JKD

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Gender Male
Industry Arts
Occupation Actor/Professor
Location Missoula, MT, United States
Introduction John an Assistant Professor of Acting/Directing in the Drama/Dance Department at the University of Montana, Missoula. A native Hoosier, he has been acting and vocal coaching and spouting opinions for as long as he can remember. Prior to joining the faculty at UM, he taught Voice and Speech at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond. He has vocal-coached productions for Indiana University, the Brown County Playhouse, the Bloomington Playwrights Project, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richard Bland College, the University of Richmond, Barksdale Theatre, and Theatre IV. He is a proud member of the Actors' Equity Association. Acting credits include Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, This is Our Youth, volume of smoke, Visiting Mr. Green, and The Little Dog Laughed. He is an active member of both ATHE and VASTA and his essay "Getting the Gay Out: Sexual Identity in the Voice Classroom" was recently published in the "Voice and Gender" edition of the Voice and Speech Review.