Laurence Ballard
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Laurence Ballard is an American stage and screen actor
, whose career has focused on regional theatre in the U.S.
) in Bartlett Sher
's bilingual production of The Skin of Our Teeth
. He has also performed in several productions directed by Bartlett Sher
including the world premiere of The Singing Forest by Craig Lucas
. Other productions include Tony Kushner
's "Homebody/Kabul; Bergman
's Nora; Shaw
's Arms and the Man
; Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus
; The Dying Gaul by Craig Lucas
; and Goldoni's "The Servant of Two Masters, all at the Intiman Playhouse
. He has worked with several Seattle theatre companies, including ACT Theatre
, The Empty Space
, Seattle Rep and 5th Avenue Theatre
.
Nationally, he has appeared at Arena Stage
, Arizona Theatre Company
, Berkeley Rep, Eureka Theatre, Geva Theatre, Joyce Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
, Portland Center Stage
, San Jose Rep and StageWest, among others.
Internationally, he has trained and performed with Suzuki Tadashi
’s company in Toga-mura, Mito City and Tokyo
, Japan
.
He is currently a professor of performing arts at Savannah College of Art and Design
, Savannah, GA.
(1996 television pilot), The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The Falcon, and The Tale of Lear.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, whose career has focused on regional theatre in the U.S.
Stage credits
Ballard has appeared in over 160 productions in the past thirty-five years, most recently as the spoken voice of Mr. Antrobus (played by Howie SeagoHowie Seago
Howie Seago is an American deaf actor and director. Born deaf, he first began to develop his mimic abilities as a child with the help of his mother. He began his serious acting work in college, when he joined the National Theatre of the Deaf. His break-out role was in Peter Sellars' production...
) in Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher , is an American theatre director. He received both the 2008 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for his direction of the Broadway revival of South Pacific. The New York Times has described him as "one of the most original and exciting directors, not only in the American theater but...
's bilingual production of The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth is a play by Thornton Wilder which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It opened on October 15, 1942 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, before moving to the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway on November 18, 1942...
. He has also performed in several productions directed by Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher , is an American theatre director. He received both the 2008 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for his direction of the Broadway revival of South Pacific. The New York Times has described him as "one of the most original and exciting directors, not only in the American theater but...
including the world premiere of The Singing Forest by Craig Lucas
Craig Lucas
Craig Lucas is an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, musical actor, and film director.-Biography:...
. Other productions include Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
Anthony Robert "Tony" Kushner is an American playwright and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993 for his play, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, and co-authored with Eric Roth the screenplay for the 2005 film, Munich.-Life and career:Kushner was born...
's "Homebody/Kabul; Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
's Nora; Shaw
Shaw
-United Kingdom:*Shaw, Berkshire, a village*Shaw, Wiltshire, a village*Shaw and Crompton, a town in Greater Manchester-United States:*Shaw, Mississippi, a city*Shaw, Washington, D.C., a neighborhood*Shaw, St...
's Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid in Latin:"Arma virumque cano" ....
; Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, and possibly George Peele, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy, and is often seen as his attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were...
; The Dying Gaul by Craig Lucas
Craig Lucas
Craig Lucas is an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, musical actor, and film director.-Biography:...
; and Goldoni's "The Servant of Two Masters, all at the Intiman Playhouse
Intiman Playhouse
Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington, was founded in 1972 by Margaret "Megs" Booker, who named it for August Strindberg's Stockholm theater. With a self-declared focus on "a resident acting ensemble, fidelity to the playwright's intentions and a close relationship between actor and audience", the...
. He has worked with several Seattle theatre companies, including ACT Theatre
ACT Theatre
ACT Theatre is a regional, non-profit theatre organization in Seattle, Washington, USA. Gregory A. Falls founded ACT in 1965 and served as its first Artistic director; at the time ACT was founded he was also head of the Drama Department at the University of Washington...
, The Empty Space
The Empty Space
The Empty Space is a book by director Peter Brook examining four modes or points of view on theater: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate-Bibliography: Brook . "The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate". ISBN 9780684829579...
, Seattle Rep and 5th Avenue Theatre
5th Avenue Theatre
The 5th Avenue Theatre is a landmark theater building located in Seattle, Washington, USA. It has hosted a variety of theatre productions and motion pictures since it opened in 1926. The building and land is owned by the University of Washington and was once part of the original campus...
.
Nationally, he has appeared at Arena Stage
Arena Stage
Arena Stage is a not-for-profit regional theater based in Southwest Washington, D.C. Its declared mission"is to produce huge plays of all that is passionate, exuberant, profound, deep and dangerous in the American spirit. Arena has broad shoulders and a capacity to produce anything from vast epics...
, Arizona Theatre Company
Arizona Theatre Company
The Arizona Theatre Company is a professional regional theatre company operating in both Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. The company has been known as the official "State Theatre of Arizona" since 1978...
, Berkeley Rep, Eureka Theatre, Geva Theatre, Joyce Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is a regional repertory theatre in Ashland, Oregon, United States. The festival annually produces eleven plays on three stages during a season that lasts from February to October...
, Portland Center Stage
Portland Center Stage
Portland Center Stage is a theater company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Theater productions are presented at the Gerding Theater at the Armory in Portland's Pearl District. PCS was founded in 1988 as the northern sibling of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon...
, San Jose Rep and StageWest, among others.
Internationally, he has trained and performed with Suzuki Tadashi
Tadashi Suzuki
Tadashi Suzuki is a theatre director, writer and philosopher working out of Toga, Toyama, Japan. Suzuki is the founder and director of the Suzuki Company of Toga , organizer of Japan’s first international theatre festival , co-founder of the Saratoga International Theatre Institute in Saratoga...
’s company in Toga-mura, Mito City and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
He is currently a professor of performing arts at Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
SCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design, is a private, accredited and degree-granting university with locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France.-History:...
, Savannah, GA.
Television and film credits
His television and film credits include: Prefontaine (1997 movie), Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. & Mrs. Smith (TV series)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a short-lived American crime drama series that aired on CBS. Starring Scott Bakula and Maria Bello, the series aired from September 1996 to December 1996. Mr. & Mrs. Smith was set and filmed in Seattle, Washington. The series was produced by Page Two Productions and Bakula...
(1996 television pilot), The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The Falcon, and The Tale of Lear.
External links
- Laurence Ballard website
- http://www.intiman.org/2004/s_cast.html