He didn’t get cast the first semester, though the second cast he was an ensemble member in “Chicago.” This gave him a feel for theater and reinforced that it was what he wanted to do with his life. In addition to having a good group of friends to play board games with to blow off steam, DeLano was not into the party scene. As he put it, “freshman get hit with a truck” – though the immediate improvements he saw in his acting gave him the drive to push forward. He found the immediate change to be a stressful one. Gatto expressed interest in having DeLano attend NU and so he did.ĭeLano’s freshman year was similar to most. It wasn’t until he did in a workshop with Adriano Gatto, a Niagara University Theatre Department professor, that it started to be something he considered. Throughout high school, he worked part-time as a martial arts instructor and had planned to continue down that path. Producer Credits: Muckrakers, Long Way Go Down, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Marisol, and Waiting for Lefty all with the Harold Clurman Lab Theater, Laundry & Bourbon and Lonestar (Purple Threads Theatre Ensemble NYC).James DeLano originally hadn’t planned on attending college after high school – let alone a conservatory program afterward. Directing credits: The Laramie Project, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Stella Adler), The Year of the Rooster (York Theatre Company), Topdog/Underdog, Dinner with Friends. Regional: Packer Fans from Outer Space (American Folklore), Simplicity, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Laramie Project, A Funny Thing…, TV: “Anyone But Me” (Breck). Stella Adler Studio NYC: Question of Mercy (Thomas), Life & Limb (directed by Sam Schacht), Time of Your Life, The Red Coat. Los Angeles: Henry VI, Part 1, The Fifth of July (Jed) and Blue Window (Tom) with The Production Company, Waiting for Lefty (Clayton) with Harold Clurman Lab Theater, When It Rains Gasoline (Renegade Theatre Group). Artistically: Off-Broadway:Our Town (Harold Clurman Lab Theater), The Third Step (ATA), (Manhattan Repertory), Stain (development reading, Choice Theatricals).

From there he worked as the Assistant Manager of the Hotel on Rivington, then became the Assistant Marketing Director of the Hotel before joining the administration of the Stella Adler Studio. He was the Assistant Ticket Office Manager and Marketing Associate for one of the busiest Touring houses in the country, the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. He has a B.A in Theatre & Arts Management, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. Johnny Yoder is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

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