erichissom@aol.com
407-579-7570
A true repertory actor, playing clowns and kings and everything in between at some of the most prestigious theatres in the country. Also, a director, teacher, and playwright; his play, Kill Whitey: My Play About Race, and Shakespeare and The Zombie Plague of 1590 are currently being considered for production at several major theaters.
have you seen this?
may 12 - june 12, 2022
our town
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Alan Paul
Shakespeare Theatre Company Washington DC
"Hissom succeeds in convincing us, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that he IS a Bengal Tiger...."- Theater Review Gazette.Net
current and upcoming
march 16 - april 12, 2022
Nathan the wise
By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Adapted by Michael Bloom
Directed by Adam Immerwahr
Theater J, Washington, DC
eric hissom
actor - director - playwright
Recent Reviews
"Particularly noteworthy was Eric Hissom’s Don Armado…. had the audience in the palm of his hand by the end of his first scene "Theatre Bloom
"Hissom’s performance is a wonderfully fluid account of Watson: He’s loose and deceptively low-key yet wound tight enough to snap..."- The Washington Post
"Petruchio’s servants Grumio (an indefatigable Eric Hissom)..."- DC Metro Theater Arts