Austin P. McKenzie (born August 24, 1993) is an American stage and screen actor best known for his performance as Melchior Gabor in the 2015 Broadway Revival by Deaf West Theatre of Spring Awakening; and for his role as Howie in Dan Harris' Speech & Debate. McKenzie was born in Mesa, Arizona. After working for six years at a Summer Camp for children and adults with mental & physical challenges, Lions Camp Tatiyee, McKenzie enrolled at Columbia College Chicago to study American Sign Language and Childhood Education to become a special needs teacher. McKenzie made his theatrical debut on September 14, 2014, playing the charismatic and rebel Melchoir Gabor in the Deaf West Theatre immerse production of Spring Awakening at the Rosenthal Theater at Inner City Arts in downtown L.A The production which was simultaneously performed in American Sign Language and spoken English consisted on hearing and deaf actors was directed by Michael Arden. After a successful reprise at the Wallis, on June 2015, it was announced that the rebellious students from the acclaimed Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, were transferring with the musical to Broadway. McKenzie who in September 2014 made his theatrical debut in a 99-seats theatre in downtown L.A., officially made his Broadway debut on September 27, 2015 as Melchior Gabor in the Deaf West Theatre Broadway revival of Spring Awakening at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Directed by Dan Harris, written by Stephen Karam, and shot in July 2015, Speech & Debate is McKenzie's first feature-film lead. Speech & Debate is an dark comedy about a trio of misfit teenagers: Salomon, portrayed by Liam James; Diwata, portrayed by Sarah Steele; and Howie, Potrayed by McKenzie. The film is scheduled to premiere in 2016 McKenzie continues to purse film, vocal performance, theater, and song-writing. He gives Camp Tatiyee, his mother and sister gratitude for awaking him. - IMDb Mini Biography By: FrankW and Austin McKenzie
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a psychological thriller that takes something we've all experienced- road rage - to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late getting to work when she crosses paths with a stranger (Crowe) at a traffic light. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who feels invisible and is looking to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What...
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Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.