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"Arnold’s potent performance adds to his heavyweight resume, his Willy [Loman] evoking and inducing pain with almost every phrase."
"Arnold’s potent performance adds to his heavyweight resume, his Willy [Loman] evoking and inducing pain with almost every phrase."
Writer’s Stage Directed by David Compton Role: Mark Seraph National Tours in 2015, 2017, and 2018: "Arnold and [Barry] Scott are justly admired actors who’ve both put four decades of their lives into their artistic work. Here they play with each other using vivid expression without visible artifice. Putting [playwright] Reyland’s marvelous words into the mouths of two such masterful performers provides entertainment that enlightens and enthralls." Evans Donnell Nashville Arts Magazine "Arnold offers a sincere portrayal of Mark, a good Samaritan who steps in to help JJ even as he struggles with his own insecurities and disappointments. He carefully walks the line between devotion and frustration, allowing each of JJ’s setbacks to register fully on his face." Amy Stumpfl The Tennessean
"Arnold has become something of a definitive Scrooge."
"Arnold knows how to fill non-verbal beats with revealing significance."
"Arnold lends surprising energy to Henry Potter, punctuating each line with a thoughtful scowl or gesture."
Nashville Children's Theatre Written and Directed by Scot Copeland Role: Marchand "Chip Arnold is warm and endearing as Belle's father, Marchand..." Amy Stumpfl The Tennessean "Chip Arnold plays Belle's devoted father, whose loss of his fortune at the hands of an unscrupulous lawyer sets the plot into its circuitous motion, with the appropriate paternal feelings that are made even more convincing by his anger and unease as his undoing is revealed in the play's early going." Jeffery Ellis Broadway World
Nashville Repertory Theatre Directed by Rene Copeland Role: Joe Keller "Chip Arnold gives a stellar performance as Joe Keller, the play’s main character…" Chad Young Nashville Parent Magazine "Chip Arnold is excellent as Joe Keller…he charms his way through much of the first act…, but as events unfold, Arnold seems to age before our eyes, crumbling under the weight of past sins." Amy Stumpfl The Tennessean
Nashville Shakespeare Festival Directed by David Wilkerson Role: Lord Capulet "Bedrock Nashville thespians like Chip Arnold, Jeff Boyet and Randall Lancaster give lucid and literate readings of their roles" Martin Brady Nashville Scene
Nashville Repertory Theatre Directed by Rene Copeland Role: Atticus Finch "Arnold portrays Atticus with a conviction and confidence that very nearly eclipses the film portrayal of Gregory Peck, imbuing his character with a low-key grace that is integrity personified." Jeffery Ellis Broadway World "As Atticus, Chip Arnold leads the cast with a finely nuanced and wise performance. In his hands the feel of the play is exactly right, and Arnold has a way of somehow bringing Americana to his role: he’s the right balance of authoritative we want in our fathers, the understanding uncle we love and a lifelong friend all rolled into one." Stephen Garrison Nashville Parent
Nashville Repertory Theatre Directed by Rene Copeland Role: Robert "Chip Arnold as Robert, conveys a very real sense of paternal concern and patriarchal superiority in the face of his character’s encroaching madness. His delivery of his lines is impeccable and displays a sense of timing that [others] should study for future reference." Jeffrey Ellis Broadway World "Chip Arnold plays Catherine’s deceased father to the hilt. He appears in the show’s flashback scenes and gives his character a realistic gruff sensibility." Chad Young Nashville Parent Magazine