(Last Update: 16:23 PDT 24 August 2008 )
Abe has enjoyed doing theater since an early age. Here is as complete a list of his performances as we can recall. Information about other aspects of Abe's life can be found on his web page.
| date | title | producer | director | role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000? | What Happened to the Dinosaurs? | Granary Preschool | Jim Allen | Paleontologist |
| 2001? | The Balloon Seller (video) | Granary Preschool | Jim Allen | Balloon Seller (also a co-author) |
| 2002 | Sleeping Beauty | Santa Cruz Parks and Rec. | Gina Camarillo | Wall of Thorns |
| Summer 2003 | Kamp Kaos | Santa Cruz Parks and Rec. | Gina Camarillo | Wendell |
| Spring 2004 | Trickster Hare's Feast | Meridian School (Seattle) | Mr. Holmes | villager |
| 31 July 2004 | Wizard of Oz | Pisces Moon | Terri Steinmann | Hank / Macintosh Apple Tree / Poppy |
| 2004-2005 | Harry Potter skits | recess theater@Bay View School | self-directed | various roles |
| 16 March 2005 | Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship | Pisces Moon@Bay View School | Terri Steinmann | Boromir |
| 2 July 2005 | James and the Giant Peach | Pisces Moon | Terri Steinmann | Grasshopper |
| 24 July 2005 | The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | Pisces Moon | Terri Steinmann | Edmund |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (4) | Pisces Moon | Terri Steinmann | Bartemius Crouch Sr. / Bartemius Crouch Jr. |
| 16 Dec. 2005 | Scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh | Spring Hill School | Abe Karplus | Gilgamesh (also author) |
| 17 Dec. 2005 | Stuart Little | Pisces Moon | Terri Steinmann | Mr. Frederick C. Little / Mr. Clydesdale |
| 1 March 2006 | improv | Water the Weeds | Joya Winwood | |
| 22 March 2006 | Foolish Tales | Spring Hill School 4th grade | Liliana Moraru and Liz Fowler | Simon the Dairyman |
| 19,20,21 May 2006 | Star Wars: a New Hope | Pisces Moon | Terri Steinmann | Cast 1: General Dodonna, Cast 2: Luke Skywalker |
| 22 July 2006 | The Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad | Pisces Moon | Mandy Metcalfe, Alyssa Escobar, and Eleni Giannis | Judge, Foxy the Fox |
| 18 August 2006 | Peter Pan Puppets | Pisces Moon | Dara Thornton | Peter Pan |
| 12 Dec. 2006 | About the Magic Flute | Spring Hill School 5th grade | Liliana Moraru | Tom |
| May 2007 | Mean Mr. Mustard gets the Walrus Treatment (movie) | Spring Hill School 5th grade | Bob Biegert | Mean Mr. Mustard (#1) |
| 2-3 June 2007 | Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Pisces Moon | Mandy Metcalfe | King Arthur |
| 4 June 2007 | The Shotgun a radio play | Spring Hill School 5th grade | Kirsten Olsen | Railway Porter (also author) |
| 6-7 July 2007 | Robin Hood | West End Studio Theater | Mandy Metcalfe | Friar Tuck |
| 22 July 2007 | Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince (6) | West End Studio Theater | Mandy Metcalfe and Terri Steinmann | Hufflepuff student/Caractus Burke/Dean Thomas/Fenrir Greyback |
| 17-18 August 2007 | Adventures of a Comic Book Artist | West End Studio Theater | Kelsey Holtaway | Kid #5/Dr. Shock Clock |
| 2-3 April 2008 | Final Dress Rehearsal | West End Studio Theater | Mandy Metcalfe | "Author" |
| 16 April 2008 | Fairly Stupid Tales | Spring Hill School 6th grade | Jennifer Riddle | Jack (the narrator) |
| 22 May 2008 | Dis-connected | Spring Hill School 5th grade | Bob Biegert | understudy for Kabir |
| 5 June 2008 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1) | West End Studio Theater | Eleni Giannis | Harry Potter |
| 7–18 July 2008 | Acting for the Camera | Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation | Doree Steinmann | various short roles (including Stephen Hawking) |
| 8, 10 August 2008 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (7) | West End Studio Theater | Terri Steinmann | Dirk Cresswell, Mundungus Fletcher, Bogrod, James Potter |
| date | title | performed |
|---|---|---|
| December 2005 | Scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh | Spring Hill School 16 Dec. 2005 |
| May 2007 | The Shotgun a radio play | Spring Hill School 4 June 2007 |
| June 2007 | The Third-story Bedroom | no |
