Marc Casabani is of Egyptian nationality, and his early exposure to English was through watching popular children's television shows such as Sesame Street (1969),Zoom (1972),and The Electric Company (1971) as a young boy.
As a veteran of regional theatre, Marc has had an impressive array of roles throughout his career. One of his most notable performances was at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, where he played the role of Song Liling in David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly, earning him the Chicago Academy of Theater Artists' Artisan Award for Best Actor in a Drama.
Some of his more recent theatre credits include his portrayal of Xavier in December Imbalance, Ahmed in Divided at the Trueblood Theatre in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Stevey in Allison also at the Trueblood Theatre, and Frankie in the play Miranda at the Third Stage in Burbank, California, which led to his first Prime-Time TV role on UPN Channel 13.
Marc has also had memorable performances in Chicago theatre, including his roles as Peter Cratchit in A Christmas Carol on the Goodman Main Stage and Haemon in Antigone with the Chicago Circle Players at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
He has also exercised his classical theatre muscle with a hint of comedic flare in his role as Theseus in Love of the Nightingale at The Next Theatre Company in Evanston, Illinois. Additionally, he has fond memories of a small but significant play called Obras written and performed by an unabashed band of merry poets at the Blue Rider Theatre, where he portrayed a man so enamored by his meager and wretched neighborhood that he vowed to open the world's eyes to its rich potential.
Other notable theatre credits include Calcedo in Delirium at The Court Theatre (University of Chicago),Ferdinand in The Tempest (Scenes) with the Chicago Shakespeare Repertory, and Roberto Mendez, Jr. in Absolution with the Pegasus Players at Truman Collage in Chicago.
