J. T. Buck
J. T. Buck | |
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| Born | June 6, 1978 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Known for | composer, lyricist, director, music director, musician |
J. T. Buck (born 6 June 1978) is a composer, and lyricist, and stage director, and project coordinator.[1] Born and raised in Akron, Buck graduated from Central-Hower High School in 1996. He spent his first few years post high school working as a freelance musician, actor, director, and music director. Buck spent two summers as musical director for the National Children's Theatre School summer workshops in Vail Colorado, and three summers as music director for the Columbia Gorge School of Theatre in White Salmon, Washington. Buck received his BA in Theatre Arts with a minor in music from the University of Akron in 2004.[2] While in Houston, Buck produced of the 2005 Albee New Plays Festival under the leadership of Pulitzer-winner Lanford Wilson,[2] and completed an internship at the 2005 Tony Awards and the revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf under producer Elizabeth I. McCann.[2][3][4] He was twice a student of Tony-Winning Broadway producer Stuart Ostrow's New Musical Theatre Lab.[2][5] In 2006, Buck accepted the position of Arts Director at First Grace UCC in Akron. His work there involved directing worship-related music and arts, as well as producing and directing grass-roots theatre, music, dance and visual art in collaboration with local artists.[6][7] Buck has directed a variety of pieces for the stage, including Corpus Christi,[2] The Laramie Project,[2] State Fair, "Book of Days",[2] Godspell,[2] Christopher Durang's Titanic, As Bees in Honey Drown, Dearly Departed, and Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol.[8]
The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
2008-present
Buck Has lived and worked all of his life in Akron, where he directed a production of Lanford Wilson's 'Book of Days' in summer 2008. In 2009 he directed "Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens," an evening of monologues and songs inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.[9] In September 2010 he was the musical director of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as part of Weathervane Playhouse's Young Actors Series.[2]
References
- ↑ "Little Shop Stop: Broadview Heights Spotlights Community Theater", Sun News, 1 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Our Next Auditions: "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"", Weathervane Playhouse, August 2010.
- ↑ The 59th Annual Tony Awards: Show Description, Cast & Crew, Yahoo! TV, 2005.
- ↑ Robert Viagas, 409.
- ↑ Everett Evans, "Creating musical jewels: Talented teams get chance to grow", Houston Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2004.
- ↑ " AIDS Testimony Poignant, Fundraiser For Area Group on Monday has Blues, Jazz and Rock with Monologues", Akron Beacon Journal, 12 December 2009.
- ↑ "Family Life Shattered in Controversial Play, Weathervane Characters Explore Moral Principles and Unexamined Taboos in Albee's 'The Goat'", Akron Beacon Journal, 3 November 2009.
- ↑ "'Marley' Draws in its Audience From the Start Compelling Players, Creative Staging in Memorable Riff Off Dickens' Play", Akron Beacon Journal, 9 December 2007.
- ↑ Laura DeMarco, "Auditions", The Plain Dealer, 27 November 2009.
Sources
- Robert Viagas, Aubrey Reuben, The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2005 - May 2006, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006.