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I am a professional actor, director, writer in St. Louis. I have worked at nearly every theatre in the St. Louis area including The MUNY, the Rep, The Black Rep, New Jewish Theatre, St. Louis Actors Studio Theatre, Stages, Avalon Theatre Company, Shakespeare Festival, HotCity, Historyonics, Arrowrock, Okoboji Summer theatre, and others. I have also appeared in many theatres elsewhere including Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Starlight in KC, The Fox in Atlanta, Dallas Summer Musicals, August Wilson Theatre, PA., etc.
JOHN CONTINI
AEA / SAG-AFTRA
(314) 315-2978 cell Hgt. 6’2” Wgt: 200
Artistic Associate Director: Avalon Theatre Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Email: contini5@aol.com
Regional Theatre (over 220 productions)
DEATH OF A SALESMAN Willie Loman Insight Theatre
KING LEAR King Lear Actors Studio Theatre
BARRYMORE John Barrymore Avalon (Kevin Kline Award- best actor)
NUTS Arthur Kirk Actors Studio Theatre
PROOF Robert Insight Theatre
THE COUNTRY GIRL Frank Elgin Avalon Theatre Co.
ANTIGONE Creon Actors Studio Theatre
THE PRICE Victor Franz Avalon Theatre Co
BECKY’S NEW CAR Walter Flood Insight Theatre
DRACULA Van Helsing Arrowrock Lyceum
WALK IN THE WOODS Botvinnik ` Avalon (Kevin Kline Award Nominee)
MACBETH Duncan St. Louis Black Rep.
BUS STOP Dr. Lyman Avalon Theatre Co.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Egeus St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
MR. ROBERTS Shore Patrol Lt. Westport Playhouse (D/Joshua Logan)
LEND ME A TENOR Tito Okoboji Summer Theatre
JULIUS CAESAR Brutus St. Louis REP
GEM OF THE OCEAN Selig August Wilson Theatre, PA
Musicals (over 80 productions)
WEST SIDE STORY Lt. Schrank THE MUNY (D/Kevin Backstrom)
CAROLINE OR CHANGE Grandpa Gellman St. Louis Black Rep
ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER Pap/Doc Robinson Variety Childrens Charity (D/Lara Teeter)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Constable/Avrahm 2 tours (w/Theodore Bikel)
1776 McKean THE MUNY (D/Charles Repole)
MY FAIR LADY Zoltan Karpathy THE MUNY (D/ John Going)
GUYS AND DOLLS Harry the Horse THE MUNY & STL Black Rep
MAN OF LA MANCHA Captain of the Inquisition Westport Playhouse
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Diction Coach/ Rod Pittsburg Civic Light Opera
KING AND I Ramsey/ Capt. Orton Starlight Kansas City
PAJAMA GAME Pop THE MUNY (with Bruce Adler)
Films (including….)
AFTER THOUGHTS Walter Anthony Sanchez Productions
LOVE BYTES Earl Frickle Pirate Pictures
SHAWDOWLAND Priest Pirate Pictures
APRIL IS MY RELIGION Father Independent Film (d/Bill Boll)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Prisoner Avco/Embassy (D/John Carpenter)
Over 50 Television, radio, commercials and industrial films including: McDonalds, United Way, Pizza Hut, Lottery, Budweiser, First Cellular, PBS promo for ANTIQUE ROAD SHOW, etc.
