He has directed more than 45 productions, including numerous Shakespeare plays including Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Comedy of Errors and The Taming of the Shrew. His undergraduate work at Baylor emphasized classical works from ancient Greece to Elizabethan England. John currently teaches Period Style and Movement and Advanced Acting Styles at Midwestern State. In addition to his eighteen years of teaching experience, John’s professional resume includes acting, directing and design credits in the theatre, television and film industries. John is privileged to have worked at the Alley Theatre in Houston, the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, various theatres in Austin and Dallas, TX and Playmakers of Baton Rouge, a professional children’s theatre in Louisiana. He is honored to be invited to participate in The Oakridge School’s Richard III Paper Colloquium.