SHAWN KNIGHT
AEA
Telephone: (502) 417-7872
E-mail:
Voice Part: Tenor or Baritone, Instrumental skills listed below
EQUITY:
SYNCHRONICITY (Atlanta, GA)
A Year with Frog and Toad (2007) Toad dir. Clint Thornton
CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK (Cincinnati, OH, all as EMC at this theatre)
Twelfth Night (2004) Sailor, Second Officer/Aguecheek (US) dir. Edward Stern
A Christmas Carol (2004) Marley, Poor Caroler/Bob Cratchit (US) dir. Michael Evan Haney
The Crucible (2004) Francis Nurse (US), Cheever (US) dir. Steven Woolf
Leap (2005) Luther (US) dir. Melia Bensussen
The Underpants (2005) Benjamin Cohen (US) dir. Kenneth Albers
Thaddeus and ’Tila (tour, 2005) Thaddeus dir. Bert Goldstein
NASHVILLE CHILDREN’S THEATRE (Nashville, TN)
Seussical (2006) Horton, the Elephant dir. Scot Copeland
Einstein is a Dummy (2007) Constantin dir. Scot Copeland
Tale of a Fourth Grade Nothing (2007) Jimmy, et. al. dir. Scot Copeland
KENTUCKY REPERTORY THEATRE (Horse Cave, KY)
Dearly Departed (2007) Royce dir. David Young
Merry Wives of Windsor (2006) Ford dir. Scott Stroot
The Hollow (2007) John Christow dir. Robert Brock
OTHER PROFESSIONAL:
TENNESSEE REPERTORY THEATRE (Nashville, TN)
1776 (2005) Samuel Chase/Robert Livingston dir. Rene Copeland
KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (Louisville, KY)
Hamlet (2002) Player Queen, Osricke, Francisco dir. Curt Tofteland
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2002) Alfred dir. Curt Tofteland
LEES-MCRAE SUMMER THEATRE (Banner Elk, NC)
1776 (2004) Edward Rutledge dir. Janet Barton-Speer
My Fair Lady (2004) Freddy Eynsford-Hill dir. Janet Barton-Speer
ECU/LOESSIN SUMMER THEATRE (Greenville, NC)
Much Ado About Nothing (2003) Dogberry dir. John Shearin
The Taming of the Shrew (2003) Hortensio dir. Robert Caprio
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
MFA, Theatre Performance—University of Louisville (2004)
Performance Theory Course—Moses Goldberg, Stage One
Theatre Workshops— Woodie King, Jr., D. Lynn Meyers, Zan Sawyer-Dailey
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Piano, intermediate trumpet skills, useful knowledge of Italian, basic ballroom dancing skills
Dialects—Standard British, Cockney, Southern U.S., know IPA and can learn other dialects