Webster University Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts

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John Ryan ( he/him )

Mustardseed Theatre, New Jewish Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Missouri Thespians, International Thespians, and many shows for the Conservatory. As Resident Voice & Dialect Coach for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, he worked on more than 140 productions and performed similar duties at Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, Stages St. Louis and the MUNY. As an actor he has appeared at the Repertory Theatre St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, The Orange Girls, The New Theatre, Insight Theatre, Theatre Project Company, the ANTA Company, and the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Bruce has created collaborative productions with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Pulitzer Museum, Big Muddy Dance Company, Jazz St. Louis, and Channel Nine Network. He is a Resident Artist with St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, a member of Actors’ Equity and the Society of Directors and Choreographers, and a recipient of the William T. Kemper Excellence in Teaching Award and the Missouri Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

› Scene Shop Supervisor › BA, Augustana College › At Webster since 2000 › jryan@webster.edu

John Ryan is the Scene Shop Supervisor and Assistant Technical Director for the Conservatory at Webster University. He supervises scenery build crews, load-ins, technical rehearsals, and strikes, and tracks production budgets for the department. He has worked as an electrician for the Black Hills Playhouse, the San Jose Repertory Theatre, Opera San Jose, the Omaha Community Playhouse, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Circa 21 Dinner Theatre, and the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. John has a BA from Augustana College in Computer Science/ Mathematics and Theater.

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