As an actor, Greg has been cast in short plays written by John Minigan, Brandon Crose, Christine Power, Jake Wilkinson, James McLindon, R.D. Murphy, and Susan Dworkin. He has acted on stage in productions by Roxbury Repertory Theater (Hiberian Hall), Playwrights’ Platform (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Boston Theater Marathon XXI), the Watertown Plumbing Museum, and in association with the Amesbury, Beverly, and Massachusetts Cultural Councils. He has voice-acted for Boston Podcast Players.
He has been seen on screen in productions directed by Richard Williams (Snaggletooth Productions) and Ken Lukas (Brilliant Gem Productions).
He has ‘Zoom-acted’ live with Centastage (Boston Theater Marathon XXIII) and North Shore Readers’ Theater, as well as in a pre-recorded production of the musical ‘Beyond The Blues’ by Ralph Tufo.
In 2016, he was awarded Best Actor at the Playwrights’ Platform’s 44th Annual Festival of New Plays (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre) for starring in his first play to be produced, WATER.
He has studied acting with Art Hennessey and Amanda Good Hennessey, Scott Fielding, and Lyralen Kaye.
He often continues to practice as an actor by reading new plays at writing groups such as Playwrights’ Platform and Write On! Boston.
Richard III Opening Soliloquy
Photo by Jackie Kern. Courtesy Brilliant Gem Productions.
Photo by Jackie Kern. Courtesy Brilliant Gem Productions.
Left to Right: Brandon Crose (playwright), Adjovi Koene (actor),
Greg Hovanesian (actor), The Plumbing Museum, Watertown, MA,
July 2018.
Branden Smith (top) and Greg Hovanesian (bottom) in ‘War Dog’ by James McLindon, Boston Theater Marathon XXIII, April 2021, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, sponsored by Centastage.
Christine Noah (left), Teri Muller (center), and Greg Hovanesian (right) in ‘A Baking Song’ by Susan Dworkin at the Annual Playwrights’ Platform Festival, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, May 2024.
Richard II Monologue
Nick Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream – 1-Minute Shakespeare Challenge, Third Citizen Theatre Company