John R. Smith, Jnr Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Our Inaugural Season was Nominated for EIGHT 2017 OnStage Theatre Awards, including Best Overall Season and TWENTY-ONE 2017 Broadwayworld Awards, including Best Local Theatre CompanyFrom the ashes of The Bijou Actors Guild, the former resident troupe of The Bijou Theatre, my wife Tanya and I joined several other Bijou artists and employees to form VTC. In.

The Vagabond Holiday Spectacular Returns!This time my wife Tanya is helming and I'm back in the producer's chair. And this year - we take it on the road!Running December 1 & 2 at Bridgeport's Historic Bijou Theatre AND December 14 & 15 at the Stony Brook Museum in Stony Brook CT in association with Legacy Theatre Company in Branford CT.

NOMINATED FOR 6 BROADWAYWORLD CT REGIONAL AWARDS:Best Actor in a Play (Non-Equity): Elijah ManningBest Actress in a Play (Non-Equity): Monica O'BrienBest Ensemble Performance in a Play (Non-Equity)Best Director of a Play (Non-Equity): Richard ManciniBest Sound Design (Non-Equity): Tanya Feduik-SmithBest Play (Non-Equity)After our Christmas break from the.

NOMINATED FOR 4 BROADWAYWORLD CT REGIONAL AWARDSBest Actor in a Play (Non-Equity): Ian C SmithBest Actress in a Play (Non-Equity): Rachel SchulteBest Ensemble Performance in a Play (Non-Equity)Best Special Theatrical EventTo celebrate our return to The Bijou, VTC decided to go a bit out of our comfort zone and do a wholesome Holiday Special.In my first.

Nominated for SIX OnStage Theatre Awards: Outstanding Play / Outstanding Cast in a Play (WINNER) / Outstanding Direction of a Play - Michael R Mele / Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Joe Zumbo & Ian C Smith / Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Ryan Shea"Brash, crazy, exciting & hilariously conceived" "one of the most innovative.

Nominated for TWO 2017 OnStage Theatre Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role in a Play / Justine WiesingerOutstanding Actress in a Lead Role in a Play / Lynette Victoria"Thought-provoking, intense, intellectually stimulating...The cast is superb." - Pillow Talking / He Said"Powerful" "Wonderful" "Hilarious" "Sharp, Witty, Bold" - Pillow Talking /.

Directed by: Tanya Feduik-SmithAs Tanya put it as she finished reading it for the first time, this is not your English teacher's Scarlet Letter.The strong female characters, the shunning of labels patriarchies place on us, and the Maiden/Mother/Crone-like triumvirate of Pearl/Hester/Hibbins so captivated us we had no option but to give it life. The themes.

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, CA

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Baltimore, Maryland, US

Dir: Keith TralinsFilmed footage for an online mystery game subscription

Directed by: Peter Litvin / Written by: Robert T KrantzA good old fashioned radio play, in classic noir fashion - with a modern sci fi twist

Written and Directed by: JE SwainstonVirtual table read of an unproduced horror screenplay to elicit audience feedbag, identify bugs and other items to polish before moving to production.

Directed by Christopher HammarbergWORLDS is a Found Footage Alien Mockumentary. I play Jon Fischer a semi driver who witnesses some sketchy MIB cover up stuff.The story is outlined, but all the dialogue is improv

True Crime interview and re-enactment show on Investigation Discovery

Played a smart-ass gunslinger in a band of outlaws out for justice (or is it revenge? Hell, why not both?) in this short western, currently in post-production. An amazingly talented group of artists was compiled to make this film, and I'm dying to see the finished product.

Had a blast playing an inept, bumbling paparazzi in this indie sci-fi/political satire.They're still filming on location as I type this, in Utah this week I think, but you can check the IMDB page to see its current status and planned release if you want to see it once they're done.

Reteamed with a couple of friends to help one (Michael Acciarino whom I've know since he was in HS) with his Senior Thesis Film for Hofstra's Film School. His thesis subject was Mike Leigh's approach to filmmaking: Character Based Improvisation (CBI). Basically the director meets with his actors with no script or other details in place. The actor.

***OFFICIAL SELECTION OF 2022 CHATTANOOGA & BRIDGEPORT FILM FESTIVALS***I played the lead, Bernie, in this short Horror Film written and directed by Kyle KuchtaHe's a drunken, bedraggled Christmas Tree seller hell bent on keeping his family's streak of 90+ Sold Out years of their Tree Stand going. Official Selection of 2022 Chattanooga Film Festival

A dying man wants to learn what awaits in the afterlife. A homeless man ensures he finds out.I played the lead: The Bum, in this short horror film written and directed by Flip AndradeThe film is in post, and nearly done. But we will need to do a couple of pickups in May to get the final shots again. I'll add the film's link when it's all done

Wilton, Connecticut, US

SHOW DATES: October 25 - November 9, 2019 (Tickets at link below)So thrilled to be part of this show, and working again with my friend Rich Mancini who's directing this talented group I get to work with. I'm excited to be bringing the most dysfunctional family of the Middle Ages to life, and to play the young Prince Richard the Lionheart in this dramatized.

I was honored to be asked to join this merry band of madcap explorers by my friend Michael Wright, who is directing this reading of The Explorers Club by Nell Benjamin. It's like a Python skit gone long form. London. 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is terrible. True, this.

I was proud to be a small part of the efforts to rebuild on this historic site.On January 13 2019, the historic American Shakespeare Festival Theater was destroyed by arsonists. It was a gut punch anyone who is remotely connected to the arts in CT, theatre pros and Shakespeare lovers the world over. SACF is working to raise funds to rebuild a new venue on.

Westport, Connecticut, US

While we continue the search for space for a new VTC season, I'll be keeping the acting wheels greased in this funny take on art, science, and the source of their inspiration. Which is told through a fictional meeting of Picasso and Einstein at the very real Lapin Agile bar in 1904 Paris, I get to work with some old friends and made some new ones on this.

SWINK (Written by Bryn Berg & Analisa Robertson/Directed by Analisa Robertson) is a short made over one weekend, and edited in a week for the Actor's Green Room Monthly Short Film Challenge.It's about a dating app (a la Tinder) that gets its own reality show. Filmed in a documentary style (a la Parks and Rec) every date goes wonky and yet true love.

Had a blast stepping in and working with my good friends Wayne Keeley and Stephanie Lyons-Keeley as they dusted off Wayne's 25 year old monster movie: Kissy Cousins, Monster Babies and Morphing ElvisEarlier in 2017, after the film languished in distribution hell for 25 years, Wayne was asked by one of the stars (David Belafonte) to toss it up on YouTube.

(THIS PROJECT IS ON HIATUS WHILE WE SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING) www.contrivedfilm.comI am beyond thrilled to have been cast in my first feature film, and in a lead role. I will be playing Anatoly, speaking Ukrainian, and learning how to perform in front of a camera.About the Film:The Tutor is a short suspense film produced by Danbury based Independent Film.

Wilton, Connecticut, US

"The Memory Of" is a new play by Rachel Schulte. This premiere production is directed by Jess Rodi for the Lipstick Project in collaboration with the Wilton Playshop.It's great to work with Jeremy Funke (who played Hamlet to my Claudius in The Bijou's Rep productions of Hamlet and R&G) and Julie Thaxter-Gourlay (who played opposite of me as Tupolski in.

Esperance, Western Australia, AU

Along with my wife, Tanya Feduik-Smith, I joined Artistic Director, Tony Stimac, and Executive Producer Christine Brown, to revitalize the flagging theatre's attendance.As Artistic Consultants for this historic theatre, we assisted with promotions, poster and program designs, programming choices, advertising, and technical staffing. It was an eye-opening.

Esperance, Western Australia, AU

Directed by Richard Mancini / Co-Producer: Tanya Feduik-SmithNominated for 3 OnStage Critics Awards:Outstanding Actor in a Play: Ainsley Andrade/Darren LemmingOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Play: Mike L'altrella/Shane MungittOutstanding Sound Design: Tanya Fediuk-SmithNominated for 8 Broadway World Awards (CT Region):Best PlayBest Actor in a Play.

Esperance, Western Australia, AU

Directed by: Tanya Feduik-SmithNominated for 6 OnStage Critics Awards:Outstanding PlayOutstanding Cast in a PlayOutstanding Director of a Play: Tanya L Feduik-SmithOutstanding Actor in a Play: Geoffrey Gilbert/McMurphy (Winner)Outstanding Actress in a Play: Avery Eady/Nurse RatchedOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Play: John R Smith Jnr/Dale.

Esperance, Western Australia, AU

Nominated for 2 OnStage Critics Awards:Outstanding Actor in a Play: John R Smith Jnr/KaturianOutstanding Youth Performance (18 & Under): Audrey Burns/The GirlNominated for 7 Broadway World Awards (CT Region):Best PlayBest Actor in a Play: John R Smith JnrBest Actress in a Play: Julie Thaxter-GourlayBest Featured Actor in a Play: Mat YoungBest Featured.

Esperance, Western Australia, AU

Nominated for 2 Onstage Critics’ Awards (NY/CT) Outstanding Cast in a PlayOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Play: John R Smith Jnr/ClaudiusMy first foray back into the Classics after my sabbatical. It was a revelation to attack this show from another point of view, especially a villainous one. Directors Mat Young and Jeremy Funke put the same cast in their.

Another murder mystery parody, this one directed by Mitch Friedman. This time the struggling writer I played was Adam Webster, I apparently have a type. The best part was I got to play opposite my wife as Laura Benson. Adam decides to place a sign in his window that reads: "Psychic Readings, $25" Laura visits him, gets him caught in the plot and.

Another murder mystery comedy directed by Susan P Pantely. I played O'Reilly, an Irish tenor with a secret. Hidden doors, secret passages, mistaken identities, multiple accents, quick changes, and dead bodies everywhere. Such fun. Except singing in an Irish lilt, that's harder than I thought."Even the most talented sleuth will have a hard time figuring out.

In this clever murder mystery parody directed by Susan P Pantely, I played Peter Knight, a once successful writer with a severe case of block. He rents an old farm house in VT where another writer died in an attempt to rekindle his creative spark. One electrical storm later and his characters come to life and catch him up in the mystery which takes on its.

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Moonlighted again to help a different friend who was managing this store and having trouble finding reliable staff. There was something soothing about being surrounded by books and organizing them after a long day at the office.

Took a job here to help a friend out who manged the place and needed reliable people. Helped out for a year until moonlighting became a drag.

Directed by Marty Black-Eagle CarlA tense psychological thriller about infidelity, manipulation, control and revenge. I played Jeff opposite my wife as Joan who ends up shooting me on stage. A lovely bit of catharsis for her, I'm sure.

Directed by Marty Black-Eagle CarlWhile it was still based in New Haven CT, Algonkuin Theatre Company did an annual show in the historic Eli Whitney Barn. I played Hamlet, and discussed death with my wife the Gravedigger. I fought with swords and caught the imagination of a certain three-year old (my son) who had to dress as Hamlet for Halloween that year..

I played several roles in this post-apocalyptic take on the "Scottish Play," directed by the extremely talented Joe Tantalo, for his then fledgling "Godlight".It was a great experience to work with Joe, and I will always remember the way we had to find clandestine rehearsal spaces where we could work: unused classrooms (and one time a Ladies Room) at.

Written and Directed by Joe Landry, the show is a fictional look at the darker side of fame, dreams of stardom, Hollywood's ugliest scandals.I got to play a bevy of characters including ones inspired by Norman Bates and Sgt Joe Friday, in this sold out premiere run of Joe's dark and satirical look at the perils of fame.

Written by Joe Landry and directed by Frances R Kondziela, this is an adaption of the the Jimmy Stewart movie, presented as a live, in-studio radio play being broadcast in the 1930'sI played another myriad of characters including Harry Bailey / Young Harry, Bert The Cop, Sam Wainwright, and a bunch of other roles. each with it's own unique voiceA fun take.

I'm the guy that steps over the photographer that gets punched out on the stairs of GCT. I think my NY Commuter scowl at him was pretty good.I also got to film a scene where I stared at Adam Sandler's Nicky in shock and horror, but it was re-blocked because the dog wouldn't cooperate.

Filled Management vacancies in the Stratford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, Shelton and Fairfield Locations.Reported to the Store General Manager, and performed the usual retail duties.I knew more about movies than was probably healthy, but it was a great place to work and I made some lifelong friends during my time in this retail trench. The flexible schedule.

Directed by Wes HobbyThis was my first gig working with my wife who Assistant Directed/Stage Managed this Neil Simon classic. I played Jimmy the neurotic, down on his luck, homosexual, actor best friend of recovering alcoholic Evy Meara

Directed by Wes Hobby.I played the Bellhop in this very funny farce. I also got to butcher some Opera, since I don't sing.

Directed by: Michael LupoI played Dr Roy Flemming, the murderer, in this Columbo mystery. This is the stage play that was adapted into the pilot episode of Peter Falk's beloved rumpled cop.

Filled Management vacancies in the Norwalk, Greenwich, Milford and Fairfield Locations.Nothing teaches you patience, man management, and display like running a toy store.Reported to the District Manager, and performed the usual retail duties. The flexible schedule allowed me the time I needed to pursue acting jobsSurvived the launch of the PS1, N64, and.

As part of a fund raising effort for the resurrection of the Stratford CT Shakespeare Theatre, director Louis Burke organized a reading series of new, un-produced plays at SHU. The casts were a mix of his students and established actors and some big name stars.I was lucky enough to do three shows:Kringa and other aliens in "Monsters" - with James Earl.

This eventually morphed into the Discovery Channel store. We sold Educational Toys, Videos, Books and PC/MAC Software for ages 0-100Did the usual retail duties, and switched to KB Toys when I moved to CT after getting marriedThis was a feel good job, as the company donated a share of profits to PBS.

This tragic drama by Alice Childress addresses the difficulties of an interracial relationship near the end of World War I in 1918 South Carolina, and the financial and family ties that hold the protagonists to their hometown and why they can't move north where they could legally wed. I wore all black, cleared props, reset tables and hid from audience.

Worked summers during College. Mowed Lawns, Mopped Floors, Fixed Sinks for two months and then took care of Campers as a counselor for 4 weeks.Possibly the greatest job I ever had, since I met my wife here in 1993

HDT was a Washington DC Area institution for live theatre. Now closed, it was a venue for Musical Theatre with a buffet dinner within the theme of the play.Being broke and in college, getting free food during show days and free tickets to performances were very cool perks.The most exciting thing i got to do here was coordinating an extension for their run.

Spartanburg, SC, US

Worked the graveyard shift after moving home from SRU. Handled the bar rush with aplomb. We had two waves: the bar patrons who were sobering up before heading home and left about 30 mins. before the bar staff arrived for the second rush.

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