John Raymond Barker is a professional actor, singer, writer, director, and voice over artist living in NYC. A Master of Fine Arts graduate from the University of Houston School of Theatre, John’s New York theatre credits include playing Truman Capote in the new musical, Don’t Go Gently; Zeus Roman in The Roman Guest, Lee Feldman’s Greene (workshop), four original one-man shows, Vampire Drag Queen the pop cabaret, A Very Jerby Christmas, Jerby: Fully Loaded and Jerby With A “Y”, and appearances throughout the piano bar and rock club scene. Regional theatre credits include Theatre Under The Stars: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (World Premiere), Funny Girl, Grand Hotel, Zorro the Musical (World Premiere); 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company: Grand Hotel; Alley Theatre: Christy in The Devil’s Disciple, A Flea in Her Ear; Stages Repertory Theatre: Shakespeare’s R&J (Houston Premiere), The Firebird (World Premiere); Stuart Ostrow’s Musical Theatre Lab/UH: Jerry Bock and Jerry Sterner’s 1040 (World Premiere); Children’s Theatre Festival: Jerry Bock and Sidney Berger’s The Magic Journey (World Premiere). John is also a Partner on YouTube with characters ranging from a vampire drag queen to a flamboyant ex-gay. John has also been a reoccurring guest on HuffPost Live, offering his opinion on a variety of topics from politics to entertainment. Film: Coming Out, King Mike, Atramentous Insult. John can next be seen in the revival of the musical Madame Bovary at The Little Times Square Theatre.
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John Raymond Barker - AEA
NEW YORK THEATRE
Madame Bovary (upcoming) Felix Passajj Productions
Don't Go Gently Truman Capote Jackson Repertory Theatre
The Roman Guest Zeus Roman La Muse Venale Acting Troupe
Greene Singing Phone Sex Girl, et. al. Assembly Productions
REGIONAL THEATRE
The Devil's Disciple Christopher Dudgeon Alley Theatre
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Walter Stone/Mailman/Ventriloquist Theatre Under The Stars
Grand Hotel Kurt Kronenberg 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Co.
Grand Hotel Kurt Kronenberg Theatre Under The Stars
Shakespeare's R&J Student 3: Mercutio/Friar/Lady Capulet, et. al. Stages Repertory Theatre
Funny Girl Adolph Theatre Under The Stars
Leave It To Jane Harold "Bub" Hicks Main Street Theater
A Flea In Her Ear Rugby u/s Alley Theatre
The Magic Journey Davy Children's Theatre Festival
The Firebird Sasha/Crab Stages Repertory Theatre
Zorro: The Musical Pirate/Soldier Theatre Under The Stars
FILM
King Mike (upcoming) Supporting NYU
Coming Out Day-player Alden Peters/Patrick Murphy, producers
VOICE OVER/RADIO/INTERNET
Community Sound Off Self HuffPost Live
Greene New Musical by Lee Feldman Singing Phone Sex Girl, et. al. WNYC
The Joey Reynolds Show Self WOR 710
The Trial of Mr. Brown Mr. Brown NYU
Broadway Zombie All Voices JerbyVids
Fierce iPhone4S Update Siriano JerbyVids
Sons of Dionysus Chapter 6 Jeremy Kuritomi Frontier Psychiatrist
WORKSHOP
1040 Edward Edwards Stuart Ostrow's Musical Theatre Lab
Stuart Ostrow's Musical Theatre Lab (2 years)
Edward Albee Playwright's Workshop
Alley Theatre Houston Young Playwright's Exchange (3 years)
RECORDINGS
Carols for a Cure Volume 12 with Bernadette Peters and the cast of A Little Night Music
"Vampire Drag Queen" (available on iTunes)
TRAINING
Education: Master of Fine Arts - University of Houston School of Theatre: Deborah Kinghorn, Sidney Berger
Professional Internship with Theatre Under The Stars
Acting: Atlantic Theater Acting School: Karen Kohlhaas, Jordan Lage, Tamara Lovatt-Smith, Kathryn Alexander
Alley Theatre: Todd Waite
Musical Theatre: Dale Brown, Joel Carlton, Jen Rudin, Stuart Ostrow, Carol Swarbrick
Singing: Andrew Abrams, Ann (Gilbert) Ostrow
Voice Over: The Winning Voice: Charles Michel
Dancing: Brent McBeth, Donald Garverick, Chesley (Santoro) Krohn
On-Camera Commercials Barry Shapiro
Neutral Mask: Movement Theater Studio: Adrienne Kapstein
SPECIAL SKILLS
Singing, guitar, trumpet (advanced beginner), read music, songwriter, accents (British, Southern), host/comedian, bicycle, Driver’s License, US Passport, graphic & web design, retail, food server, teaching, event planning, marketing, Broadway usher & backstage doorman, writer, filmmaker, YouTube Partner
