Actor
Davin BRoadhurst
Davin BRoadhurst
Weekly family movie nights, public speaking classes, and a middle school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream all ushered Davin into a love of performing. From a no-stop-light town in Maryland where he first performed concerts with his brothers in the living room to the mountains of North Carolina, Davin continues to hone his artistry as an actor–and hopes to never lose his passion for discovery and specificity in his work.
Now, Davin Broadhurst is a WNC-based actor and a current senior at Western Carolina University studying to get his BFA Theater degree with a concentration in Acting.
Weekly family movie nights, public speaking classes, and a middle school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream all ushered Davin into a love of performing. From a no-stop-light town in Maryland where he first performed concerts with his brothers in the living room to the mountains of North Carolina, Davin continues to hone his artistry as an actor–and hopes to never lose his passion for discovery and specificity in his work.
Now, Davin Broadhurst is a WNC-based actor and a current senior at Western Carolina University studying to get his BFA Theater degree with a concentration in Acting.
Aside from the stage and screen, Davin often spends his free time bushwacking through the hundreds of miles of stunning hiking trails near Cullowhee, biking to and from classes, and walking and reading whatever was most recently recommended to him. (Right now, it’s David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest.)
Most weeks, Davin is usually done working out before the sun begins to grace the wrinkles of the mountains, enjoying his protein shake while preparing for classes, work, or volunteering.
Aside from the stage and screen, Davin often spends his free time bushwacking through the hundreds of miles of stunning hiking trails near Cullowhee, biking to and from classes, and walking and reading whatever was most recently recommended to him. (Right now, it’s David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest.)
Most weeks, Davin is usually done working out before the sun begins to grace the wrinkles of the mountains, enjoying his protein shake while preparing for classes, work, or volunteering.
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What’s next?
Beatrice: A Bromantic Comedy
April 24th – 25th, 2025 at HART Theater’s Fangmeyer Space
Four friends embark on a fantastical road trip down the historic Route 66 in their well-loved 1986 Chevrolet Sportvan, Beatrice. With a musical soundscape of Americana, Folk, and Rock & Roll, join Evan, Joey, Taylor and Lewis on their journey through the road as they encounter trolls, ghosts, and a psychedelic drug trip in the Mojave desert.
Tickets on sale now at https://harttheatre.org/performances/beatrice-bromantic-comedy/
Peter + I – A New Musical
April 17th – 19th, 2025 at WCU’s Bardo Arts Center
A story of love, loss, and the power of imagination. Matte O’Brien reimagines the lives the people who inspired Neverland and Peter Pan, weaving reality and fantasy into a poignant tale of dreams, friendship, and finding where you belong.
Tickets on sale now at https://wcuarts.universitytickets.com/
What’s next?
Peter + I – A New Musical
April 17th – 19th, 2025 at WCU’s Bardo Arts Center
A story of love, loss, and the power of imagination. Matte O’Brien reimagines the lives the people who inspired Neverland and Peter Pan, weaving reality and fantasy into a poignant tale of dreams, friendship, and finding where you belong.
Tickets on sale starting now at https://wcuarts.universitytickets.com/
Beatrice: A Bromantic Comedy
April 24th – 25th, 2025 at HART Theater’s Fangmeyer Space
Four friends embark on a fantastical road trip down the historic Route 66 in their well-loved 1986 Chevrolet Sportvan, Beatrice. With a musical soundscape of Americana, Folk, and Rock & Roll, join Evan, Joey, Taylor and Lewis on their journey through the road as they encounter trolls, ghosts, and a psychedelic drug trip in the Mojave desert.
Tickets on sale now at https://harttheatre.org/performances/beatrice-bromantic-comedy/
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
“The theater itself is not revolutionary: it is a rehearsal for the revolution.”
Augusto Boal
First introduced to me in high school, Boal’s teachings fascinated me. Reading both Theatre of the Oppressed and Legislative Theatre provides some incredible ideas, but… did they work? Sure, maybe they allowed for some local policy change in São Paulo in the 70s, but what about the United States in 2026?
How can one use theater to implement tangible political change in the real world?
I believe the ultimate goal of not just any actor but any person is to uplift the collective. I believe everyone can and should be focused on living daily within their community; participating in city events, volunteering at food pantries, or starting a community garden in your neighborhood.
Artists, however, have a specific responsibility. And while entertainment and landscape paintings are absolutely needed, the utmost objective of an artist is to critique. Brecht’s poem “The Critical Attitude” asserts “Give criticism arms / And states can be demolished by it.”
Actors specifically can challenge and critique audiences directly, not through the veneer of canvas and oil, but face-to-face, intimately connecting with audiences. Not with lectures or accusations, but empathy. Critique through empathy is the tool of an actor. Later in that same poem, Brecht clarifies that educating a person and even transforming a state are not only instances of criticism, but also instances of art. What is the art of acting if not empathy?
While I acknowledge that art purely for entertainment’s sake is an integral part of living a fulfilling and enjoyable life, it shouldn’t be the sole purpose of the work. At least, not while the world looks like it does now. As much as I love watching the Fast and the Furious, I don’t want that to be my legacy. I want Macbeth in Stratford. An Enemy of the People in Oslo. Original works with theater artists from Kenya, Puerto Rico, or Gaza. I want to work in community with other actors, writers, directors, designers to create an experience that educates, questions, and critiques. And eventually… long after any one show has passed, those audiences will remember. And they will organize. They will protest. Maybe one day, they will revolt.
I’m not motivated by money or fame. I want to upset the status quo through the power of performance. I want to rehearse for the revolution.
The critical attitude
Strikes many people as unfruitful
That is because they find the state
Impervious to their criticism
But what in this case is an unfruitful attitude
Is merely a feeble attitude. Give criticism arms
And states can be demolished by it.
Canalising a river
Grafting a fruit tree
Educating a person
Transforming a state
These are instances of fruitful criticism
And at the same time instances of art.
Bertolt Brecht
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