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Wayne Salomon has been Chair of the Theatre Department at John Burroughs School for the past twenty years. He is a former artistic director of the Theatre Project Company, The Little Theatre On The Square in Sullivan, Illinois, and the Imaginary Theatre Company - the touring arm of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, as well as being artist in residence at the Universty of Nebraska and a guest artist at Southern Illinois University at Edwarsdsville and the University of Missouri/St. Louis. His extensive credits as a professional director include The Taming of the Shrew, All Over Town, Catch 22, Hamlet, The Birthday Party, The Homecoming, Orphans, Loving Leah, The Mousetrap, Bleacher Bums, Much Ado About Nothing, The House of Blue Leaves, Baby With the Bathwater, Murder By the Book, Noises Off, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum, Barefoot in the Park, A Flea in Her Ear, The Fantastiks, Guys and Dolls, The Rainmaker, The Good Doctor, The 1940's Radio Hour, South Pacific, Man of LaMancha, Cottonpatch Gospel, The Real Thing, Hellcab and Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune, for which he received a Kevin Kline nomination as best Director. Mr. Salomon has also, been a working actor in St. Louis since 1972 and a member of Actor's Equity Association since 1978. Over the past 30 years he has been seen professsionally at the MUNY, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Theatre Project Company, The St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Off The Cuff, The New Theatre, Theatre Factory and the Arrowrock Lyceum Theatre. His favorite roles include Charlie Fox in Speed The Plow, Lenny Bruce in Lenny, Robert in Betrayal, Donny Dubrow in American Buffalo, Dave Moss in Glengarry Glen Ross, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Vladamir, Estragon, and Lucky in Waiting For Godot, Nathan Detroit in Guys And Dolls, and Lt. Shrank in West Side Story. He has BA's in English and in Communication from The University of Missouri/St. Louis and received professional training from the late Sonia Moore at the American Conservatory for the Stanislavski Theatre Arts in New York City. |
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JOHN PIERSON John Pierson has worked as a professional perfomer and educator for almost two decades. As an actor he has been seen nationwide as ‘Mark Dolson' in a touring production of Mass Appeal. St. Louis work includes: A Beckoning Torch, Controlled Cool , Historyonics; The Baby Dance, Hothouse; I Am A Man, Raisin, The Black Rep; The Water Children, The New Theatre; Hearts, New Jewish Theatre; Fool For Love, Muddy Waters; Hellcab, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Spotlight Theatre; Art, Ozark Actors Theatre; Permanent Collection, HotCity: and The Late Henry Moss, St. Louis Actors’ Studio. He has originated roles in two world premieres: Conversations on a Dirt Road at The Black Rep, and Loving Leah at New Jewish Theatre. John served as the Associate Artistic Director of Spotlight Theatre of St. Louis from 2004-2006. He also works in independent films, commercials, industrials, and as voice-over performer. John is a member of Actors' Equity Association and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. As an educator, John is the former chair of the theatre department at the Indian Mountain School in Connecticut. He has taught in the English and Theatre departments at John Burroughs since 1993. His JBS directing credits include Crimes Of The Heart, The Little Prince, Twelve Angy Jurors, Picasso at The Lapin Agile, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Shadow Box, and Proof. He also teaches seminars for adults on the fundamentals of Shakespearean acting. John earned a B.A. in English and Physical Education from The College Of Wooster and received his professional acting training at Circle In The Square in New York. |
BRIAN CONNOR Brian Connor started his theatre career in St. Louis in 1987 at Theatre Project Company. After three years at TPC, he joined the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis as Assistant Technical Director. He spent his summers as ATD with Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Mr. Connor joined the faculty at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in 1993. He was technical director of the University Theatre and the Student Experimental Theatre. In 1996, Mr. Connor joined the faculty at John Burroughs School, teaching in both the Theatre and the Industrial Technology Departments. He supervises all technical aspects of John Burroughs Players productions. In addition to his work at JBS, Mr. Connor occasionally designs and builds for local professional theatres, including the St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Off the Cuff Productions, and the Black Cat Theatre. Mr. Connor has been a patent draftsman since 1989, providing patent and trademark illustrations for local attorneys. Mr. Connor earned a degree in Speech Communications and Theatre at Central Missouri State University (now Central Missouri University) in 1987. He earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Technology Education, Specializing in Curriculum and Instruction, at the University of Missouri, Columbia in 2004. |
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