Bruce Burkhartsmeier is an award-winning actor based in Portland, Oregon
What they’ve said . . .
On Krapp’s Last Tape . . .
“A masterful production that cuts straight to the bone” . . . an “unflinching performance” . . . “This production of Krapp’s Last Tape is theatre at its most essential - devastating, transformative, and absolutely unmissable.”
— Broadway World
On A Number . . .
“Bruce Burkhartsmeier as Salter once again displays his remarkable emotional attunement. Thought – well, distress in particular – plays across his face with symphonic complexity and nuance. Everything about his character appears spontaneous, authentic (which in this story of replication and artifice, is especially striking).”
— Oregon ArtsWatch
On Two Pints . . .
“This play is deeply successful—from its written conception to its staging and presentation to its unsurpassed acting.”
— Portland Mercury
On Annapurna . . .
“Though Bruce Burkhartsmeier's Ulysses is difficult to forgive at times, the actor himself is nearly faultless.”
— Willamette Week
On Buried Child . . .
“It is Bruce Burkhartsmeier’s chilling performance as Vince’s emotionally unhinged father, however, that fuels the play’s insouciant humor. Burkhartsmeier weaves his character’s foolishness with his tightly contained hostility to create a startling portrayal that convinces us by way of its subtlety.”
— Just Out
On Sight Unseen . . .
“As a jealous spouse, Bruce Burkhartsmeier gives a performance that’s almost painful to watch for its raw, naked emotion.”
— San Francisco Chronicle