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John Cook Acting 2014

Studio 58, Langara Col lege • 100 West 49th Ave. Vancouver, Br it ish Columbia, Canada V5Y 2Z6 • 604-323-5652 • studio58@langara.bc .ca • w w w.studio58.ca 9

John Cook Acting 2014J_wade_c[at]hotmail[dot]com

Height: 6’4” Weight: 238 Lbs Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown

TRAINING

Acting: Studio 58 Theatre Program, Acting · Film Theatre · Playwriting: Columpa C. Bobb, Forum Theatre: David Diamond, Voice Acting: Anne Baragar, Improv: Ryan Mcmahn, Stage Combat: Rob Borges, Forum Theatre: D. Thau-Elaff/L. Lu, Movement Workshop: Sharon B. Moore (Toronto Dance Theatre/L’Ecole National De Cirque), Zeal Theatre Creation Workshop: S.Nantsou & T. Lycos (Zeal Theatre, Australia), David Diamond: Forum Theatre (Image Theatre Toronto), Spoken Word (Slam Poetry): Mayhem Beat Poets (New York)

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

· Won “best actor” American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco

ROLES IN STUDIO 58 PRODUCTIONS

Year Role Play Author Director2014 Chief Bromden One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Dale Wasserman Patrick McDonald Leonid Brezhnev Kosmic Mambo David Mackay David Mackay/Wendy Gorling Detective Graham Innocence Lost Beverley Cooper Sarah Rodgers Eugene Grease Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey Peter Jorgensen2013 Anil Kumar Perfect/FourPlay Madhu Ramaraji Leslie Jones Old Man Old Man and The Sea Ernest Hemingway Christie Watson/Emelia Symington-Fedy

OTHER ROLES & EXPERIENCES

THEATREPlay Role CompanyIllustrated History Of The Anishnabe Joe (Understudy) Manitoba Theatre For Young PeoplePoor-Ness The Jock Ab Arts/Fringe FestivalThe Moving Gallery Ensemble Manitoba Theatre For Young People

FILMFilm Role CompanyGenius: The Kevin Aussant Story Father Langara Film ArtsThe Weinhnachtens Jesus Joe Langara Film ArtsThe Goods Tycoon Langara Film ArtsBlack Out Marcus (Lead) Under Ground FilmsOf Mice And Men Lenny (Lead)* John Barret/Argyle Sox /John Steinbeck EstateForeign Objects (Music Video) Lead Kirk FerlandPath Home Project Lead (Documentary) Strongfront/Bnc/Canadian Heritage

TRAINING AT STUDIO 58 – under the direction of Kathryn Shaw

Acting: Kathryn Shaw, Wendy Gorling, David Hudgins Voice: Dale Genge, Brad Gibson, Mime/Puppetry/Physical Theatre: Wendy Gorling Tap: Frankie Kerr Singing: Diane Speirs Choir: Brian Tate Movement: Brad Gibson, Kathleen McDonagh, Catherine Lee Speech: Ian Raffel Acting for the Camera: Kerry Sandomirsky Playwriting: Aaron Bushkowsky Modern Monologue: Bob Frazer Shakespeare: Katrina Dunn, Scott Bellis Business: Andrew McNee, Marcus Youssef Solo Show: David Bloom Production: Daniel Dolan, Sherri Sadler, Bruce Kennedy