STRAWDOG THEATRE COMPANY

An ensemble member since 2001, John joined Strawdog shortly after performing the role of Robert Sideway in "Our Country's Good". Some shows this past season you may have recently seen him in include Andrew Hinderacker's "Kingsville" at Stage Left, "Cabaret" with The Hypocrites at the DCA downtown, and "The Artist Needs a Wife" at The Side Project. Currently John is in "The Conquest of The South Pole" directed by Kimberly Senior right here at Strawdog- he saw the amazing production Famous Door did almost 20 years ago and couldn’t be more excited to be working on such a fantastic project. Up next is Baron Danglars in "The Count of Monte Cristo" at Lifeline Theatre in the Fall. He has appeared in over ten shows at Strawdog- most notably Andre in "Three Sisters", Marc Antony in "Julius Caesar", Daniel Deering in "Old Town", and most recently as Flote in both "Red Noses" and "Red Noses Remounted". Prior to working with Strawdog, he performed with Mike Dailey in About Face Theatre's inaugural production of "Dream Boy" at the old Eclipse Theatre space in Bucktown far too many years ago. John is a company member with A Crew Of Patches Theatre Company where he performs Shakespeare ("Romeo and Juliet", "Macbeth", and "Julius Caesar" in rotating rep) for high schools in the Chicagoland area. He has also worked on multiple productions at Lifeline Theatre including "Treasure Island", "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "The Mark of Zorro", "Talking it Over", and (working with Ned Mochel as director) the critically acclaimed productions of "The Killer Angels", "The Return of the King", and "The Two Towers". Some other theatres around town that he has worked at include: Goodman, Court, Roadworks, Famous Door, National Jewish, Eclipse, Thunder Road, About Face, and many others. Represented by Geddes Talent, John has been lucky enough to appear in many commercials including a slew of national Nintendo spots for various sports games. He also does some voice-over work around town. Television credits include two episodes of Prison Break. Film credits include Jack Slash and Nevel is the Devil. John holds a BFA in Acting from The Theatre School at Depaul University.