RESUMEs
John Ertman
Height: 5'9" | Eye Color: Blue | Hair Color: Blonde
This site has Resumes for Acting and Directing as well as a portfolio of copyrighted material for playwrighting and composition. For a more detailed list of work and a download link to the resumes, please visit the subpages "Acting," "Directing," and "Writing & Composition."
WORK EXPERIENCE
Acting
Under The Bed (Rebozo, Black Box) | Candle House Collective | 2019 | Greeter, Ground Control
Dear Liza | Columbia College (dir. Shay Van Lue) | 2019 | Paul
Children of Eden | Northwestern University | 2019 | Adam/Noah
Last Candle ARX | Candle House Collective | 2018 | Dr. Simon Richter
Jasper in Deadland (midwest premiere) | NU L&M | 2018 | Cerberus, Loki,
Dante, Pluto,
Ensemble
The Sound of Music | NPHS | 2017 | Captain Von Trap
Directing
Under The Bed | Candle House Collective | 2019 | Director
moonlight serenade | Candle House Collective | 2019 | Co-Director
Bye Bye Birdie | The Summit Playhouse | 2018 | Director
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised) | No Drama Theater | 2018 |
Director, Artistic Director
Writing
The 87th Annual Waa-Mu Show (Manhattan Miracle) | Northwestern University | 2018 | Writer
Training & Workshops
Unpacking the Play | Fiasco Theater | Noah Brody
BA Theatre (Music Theatre Certification) ( Class of 2021) | Northwestern University
NHSI Theater Arts (Cherubs) 2016 | National High School Institute | Lynn Baber, Michael Osinski, Samatha
Beach, various instructors
Paper Mill Playhouse Summer MT Conservatory 2015 | Paper Mill Playhouse | Clay James, Michelle Mossay,
John Housely, various instructors
Special Skills
Acting: I can speak in several English-language dialects including London-Eustrain, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, American Standard, American (New York and New Jersy), American (Southern), and Australian. I am also a proficient speaker in German and Japanese.
Directing: I have worked as a teaching artist and an educator in the Dramatic Arts and have skills in improv coaching, acting training, and dialect coaching/teaching.
Composition: I am proficient at Finale Music Notation Software and have introductory skills as a Copyist, Arranger, and Orchestrator.