Category: Stage

Tim’s TEDx Talk on YouTube

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More exciting news today – Tim’s TEDx Talk, “The Safety Paradox: How Vulnerability Creates Powerful Leadership,” is now available on YouTube! This very inspiring talk, which Tim gave in Tampa in early March, delves into how people will be inspired to be their best selves and to take chances if given an environment where they feel safe enough to do so.

After a bit of audience participation at the beginning, Tim gets into this philosophy and gives some examples of when it happened to him and those around him, including some particularly wonderful and poignant stories about experiences on the sets of 1923 and White Collar.

Check it out here or on YouTube and let us know what you think!

Fever Dreams Cast Nominated for Award

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Great news – Tim, Lana, and Doug have been nominated for a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Ensemble for Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction)!

The play also picked up five other nominations: Outstanding Play Production, Director of a Play (Rob Ruggiero), Set Design (Luke Cantarella), Lighting Design (Sherrice Mojgani), and Sound Design (Lindsay Jones). Congratulations and good luck to all of the nominees from Fever Dreams and TheaterWorks Hartford’s other productions (15 nominations total) – all well-deserved!

The awards ceremony will be held on Monday, June 23, 2025 at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, CT. Check this page at the CT Critics Circle website for more info and a link to order tickets.

Image of the cast of the play, Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction) by Jeffrey Lieber. The play's logo is at the top of the photo, which is a promo still of (left to right) Tim DeKay as Miller, Lana Young as Adele, and Doug Savant as Zach. Superimposed over the bottom half of the image in light blue and white lettering is the text; 6 Nominations, Outstanding Play Production, Ensemble, Director of a Play: Rob Ruggiero, Set Design: Luke Cantarella, Lighting Design: Sherrice Mojgani, Sound Design: Lindsay Jones.
Fever Dreams – CT Critics Circle Awards nominations. (Image courtesy of twhartford Instagram – thanks!)

In other news, Team DeKay turned 11 years old yesterday! Although we had a “soft opening” in May, our official launch date was June 1, 2014. Happy Launchiversary to us! 🎉

WFLA Interview with Tim

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I’ve been waiting to post photos from Tim’s TEDx talk in Tampa until the video of his talk is released, but here’s another video from the day – Tim’s interview with Maggie Rodriguez of WFLA’s Daytime show! Tim talks about his TEDx speech, life in general, and the status of the White Collar revival (not a reboot – we want the same actors back).

You can watch the video at this link, although it appears to be geoblocked in some areas. If you’re unable to watch it and don’t have a VPN to get around the geoblocking, you can view it on the Interviews page of TDK TV (password is on the Series & Movies page).

Here are a few screencaps from the interview (click to enlarge).

Tim at TEDxTampa

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Exciting news – Tim will be speaking at TEDxTampa in May!

The conference, with the theme “Lift as You Climb,” will take place on Friday, May 2, 2025. It starts with a pre-event summit, followed by the event itself, where Tim will be one of ten featured speakers.

Check out this link for more information and to order tickets!

Here’s what the TEDxTampa Instagram account shared about Tim’s appearance:

Tim DeKay post from TEDxTampa's Instagram account.
Tim DeKay post from TEDxTampa's Instagram account.

“With a career spanning film, television, and theater, Tim DeKay’s commitment to excellence has propelled him from starring roles on Broadway to producing and directing acclaimed projects in Hollywood. Best known for his portrayal of Peter Burke in the hit series White Collar, Tim leads by fostering collaboration both in front of and behind the camera. His creative vision and inclusive approach have helped cultivate dynamic teams and compelling storytelling across multiple mediums. A dedicated mentor, Tim also shares his expertise as a guest lecturer at universities nationwide, inspiring the next generation of artists and leaders.

His expansive experience in acting, directing, and producing will set the stage, both in the minds of our audience and on the famous TEDx red circle, inviting a perspective on leadership you won’t want to miss!”

Fever Dreams Review – Berkshire On Stage

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Mark Auerbach posted a great – and non-spoilerly – review of “Fever Dreams” for Berkshire On Stage. Check it out here! (Thanks to J for the heads-up!) Also included was one of Mike Marques’ stills of Tim with Doug Savant:

This still photo was also shown in the CT Live interview with Tim and Doug, along with the two below – just screenshots for now!

If you’ve gone to see “Fever Dreams,” let us know what you thought!

Tim and Doug on CT Live!

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We hoped it would happen – and it did! Tim and Doug did a great interview for Fever Dreams on CT Live! Check it out below or click the link here to watch on their website!


It’s awesome to finally hear more about Fever Dreams – and to see some photos! Opening night is tonight and is sold out!

For more info, showtimes, and tickets, check Theaterworks Hartford’s website.

Now, who remembers that other interview…?

Fever Dreams Interview

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Theaterworks Hartford has posted a short interview with the cast and playwright of Fever Dreams! Check it out below (or click the link in the previous sentence) – thanks so much to KG for the heads up! 👍

The play runs from October 3 to November 3, 2024, at Theaterworks Hartford in Hartford, CT. As you can see in the video, it stars Tim, Doug Savant (a longtime friend of Tim’s), and Lana Young. It was written by Jeffrey Lieber and is directed by Rob Ruggiero. Click the link above for more info and tickets.

We’ll be travelling to see it at some point and will have a full report – and hopefully lots of photos! If any of you see it, feel free to let us know what you think (and submit photos and/or a write-up if you want us to post it)!

Tim in Fever Dreams – Theaterworks Hartford

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Very exciting news, especially for those of us on the U.S. East Coast – Tim will be appearing in the play, “Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction),” at Theaterworks Hartford from October 3 through November 3, 2024! Check this link for more info about the play, the cast, and how to buy tickets.

The play, written by Jeffrey Lieber (co-creator of the TV series, Lost) and directed by Rob Ruggiero, stars Tim as Miller, Lana Young as Adele, and Doug Savant as Zachary. Showtimes are generally Tuesdays – Thursdays @ 7:30pm, Fridays @ 8:00pm, Saturdays @ 2:30pm and 8:00pm, and Sundays @ 2:30 pm, but check the ticket purchase link for actual dates and times.

Tim DeKay in Fever Dreams, Theaterworks Hartford. Image from Theaterworks Hartford Instagram.
Image courtesy of Theaterworks Hartford Instagram.

TW Hartford’s site gives us this description of Fever Dreams: “A steamy, decades-long affair. A remote cabin. An unexpected visitor. This is only the beginning. Full of surprising twists, dark secrets, and one very stubborn, broken cabinet.”

We hope to have more info for you closer to the premiere date – and hopefully even some firsthand accounts! 😉 Best of luck to Tim, Lana, Doug, and all involved!

Tim on WordTheatre’s Podcast

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Thanks to Pennygirl612 for the heads-up – WordTheatre has posted Tim’s reading of Lore Segal’s “The Arbus Factor” as the latest episode of their Short Story Podcast! You can check it out below or listen wherever you listen to podcasts. It’s also available on Spotify, so I added it to our playlist of Tim’s podcast appearances.

(This is likely the same recording from 2021 that they’d previously had on their Vimeo account before removing it.)

A Christmas Pudding Returns

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Great news – Tim is once again performing in “A Christmas Pudding” this year!

The Pudding, which is returning after a four-year Covid hiatus, is described in the press release as “a delightful evening of stories, poetry, and song that celebrates the grace, goodness, and occasional perils of the season.”

There’s only one performance this year, on Saturday, December 16 at 7:00 pm at Westwood Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. You can get tickets at the door or on Eventbrite – $25 for adults and $10 for kids 16 and under.

Proceeds from this year’s Pudding go to FosterAll, “a charity started by Westwood Presbyterian and Dr. Mary Rotzien to support foster children and parents.”