Michael Barrett Austin

April 2023

Michael is thrilled to return to San Francisco Playhouse after playing Van Buren in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. His most recent local credits include A Christmas Carol (Center REPertory Company) and The Best of PlayGround (PlayGround). Pre-pandemic credits include the musical adaptation of As You Like It with The Kilbanes (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (42nd Street Moon), The Elephant Man (Hillbarn Theatre), Finks (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley), Red Hot Patriot with Kathleen Turner (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), and the premiere of Manic Pixie Dream Girl (New York International Fringe Festival and PlayGround). Michael has toured the country with The National Theatre for Children and toured Italy with Shakespeare at Stinson. He has performed on television, in film, and in countless commercials. Michael is a member of PlayGround, a contributing player with ARC, and an alumnus of Just Theater and TheatreFIRST. He is the proud husband of Emily and father to Lucille. www.michaelbarrettaustin.com