Jon-Michael Reese
Jon-Michael Reese
BFA in Acting/MT, Carnegie Mellon
AEA
He/Him
Jon-Michael is an actor, musician, and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a BFA in Acting/Musical Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was awarded the Adelyne Roth Levine Award for Acting. He cherishes the opportunity to perform in a variety of different kinds of plays, musicals, and new works. Favorite roles include James Baldwin in Jimmy and Lorraine (Pillsbury Theatre), Edward Adu in My Heart is the Drum (Village Theatre, Gregory Award: Outstanding Actor), Abe Cramer in Theo (Two River Theater), Woman in Marry Me A Little (New Ohio Theatre) Jesse Howard in This Bitter Earth (Penumbra Theatre), Padre in Man of La Mancha (Theatre Latté Da), Thomas Edison in Nikola Tesla Drops The Beat (Adirondack Theatre Festival), Doctor in Book of Mormon (National Tour), Cordelia in King Lear (Exit Pursued By Bear), Matt in The Fantasticks (Cincinnati Playhouse), Paul in When We Last Flew (Lucille Lortel). He loves finding and using what excites his students, asking questions, and breathing. Jon-Michael.com
