Spiff Wiegand

Eleanor: CLIENT, BROTHER MICHAEL, JOHN BRITBY, AIDE; percussion

Spiff Wiegand was born in Kentucky with 3 thumbs and plays over 20 instruments, including guitar, bass, accordion, percussion, jaw harp, harmonica, dobro, pedal steel, Spiff is the creator of the Spiffemol Industries Radio Hour, an on-going series of original and classic audio theater in Old-Time Radio style, performed live with professional actors, chamber orchestra, and sound effects at Jalopy Theatre. He is also an active recording engineer around NYC, and has released 3 albums of original material.

Spiff has performed and recorded as a percussionist with Musica Viva NY, Texas Early Music Project, Ruckus Early Music, Alkemie, Hesperus, Freelance Nun, Weird Uncle, The Automat, Randy Bandits, Garefowl, Flowers of the Rhododendron, Chivalrous Crickets, and Jackson and The Janks.

Jimmy Fallon and Brad Pitt have lip-synced to Spiff’s yodeling, and his accordion playing was featured on John Oliver. Spiff has music directed in NYC and at Mount Gretna Playhouse, Florida Studio Theater, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Hartford Stage, and frequently works as an actor-musician. REGIONAL: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Music Theatre of CT as Buddy) Indecent (Palm Beach Dramaworks, Pittsburgh Public), Ring of Fire (Actors Playhouse Miami, Infinity Annapolis), Woody Sez (People’s Light, Houston Stages, Weston Theatre), Mark Twain’s River of Song (Milwaukee Repertory). NEW YORK: Red Roses, Green Gold (Minetta Lane), New York Animals by Steven Sater (Bedlam Theatre Company), Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre for a New Audience). NATIONAL TOUR: War Horse (accordionist), Fame the Musical.