Majestic Theater. The 39 Steps, Majestic Theater Four actors gather around a steel prep table in a realistic restaurant kitchen set in Seared at MCC, a man in a leather jacket facing a man in a vest. Seared, MCC Three actors in 1970s costume sit on a sofa with drinks, laughing before tall leaded windows in Living Together at Northern Stage. Living Together, Northern Stage A smiling man draped in rope sits beside a woman offering pink roses, against pale clapboard siding, in Round and Round the Garden at Weston Playhouse. Round and Round the Garden, Weston Playhouse The 39 Steps at the Majestic Theater: a startled woman in a 1930s black dress sits barefoot on a fringed bed beside a man in a brown suit. The 39 Steps, Majestic Theater A man in glasses and a green jacket, rope over his shoulder, talks with a woman in a purple cardigan in a night garden. Round and Round the Garden. Round and Round the Garden, Weston Playhouse A smiling David Mason with a salt-and-pepper beard and swept-back hair in a light blue button-down shirt, posing against a dark gray backdrop for Seared press. Seared Press A woman and a man in blue scrubs sit on folding chairs before stained glass and a gold cross in String Around My Finger at Portland Stage Co. String Around My Finger, Portland Stage Co. A smiling woman in a Fair Isle sweater and a man in a gray cardigan talk on phones in a yellow living room set in Chapter Two at Arizona Theatre Company. Chapter Two, Arizona Theatre Co. Clybourne Park at New Century Theatre: a man in a gray suit gestures at a man in a striped shirt while a woman in a pink 1950s dress watches tensely. Clybourne Park, New Century Theatre Pictures from Home poster: three stacked headshots of two men and a woman beside bold yellow title text on a weathered teal background. Pictures from Home Publicity In The Velocity of Autumn at Cape Playhouse, a bearded man in a denim jacket talks with an older woman in an armchair amid bottles of green liquid. The Velocity of Autumn, Cape Playhouse A man in a fedora and trench coat, cigarette in his lips, grips a pistol in a dark doorway in a noir scene from Trouble is My Business at Portland Stage Co. Trouble is My Business, Portland Stage Co. Press collage: David Mason in DIG, a leather-jacketed man facing a worried woman, and in SEARED, confronting an aproned chef, with review quotes. Dig Press Two actors in Trick or Treat at Northern Stage: an older man in plaid rests a hand on the shoulder of a man in a police jacket seated on a sofa. Trick or Treat, Northern Stage A bearded man in a plaid shirt and cap stands in a convenience store as a woman in a security vest holds a coffee cup in Last Gas at Geva Theatre Center. Last Gas, Geva Theatre Center A bearded man in a red plaid shirt looks back warily on a bar set in The Nest at Denver Center, while a woman walks away in the blurred background. The Nest, Denver Center Promo graphic for the new play Seared at MCC showing four smiling cast headshots labeled W. Tré Davis, Raúl Esparza, David Mason and Krysta Rodriguez. Seared, MCC A bearded man in an orange sweater grins at a woman in a red coat and scarf as they sit on stacked firewood in Last Gas at Geva Theatre Center. Last Gas, Geva Theatre Center Two actors in To Forgive, Divine at New Century Theatre: a man in a gray sweatshirt faces a man wearing a purple priest's stole in a church office. To Forgive, Divine - New Century Theatre A smiling man in a green knit cap and striped collarless shirt stands on a kitchen set in The Quality of Life at New Century Theatre. The Quality of Life, New Century Theatre A bearded man in a plaid shirt shouts with clenched fists at a blonde woman in a floral top in a tense scene from The Nest at the Denver Center. The Nest, Denver Center Seared0130-1-Scaled Seared, MCC Seared0051-Scaled-E1579991680482 Seared, MCC Two men sit on a red retro sofa behind a table of empty beer bottles in TheatreSquared's Period of Adjustment, one in yellow, one in a vest and red tie. Period of Adjustment, TheatreSquared An actor in a green period coat and cravat sits at a desk with an open book, looking up in surprise, in Arcadia at New Century Theatre. Arcadia, New Century Theatre Four actors in worn outdoor clothes sit around a fire in a metal tub, talking by firelight in Mr. Burns, a post-electric play at New Century Theatre. Mr. Burns, a post-electric play - New Century Theatre Two actors in Seared at MCC: a man in a plaid shirt looks down as a woman in a pink blazer speaks to him in a restaurant kitchen set. 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