Travis Michael Holder

Travis Michael Holder served as Theatre Editor for Entertainment Today for 23 years and has written about arts in Los Angeles for nearly 30 years. He was a weekly contributor to Back Stage for 12 years and his work has also been featured in LA Theatre Magazine, West Hollywood Weekly, Beverly Hills Today, California Jewish Press, L.A. Weekly, Bitter Lemons, Boulevard, and Salon City magazines, among others. He currently reviews theater for ArtsInLA.com and teaches acting, text analysis, and theater/film history at the west coast campus of New York Film Academy. As a playwright, five of his plays have been produced across the country and his first, Surprise Surprise, became an award-winning feature film in 2010 for which Travis made his debut as a screenwriter. An actor for over six decades and veteran of six Broadway shows and numerous national and international tours, he has been honored with two LA Drama Critics Circle Awards; a Drama-Logue Award, and nominations from the NAACP, GLAAD, the Ovation Committee, and the LA Weekly. He was also nominated for Washington DC’s prestigious Helen Hayes Award. www.travismichaelholder.com