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July 26, 2008.

June 3, 2008.

July 17, 2007.

June 12, 2007.

Karl begins rehearsals for the role of Gerald Murphy in the Williamstown Theater Festival's world premiere production of Villa America.  Playwright Crispin Whittell (author of Darwin in Malibu) was commissioned to write this play about Gerald and Sara Murphy and other members of the "Lost Generation" who found themselves on the French Riviera in the 1920's.  Performances run July 11th through 22nd.  The production will coincide with an exhibition at Williams College Museum of Art that will focus will focus on Gerald and Sara Murphy's influence on modern art, literature, music and taste.

June 1, 2007.

Karl appears on the cover of a new book, entitled St. John Hankin Reclaimed.  The wonderful "lost" plays of this writer have been rediscoverd and made available by the Obie award winning Mint Theater Company.  Copies will be available soon.  Check their website to order your copy now.

April 3, 2007.

Karl begins rehearsals for the Working Theater's production of Back From The Front.  This very funny and very dark comedy is by Lynn Rosen, who was recently profiled in The Dramatist Magazine as one of the "50 To Watch".  She was a finalist for ATL's Humana Festival and was a writer-in-residence at the 2007 New Harmony Project.  Back From The Front runs May 3rd through May 27th. 

January 1, 2007.

Just in time for the new year, Karl's latest episode of "Law & Order: SVU" entitled "Scheherezade" will air this Tuesday, January 2nd at 10:00pm on NBC.

November 21, 2006.

Karl will be out of commission for awhile.  While performing over the summer in Othello, he suffered an onstage knee injury.  After extensive physical therapy, he will soon undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus.  Check back for updates to find out where he'll be working once he recovers.

October 1, 2006.

Karl closes out the Summer Shakespeare Rep season at the Old Globe tonight.  Tomorrow morning, he will pile into his car with his dog, Po, for a two-week cross country drive back to New York.  He's hoping the experience will be something like this.

September 14, 2006.

(photo courtesy of Craig Schwartz)

Time is running out to see Karl in Othello and Titus Andronicus at the Old Globe.  For a complete show schedule, click here.

Here are some more press quotes on Karl's performance as "Iago".

In Jesse Berger's steady production of Othello, Karl Kenzler's rendition of the spurned ancient, "honest, honest Iago" is the trump card. Look into that broad, putty-like face and you see what? A bit of a jester, a guy with a leering mug, a clown's fearlessness. He's no buffoon but an incarnation of utter evil?  A rogue can indeed, to borrow from another Shakespeare play, smile, and smile, and be a villain. Kenzler's giddiness at his own ability to destroy the noble Moor of Venice is masking something even more sinister." (L.A. Daily News)

"Karl Kenzler, whose glib, grinning, buttoned-down Iago so ENJOYS his calumny, makes this an “Othello" for the memory book.  There is no specific template these days for Iago. His dexterity at psychological warfare, his enthusiastic scorn for ethics, his sense of entitlement seem all too universal. But something about Kenzler’s boyish charm gone sour stirred a comparison that suddenly jolted me right into this morning’s headlines: Iago is the corporate commando maneuvering to shoot down the CEO without accruing a crumb of personal blame.  He is the vilest of villains, yet perfectly presentable and, in fact, one of the most convincing con men ever known. It’s fascinating to watch his careful building of deniability. I found myself waiting for his lawyers to appear. " (Welton Jones, SanDiego.com)

"Happiness is extinguished by Karl Kenzler's plotting Iago who presents an outward show of trustworthiness as he drops poison pills of suspicion."  (Los Angeles Times)

September 8, 2006.

Karl's new pilot, A/V Club, has been selected for the 2006 New York Television Festival.  The festival runs from September 12th to 17th.

A/V Club is the new pilot from the creators of the Tony-award winning Broadway musical Spelling Bee.  It is co-written by Karl and in it he plays the role of "Ryan Asher".

To read more and view the A/V Club trailer, click here.  Once the new page opens, scroll to the bottom to see the trailer!

August 24, 2006.

(photo courtesy of Craig Schwartz)

From the San Diego Union Tribune review of Karl's performance in Othello.

"Karl Kenzler immediately takes the audience into his gloating confidence. Like a shrewd political operative, his volatile Iago turns his victim's strengths into liabilities. The actor sends a churning energy coursing through his scenes as he manipulates events and then directs them, setting up characters only to spring traps. In Kenzler's reading, Iago is dirty-minded and jealous – obsessed with suspicion that Othello has cuckolded him and secretly outraged that Cassio received the promotion he wanted. We don't see bottomless depths of evil in this hip blond charmer, but rather, the petty passion for revenge that fuels the insecure nasties of Neil LaBute's plays and films. Given Kenzler's quick-on-his feet insinuations, his smooth improvisatory skill, he could easily run away with the play."

To read the full review, click here. 

August 23, 2006.

(photo courtesy of Craig Schwartz)

Some press quotes on Karl's performance as "Iago" in the Old Globe's production of Othello.

"As Iago, Karl Kenzler manipulates Othello's emotions as if he were playing an intellectual game of cat and mouse.  He's charismatic and engaging and his calibrated ease with the language during his frequent soliloquies grabs the audience's attention."  (North County Times)

"Karl Kenzler is terrific as the oily Iago, whom he plays like a Venetian Ken Lay, a man's man, a hail-fellow-well-met kind of guy.  Smooth and businesslike in his evildoing, smirking at his own insidiousness, he is relentless, insidious and chilling."  (KPBS-TV)

"Tall and handsome, Karl Kenzler plays Iago as a cheerful sociopath unaffected by the mayhem he sets in motion.  And withal, so charming -- it's a blood-curdling, magnificent performance."  (Gay and Lesbian Times)

May 1, 2006.

See Karl performing this summer at the Old Globe.  In the 2006 summer rep, he plays the role of "Iago" in Jesse Berger's production of Othello .  He can also be seen in Darko Tresnjak's production of Titus Andronicus playing the role of "Bassianus".  For a full production schedule, click here.

March 22, 2006.

Karl just wrapped his first season of "Law & Order: SVU" , the highest-rated program of the "Law & Order" franchise.  In it, he plays the recurring role of Father Denis, Detective Eliot Stabler's parish priest.  Look for him in the upcoming episode entitled "Fat", which airs Tuesday, May 2nd at 10pm on NBC.