He is the
Creative Director of Campanile Media, which provides writing, directing, education, private coaching and consulting
services. Current and recent projects include; custom monologues and coaching for actors, consulting Direction for local theatre,
editing a childrens’ book project, consulting work on two independent features in development, and he is part
of a business providing training for corporate communications; GenderStrategy, Inc.
As a Director, John just finished
CONVERGENCE for Zero Point Productions, is 2nd Unit Director for ONE-EYED
HORSE, and is in development on an independent feature.
As an associate Casting Director,
he worked on casting the HBO’s, The Wire, as well as the East Coast casting for the films SYRIANA, WEDDING
CRASHERS, and SUPERMAN RETURNS.
For five seasons, he was Associate Casting Director on NBC's Homicide: Life on the
Street, which received 3 Emmy nominations and one Emmy Award for casting.
Other films include RED DRAGON, TUCK EVERLASTING, WASHINGTON SQUARE, ABSOLUTE POWER, ENEMY OF THE STATE and HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Other television includes HBO's Something the Lord Made (which received both an Emmy Nomination and an Artios Award
for casting), HBO's Shot in the Heart, The WB's Young Americans, NBC's Joey, and pilots for HBO, ABC,
NBC, Fox and Disney.
He has worked with a broad range of directors including Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Brett
Ratner, Martin Campbell, Peter Medak, Agnieszka Holland, Clint Eastwood, Jodie Foster, Stephan Gaghan and Betty Thomas.
As one of the founding directors of
Actors Company Theatre, John has directed projects including "Jake's Women", "Steel Magnolias", "Love Letters", "On Golden
Pond", Later Life”, “War of the Worlds” and "Harvey".
John also directed the inaugural production of the Actors’ Center play reading
series, “Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean”, in addition to projects for Pasadena Theatre Company ("I Hate Hamlet", "California Suite")
and for The Little Theatre of Alexandria ("Hot l Baltimore", "The Odd Couple"), for which he was twice nominated for Best
Director.
He is the Artistic Director of
The Education and Entertainment Foundation 501(c)(3), providing Creative consulting, Writing, and Design work.
As a Technical Director and Lighting Designer,
he has provided lighting & scenery design, and technical direction for A.C.T.(Balt.), P.T.C., The Barnstormers, The Municipal
Opera Company of Baltimore, Dance Express, Teatro de la Luna, Ashling Theater Center,
and others.
He is an educator, active in classes
and seminars for professional actors. He is co-instructor of the on-going “Working
Actor” series of classes for the Actors Company Theatre, which include workshops in The Business, Audition Technique,
On Camera Technique, Scene Study, and Acting Skills. He also regularly conducts workshops for the SAG Conservatory series,
The Actors’ Center, The Modeling Institute, and others. He is a frequent panelist for discussion workshops, including
recent events for WIFV/Md, ITVA, UMBC, TSU and The Actors Center’s DC Actors Expo.
At the college level, he has been an adjunct Faculty member at CCC and Villa Julie College.
His first book “The Audition
Book: What Casting Directors Are Really Looking For” is available on Amazon.com
In the past, John worked with the MD State Film Commission.
John is a recipient of the Actors' Center 2001 Theatre Distinction Award.
