Love,Sex And The IRS
Mr. Jansen at The Barn Dinner Theatre.
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PAGE 2 Pictures of my characters
PAGE 3 More pictures of characters, etc.
PAGE 4 Still MORE pictures of characters, etc.
PAGE 5 Those pictures just keep coming
PAGE 6 Can there be MORE pictures?
PAGE 7 My Official Theatre, Film, Tech and Directing Resumes plus More Pictures
PAGE 8 Some of my simple sets
PAGE 9 Pictures from Jenny Wiley Theatre-2000
PAGE 10 Pictures from The Aracoma Story, Inc.-2001
PAGE 11 Pictures while I was being filmed for The Big White Wall.
PAGE 12 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

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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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