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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.

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