Beckley, Barbara

BECKLEY, Barbara

PERSONAL

Education: Attended Middlebury College; trained with Sanford Meisner at Neighborhood Playhouse, New York City.

Addresses: Office— Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, Burbank Media Center Mall, 555 North Third St., Burbank, CA 91502.

Career: Actress and producer. Colony Theatre Company, Burbank, CA, cofounder, member of board of trustees, and producing director, 1975—, coordinator of New Play Festival, 1984–85. Pasadena Arts Council, member of peer review committee; Theatre Los Angeles, past president and honorary member of board of governors.

Awards, Honors: Robby awards, c. 1977, for performance in Look Homeward, Angel, and c. 1978, for performance in Poor Murderer; Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, DramaLogue Award, and Robby Award, c. 1981, for performance in Getting Out; DramaLogue Award, c. 1983, for performance in Scenes and Revelations; Outstanding Contribution Award, Women in Theatre, 1993; Los Angeles Ovation Award, best musical at a smaller theatre, c. 1996, for producing City of Angels; James A. Doolittle Award for Leadership, Los Angeles Ovation Awards, 1999; DramaLogue Award, for performance in Angel Street; Polly Warfield Award.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

The Crucible, Odyssey Theatre, 1974–1975.

Enter Laughing, Cast Theatre, 1974–1975.

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1975–1976.

The reverend's wife, The Grass Harp, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1975–1976.

The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1975–1976.

Look Homeward, Angel, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1976–1977.

Black Comedy and the White Liars, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1976–1977.

Leonora and earth guest, The Martian Chronicles, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, then El Rey Theatre, 1976–1977.

Margot Frank, The Diary of Ann Frank, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1977–1978.

First actress, Tatiana Nikolayevna, and Gertrude II, Poor Murderer, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1977–1978.

Alice, Fahrenheit 451, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1978–1979.

Sairy Wilson, The Grapes of Wrath, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1979–1980.

And Then There Were None, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1979–1980.

Arlene, Getting Out, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, then Cast Theatre, 1980–1981.

Desiree Armfeldt, A Little Night Music, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1981–1982.

Sara Muller, Watch on the Rhine, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1982–1983.

Helena, Scenes and Revelations, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1983–1984.

Beatrice Hamilton Novak, Weekend Serenade, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1986–1987.

Voices, Talk Radio, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1986–1987.

Mary, On the Verge, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1988–1989.

Baroness Henriette von Schlaffenberg, Oxford's Will, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1990–1991.

Peccadillo, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1994–1995.

Also appeared in Angel Street, Players Theatre; Assembly Line, off–Broadway production; Enrico IV, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT; Mike Downstairs, Broadway production; and Visitors from London.

Stage Producer:

Enter Laughing, Cast Theatre, 1974–1975.

A Day out of Time, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1985–1986.

Hobson's Choice, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1985–1986.

Habeas Corpus, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1985–1986.

Weekend Serenade, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1986–1987.

Duets, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1986–1987.

Talk Radio, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1986–1987.

Thataway Jack and the Legends of the West, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1986–1987.

A Circle on the Cross, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1987–1988.

Ring 'round the Moon, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1987–1988.

Execution of Justice, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1987–1988.

Holy Ghosts, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1987–1988.

Side by Side, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1988–1989.

Stendhal, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1988–1989.

Generations, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1988–1989.

On the Verge, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1988–1989.

Guy and Dolls (musical), Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1989–1990.

Naked Dancing, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1989–1990.

To Forgive, Divine, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1989–1990.

Skin of Our Teeth, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1989–1990.

Mr. Roberts, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1990–1991.

Bedroom Farce, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1990–1991.

Could I Have This Dance?, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1990–1991.

The Last Metro, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1990–1991.

The Farnsworth Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1991–1992.

To Grandmother's House We Go, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1991–1992.

Oxford's Will, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1991–1992.

Candide, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1991–1992.

The Front Page, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1992–1993.

When the Bough Breaks, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1992–1993.

Rags, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Play house, 1992–1993.

17 Days, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1992–1993.

You Can't Take It with You, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1993–1994.

To Culebra, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1993–1994.

Working, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1993–1994.

Aftershocks, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1993–1994.

Peccadillo, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1994–1995.

King of Hearts, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1994–1995.

The World of Ray Bradbury, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1994–1995.

Incident at Vichy, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1995–1996.

Morning's at Seven, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1995–1996.

City of Angels, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1995–1996.

Heartbreak House, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1995–1996.

Putting It Together, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1996–1997.

Our Country's Good, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1996–1997.

The Matchmaker, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1996–1997.

Morning Star, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1997–1998.

On the Twentieth Century, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1997–1998.

An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1997–1998.

The Living, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1998–1999.

June Moon, Colony Theatre Company, Studio Theatre Playhouse, 1998–1999.

A Shayne Maidel, Colony Theatre Company, 2000–2001.

Dandelion Wine, Colony Theatre Company, 2000–2001.

The Man Who Came to Dinner, Colony Theatre Company, 2000–2001.

The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, Burbank, CA, 2001–2002.

The Clearing, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, 2001–2002.

Side Show, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, 2001–2002.

The Laramie Project, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, 2002–2003.

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, 2002–2003.

Beautiful in the Extreme, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, 2002–2003.

Donna McKechnie: Inside the Music, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, 2002–2003.

Producing director, Fuddy Meers, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, 2002–2003.

The Nerd, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Media Center Mall, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dental receptionist, Skeezer, NBC, 1982.

Woman, Obsessive Love, CBS, 1984.

The Execution, NBC, 1985.

First watch controller, Condor, CBS, 1986.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"No More Mister Nice Guy," Dallas, 1980.

Mrs. Rooney, "The Silent Cry," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1980.

Marion Loomis, "The Dinner Party," Dynasty, ABC, 1981.

Emily Laird, "The Birthday Party," Dynasty, ABC, 1981.

Woman guest, "The Party," Dynasty, ABC, 1982.

Sentry, "One Hart Too Many," Hart to Hart, 1982.

Brindle, "The Trial of Phineas Bogg," Voyagers!, NBC, 1983.

Dr. Anderson, "What's in a Gnome?," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1983.

Mrs. Mob, "Rules of Attraction," Otherworld, CBS, 1985.

Milton, "Best Buddies," Starman, ABC, 1986.

Dr. Spinell, "Any Second Now," Hunter, NBC, 1987.

Mrs. Mitchell, "The Body," Matlock, NBC, 1988.

Sophisticated lady, "Deadpan," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988.

Naomi, "Fathers and Other Strangers," Dallas, 1989.

Mrs. Hoffman, "The Proxy Pig and Great Pretenders," Designing Women, CBS, 1989.

Freund, "Out of Control," Law & Order, NBC, 1991.

Appeared as a jury foreperson in an episode of L.A. Law, NBC; also appeared in episodes of General Hospital, Highway to Heaven, House Calls, and Lou Grant.

Television Appearances; Series:

Caroline Brady, Days of Our Lives (also known as Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Live, Days, and DOOL ), NBC, 1984–1985.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Colony Theatre Company, http://www.colonytheatre.org, July 12, 2003.