Sad to hear of Mark's death. He was a tremendously gifted actor, singer,  and dancer. He played the "fox" Renard in the world premiere of "the Little Prince" with me in 1983 at Playhouse by the River and before that he played Pippin in Pippin at the Shawnee Playhouse and he blew it out of the water. Best ever. My family will always remember and love him. He taught me so much, and was a real pal.

Comrade Kapitan and I were Cossacks for Mother Russia in the fall of '71. We danced and drank the dreary Russian nights away with our dear departed comrade Dorian Those were the days!(Actually Mark did arrange my first underage alcohol purchase along with Brian Duescher)

My biggest memory of Mark was after we had graduated from high school...about 25 years as a matter of fact. It was at our class reunion. I remember how I was sort of jealous of Mark that night because he was so gifted in his ability to ballroom dance. He stole all the ladies hearts that night.I also remember him as one of the "rascally Russians in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" that we did the fall of 1971.Mark, you will be missed!

 Sorry to hear of the passing of Mark Kapitan. He was part of the Cooper theater program in the early 70's. Specifically remember him from roles in "Fiddler" and "Harvey" John Cunningham

From 1980

Mark was talented, compassionate, sincere and mature at a young age. I have memories of him in drama and music. So sorry to hear this news. . Mark will be missed by all.

Mark was always a surprise. He was the unlikely daredevil, the guy with the rosy cheeks and bright eyes and a quick smile that everybody loved. He loved his friends and he loved fun - pursued and new experiences as if he wanted to relish everything that life had to offer. He wanted to take every risk and try everything. I never once heard him say a bad word about anyone with harshness, and he kept a sense of humor. His wheels were always turning! and...he was a thinker! He would come in and out of my life for years but always, it was with a flowers and big dinner dates or something just a little wonderful. He did notice things that others would miss, and because he kidded around so much I was always taken back by some of the very knowing things he said. I went to New York City once with my Dad and I got this telegram at the hotel saying he'd thought I'd left without him! He was always bound for New York, and I'm glad he finally arrived and made it his home. I am deeply sad to learn of his passing, but will absolutlely never forget him- he was a very special friend to me. I'll have to catch up with him later :)

Mark and I were best friends in high school. He lived at my house his senior year when his parents moved to Wisconsin so he could graduate from Cooper. We worked at the Terrace Theatre together as ushers as well. After we went our separate ways (college for me, New York for him) we stayed in touch for a while but got lost in our pursuits and, subsequently, were out of touch for most of the past 30 years. I did searches for him on occasion but with no results. On the day that George Carlin died, I got an email from Mark, quite out of the blue, expressing his sorrow at George's passing and recalling the hours we'd spent listening to his albums and laughing. We reconnected and spent many hours on the phone catching up, reminiscing, clearing stale air and discussing current events. I called him just before I walked into the Cooper all 70's party last October telling him I wish he could've joined me. Mark was a very caring guy, expressive and observant. His insight to events going on around him were very keen. Not many people know this, but he was also one hell of a tap-dancer. He chased his dream of performing on stage and it took him around the globe. He helped shape my formitive years and will never be forgotten. "Break a Leg" Mark.