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Nov 27 | An Evening with Actor and Playwright Clayton LeBouef at Honfleur Gallery

Mon, November 27, 2023
BALANCING ACT - An evening with Clayton LeBouef, star of stage and screen!
Honfleur Gallery, 1241 Good Hope Road, SE
7:30pm; Tickets:
bit.ly/DCBalancingAct

A special one-night-only event! Meet the talented Clayton LeBouef, longtime actor, playwright, and veteran of iconic shows Homicide, Life on the Streets, The Wire, The Corner, and Law and Order. As a working playwright, former Arena Stage acting company member, and veteran of many of DC's iconic stages, Mr. LeBoeuf lets us into the singular/collaborative process for creating characters, storylines, and work opportunities.

Take advantage of this chance to experience an intimate discussion on drawing inspiration from musicians, songwriters, poets, playwrights, and theater arts practitioners. Enjoy some incredible and little-known personal DC history stories (think Petey Greene!)

Brought to you by the Valley Place Arts Collaborative.


Clayton LeBouef is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Colonel George Barnfather in Homicide: Life on the Street. He appeared in several episodes during each of the show’s seven seasons on the air, from 1993 to 1999, and reprised his role in Homicide: The Movie, the epilogue movie, in 2000. He appeared as as Orlando in The Wire.

LeBouef was born in Yonkers, New York. He performed as a theatre actor prior to his role as Captain Barnfather and has acted in frequently in Baltimore-area regional theaters including Center Stage and Arena Stage. He performs spoken-word pieces in addition to having authored several plays. His play Shero: The Livication of Henrietta Vinton Davis won an honorable mention at the 25th Annual Larry Neal Writers’ Competition in Washington, DC on May 9, 2008.