The Tao of John

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  • SETC leads to ATL Humana Festival

    Wow, last week was insane. It was spring break…and SETC was in Chattonooga. IDS was there. We got some great interviews and those have lead us to Louisville, KY. Later this month, Tee and I will be heading up to the Humana Festival to take in that theatrical event! I can’t wait. March has had…

  • Naked Plays by Naked Stages

    I am directing one of the three plays in this new play reading festival that runs Feb. 21-23 at Bongo Java near Belmont University in Nashville. The play I am working on is Dependence Day by Anne Nelson. The cast is extremely talented and will be a joy to work with…so come on out and…

  • 2008

    I have been very lax in keeping this current…my bad. A lot of stuff is in the works for 2008. The first thing up is the TN Gov. School for the Arts Auditions which are happening on Jan. 5th and Jan. 12th. I am the Theatre Division Chair for TN GSFTA and have been very…

  • A pound of flesh

     Come see me in the Merchant of Venice! At Belmont University (Nashville, TN) in their new black box theatre(The Troutt Center) : Wed (pay what you can), Thu (talkback panel following the show), Fri, Sat Oct 17-20//7:30pm show Tickets for these Belmont shows are $20 for adults and $15 for students and can be purchased…

  • The Merchant of Venice

     

  • GIG ALERT- The Merchant of Venice

    So I booked a gig! I will be playing Salanio, the Prince of Arragon, and the Duke of Venice in Naked Stages production of “The Merchant of Venice”. I am really stoked to be part of this project and the three roles will keep me very busy for the next coming weeks. It will first…

  • PHS ’92

    I think I have recovered from the re-union. I have to say it was not an existential meltdown as I had anticipated. We haven’t changed all that much over the years aside from more or less weight and more or less hair. I haven’t been back to Pana since the mid ’90’s and the town…

  • So it goes…

    It’s that time of year again…back to school. Time to finish prepping for another full semester of teaching at MTSU. I am excited by the prospects that the year holds. Other things… The wife and I saw John Mayer in concert and I have to say that it was awesome. He is really a quality…

  • Audition update

    So on July 29, I was sent on an audition by my agent Sharon Smith for a Shooter Jennings video. The audition was held by Jimmy Kup Casting. I had a real blast as a shop lifting nere-do-well. Keep your fingers crossed for me! Check out more info on this in the upcoming episode #52…

  • wake up call

    So I recently opened my mail and received a wake up call. It was an invitation to my 15 year high school re-union. Wow. Has it been that long…I feel old. I do look forward to seeing all my old classmates and getting the updates to their lives. I guess being involved with high school…