Favorite Recent Roles
Dean/Devin in Gloria at OnStage Playhouse, Directed by James P. Darvas
Jean Verse in …And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi at Saint Mary’s College of California, Directed by Kenneth Prestininzi
Eilif in Public Enemy with New Fortune Theatre Company, Directed by Richard Baird
Marcus in The Harvest at OnStage Playhouse, Directed by James P. Darvas
Franky in The October Night of Johnny Zero with Backyard Renaissance Theatre Company, Directed By Richard Baird
Frank in School for Lies at Saint Mary’s College of California, Directed by Daniel Larlham
Jackson in Game Night (2 Rappers 2 Plays) with SoulKiss Theatre/The Old Globe CoLab, Directed by Kimberly King
Tuzenbach in Three Sisters at Saint Mary’s College of California, Directed by Frank Murray
Narrator in Every Brilliant Thing at Saint Mary’s College of California, Directed by Ciera Eis
Upcoming Performances
Trip Wyeth in Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, Directed by Sean Murray
Performance Reviews
Geoffrey Ulysses Geissinger adds needed levity to the play as the sarcastic son Trip.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune on Trip Wyeth in Other Desert Cities
And the six-member cast, most of whom play multiple roles, are highly versatile and deliver strong performances…there’s the aspiring novelist and hard-drinking schmoozer Dean, played with dramatic range by Geoffrey Ulysses Geissinger.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune on Dean/Devin in Gloria
As Franky, Geoffrey Ulysses Geissinger takes his character on a journey, starting out as timid and boyish but later revealing darker and more calculating depths.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune on Franky in The October Night of Johnny Zero
Geissinger's Franky is timid and awkward, smart and secretive, and clearly has a strong survival instinct.
— E.H. Reiter, Broadway World on Franky in The October Night of Johnny Zero
Geissinger, Heil, Weinberger, and Chris Tenney each excel at portraying the newspaper staff who have been hardened by day-to-day responsibilities. While they initially play these characters as comical ones, their acting allows them to appear grounded, nuanced, and empathetic.
— David Dixon, San Diego Story on Gloria
New to the Cygnet, Trip is played by Geoffry Ulysses Geissinger. Under Murray’s eye, Trip’s furious undressing of his sister slips into the uncontrollable. Exasperated, he goes ballistic, attacking the family as a means of saving it. A peevish Geissinger, going from zero to 60, does outrage well.
— Thomas Larson, San Diego Reader on Trip Wyeth in Other Desert Cities
Enjoying a good piece of theatre comes from different fronts, and seeing actors grow into their histrionic own is part of that enjoyment. Geoffrey Ulysses Geissinger's Dean has intention and heart embodying those professional frustrations that inevitably turn personal.
— Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti, From Another Zero on Dean/Devin in Gloria
Geissinger shows Bourdin’s disturbing mental state in shifting from a gifted con artist to a man trying to protect his position. His anger, a mask for Bourdin’s growing fear of exposure, is intense, occasionally desperate and provides a dramatic undercurrent to the narrative.
— David Dixon, San Diego Story on The Chameleon
Geoffrey Ulysses Geissinger did a great job as Richard who, like others, had to be who he was and who he was not simultaneously. He was in-the-moment and radiated stage presence…or screen presence.
— Tony Wade, Daily Republic on Richard in Fuddy Meers