ACTING
A character actor at heart but also carry a show in a solo performance…I love making authentic connections with the audience
Rex Daugherty & Madeleine Carr on the cover of American Theatre Magazine - NYC Premiere of Disco Pigs, Off Broadway 59E59
Disco Pigs - Off Broadway 59E59
"Exciting performances by the talented young actors Rex Daugherty and Madeleine Carr...The feverish energy of their performances feels equally authentic, with Mr. Daugherty in particular finding all sorts of robust comedy..." - Charles Isherwood, The NY Times
"Daugherty is a skilled actor who gives rich humanity to his laughably wrongheaded character. Alternates between fighting, flirting and fury with frightening ease." - The Irish Voice
"Olympian endurance...the performance is high precision all around" - The Washington Post
*Helen Hayes Award Nomination - Best Ensemble
Rex Daugherty and Michelle Six in Becky Shaw at Round House Theatre
Becky Shaw - Round House Theatre
"a standout cast – perhaps the strongest at Round House this season...Rex Daugherty in an excellent Round House debut." -Baltimore Post-Examiner
"Daugherty is spot on in capturing all of Andrew's sensative nuances in this pivotal role." - DC Metro Arts
"Daugherty's 'Andrew' has a zanny, eccentric physicallity that is infectious." - The Washingtonian
"Unrecognizable in the part" - Washington City Paper
*Rex's performance was listed as one of Washington City Paper's "Top Theatre Moment's of the Year"
Rex Daugherty and Jefferson Farber in Shakespeare's R&J at Signature Theatre
Shakespeare's r&j - Signature theatre
"Extremely propulsive and likable...the skills displayed by Daugherty and Santner help ensure that the show attains an equilibrium of accomplishment" - Peter Marks, The Washington Post
"Rex Daugherty does colorful, nuanced work throughout."- The Baltimore Sun
"Daugherty is awesome...a joy and a delight to watch." - Brightest Young Things
Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet at Folger Theatre
Romeo & Juliet - Folger Theatre
"Rex Daugherty is a steely and dangerous Tybalt" - Talkin' Broadway
"Electric performance" - City Paper
"The production is strengthened by forceful performances from Brad Koed as Mercutio and Rex Daugherty as Tybalt." - The Washingtonian
*Helen Hayes Award Nomination - Outstanding Resident Play
Scoop Rosenbaum in The Heidi Chronicles at Rep Stage
The Heidi Chronicles - Rep Stage
"Scoop, played with charismatic, man-child self-centeredness by Daugherty is the bad boy you’re happy to go to hell with." - DC Theatre Scene
"As Scoop Rosenbaum, the arrogant, but irresistible, man Heidi meets at a Eugene McCarthy rally in 1968, Rex Daugherty gives an incisive performance that gradually reveals the significant sliver of sincerity and doubt inside." - The Baltimore Sun
"I have not previously seen Rex Daugherty, though he comes with a distinguished pedigree, but he is a revelation. He nails Wasserstein's juicy lines, whether they are lustful, arrogant, or rueful, and makes us understand how this heel could nonetheless carve out such a large place in Heidi's heart." - Broadway World
"Daugherty takes this potentially static character and gives him heart, creating instead a vivaciously dynamic and unexpectedly honest character..." - Theatre Bloom
THE SMUGGLER - Solas Nua
“The Year’s Best Theatre”
- The New York Times
“Rex Daugherty is so good as the bartender that you forget how evil he is” -The Washington Post
“It is possible for a good solo show to deliver some of the greatest magic in theater…Daugherty channels each character with verve, switching seamlessly without skipping a beat – or rhyme. He brings to mind the work of great narrator Jim Dale, who created 134 different voices for the Harry Potter audiobooks.” -DC Theatre Scene
“One of DC’s coolest site-specific shows ever…Daugherty grabs us from the get-go with his hale-fellow charm…His penetrating gaze and poetic performance beguile.” - DC Metro Theatre Arts
Tim Finnegan in The Smuggler at Solas Nua
Broadway World Award Nominated - Performer of the Decade
THE MAGI - The Hub Theatre
“appealingly fresh…Rex Daugherty and Daven Ralston are as cute as doves as they sing and play pensive folk-pop love songs”
-The Washington Post
“The Magi embodies the best of live music and pushes theatre’s boundaries…a product of fine writing, excellent acting, and stellar directing”
- DC Theatre Scene