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MY HEAD SHOT
Joseph Self
Height:5'10" Weight:155
Hair:Gray/Brown Eyes:Blue
Coat:42reg Pant:31x32

May Old Glory Forever Wave
Never Forget 9-11-2001



 
NEED A HANDYMAN?

Love,Sex And The IRS
Mr. Jansen at The Barn Dinner Theatre.

Check out my other pages for more pictures.

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Pictures of my characters

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More pictures of characters, etc.

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Still MORE pictures of characters, etc.

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Those pictures just keep coming

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Can there be MORE pictures?

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My Official Theatre, Film, Tech and Directing Resumes plus More Pictures

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Some of my simple sets

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Pictures from Jenny Wiley Theatre-2000

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Pictures from The Aracoma Story, Inc.-2001

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Pictures while I was being filmed for The Big White Wall.

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More pictures from Jenny Wiley Theatre...this time from 2002


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NUDE PICTURE
Tasteful nude picture of me suitable even for children

REVIEWS
Read some of my reviews...only the good ones, of course

THAT IS SHOW BUSINESS
The way I feel about this crazy business

SHUNKA'S PAGE
Pictures of my faithful companion who adopted me at Jenny Wiley Theatre in 2000

LINKS PAGE
Links to some of the places I have performed and/or directed...And a few other links


  

  


PART OF A VERY LONG RESUME
I am a professional (non-union) award winning Actor/Director/Tech, based in Knoxville, TN, with credits in 5 movies and over 300 stage productions. I have portrayed characters ranging from The Ghost of Hamlet's Father to Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Other roles include:

Guys and Dolls (4 productions)

  • Arvide Abernathy

    Look Homeward Angel

  • Ben Gant

    The Music Man

  • Marcellus Mashburn

    The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas

  • Ed Earl Dodd

    Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (3 productions)

  • Jacob/Potifar/Ishmalite

    The Rainmaker

  • File

    Crimes of the Heart

  • Doc Porter

    Into the Woods

  • Narrator/Mysterious Man

    On Borrowed Time

  • Gramps

    Showboat (2 productions)

  • Windy and Steve

    The Crucible

  • John Proctor

    Oklahoma (3 productions...one production featured three time Tony nominee, Terrence Mann AND Tony winner, Shuler Hensley in the role of Jud)

  • Andrew Carnes

    Dearly Departed

  • Ray Bud

    The Boys Next Door

  • Arnold Wiggins

    Splendor in the Grass

  • Del Loomis

    Crazy For You

  • Everett Baker

    Annie Get Your Gun

  • Buffalo Bill

    Cabaret

  • Herr Schultz

    and many, many more.

    Performed with such groups as The Barn Dinner Theatre, Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, The Community Theatre of Greensboro, North Carolina Theatre, The Johnson City Community Theatre, Temple Theatre, The Show Boat Dinner Theatre, Jonesborough Repertory Theatre, Oak Ridge Playhouse and many others.

    I have done twenty-three seasons on outdoor stages including The Wataugans, The Sword Of Peace, Pathway To Freedom, Horn In The West, The Loyal Revolt, The Aracoma Story and fifteen musicals at Jenny Wiley Theatre.

    Appeared in bank (both video and print), clothing store, Wal-mart, Havoline Oil and General Electric commercials. I was an extra in Holy Joe (TV movie with John Ritter and Merideth Baxter), Dead Inn, and Cabin Fever. Portrayed the station manager in The Interview of Les McGuire and had the staring role in The Big White Wall.

    Wrote, directed, shot and edited over 40 safety/training videos for Eastman Chemical Co. I also appeared in several Industrial Videos including two made to be viewed by all employees of the Veterans Administration.

    Does your company need an accomplished actor and/or director who knows tech? I'm your man!!

    If you are interested in me for your film or theatre project, please contact me at:

    5514 5th St.
    Knoxville, TN 37918
    (865) 281-0436 (answering machine and fax)

    If you would like to Email me, click on the black square.

     

  • Directing and Technical Experience, Special Skills and Awards
    Director of Driving Miss Daisy, Twelve Angry Jurors, You Can't Take It With You (2 productions), Cinderella-The Glass Slipper, The Sword of Peace (2 seasons), Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma, Adventures of Daniel Boone, Dearly Departed (three times), On Borrowed Time, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Sound of Music, The Aracoma Story, A Month of Sundays, King Midas and the Palace of Gold, Steel Magnolias and The Importance of Being Earnest.

    TD/SM at Barn Dinner Theatre and The Occasional Acting Company. Set Designer and Master Carpenter for Bennett College. TD and/or Master Carpenter for L'Chaim Jewish Theatre, The Gallery Players and The Johnson City Community Theatre. Also, the Manager of Technical Operations for the Performing Arts Center at Oak Ridge (TN) High School.

    I also served as President and Operations Manager of The Johnson City Community Theatre.

    SPECIAL SKILLS include, but are not limited to, welding, running, singing (vocal range D2-F4), set design, carpentry, mechanical abilities, snow skiing, driving almost any kind of vehicle, including motorcycle and a GREAT country/southern accent.

    AWARDS include Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cameo Appearance, Best Director, Best Set Design, Outstanding Contribution, and Theatre Volunteer Awards. I also received the 2003 "Silver Reel" for talent given by Media Communications Assocation-International for my role in The Big White Wall.

     

    What I am doing now
    I recently left The Miracle Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN. to be The Manager of Technical Operations at Oak Ridge (TN) High School.




     

       


    Joseph Sez:
    There are no small roles, only small paychecks.

    Vincent van Gogh Sez:
    What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

    Yoda Sez:
    Do or do not, there is no try.

    T S Eliot Sez:
    Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.