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Johanna Morrison began her career as an actress and vocal coach in England. She holds a B.Ed degree-with distinction, from the Victoria University of Manchester and is an Associate of the Drama Board of Great Britain, A.D.B. and an Associate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, A.L.A.M.

After appearing on television and in many regional theaters in England, she moved to the United States, where she has appeared in many Regional Theaters, including: the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Virginia Museum Theater, Playmakers Rep. Chapel Hill, Theater By the Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Hartford stage Company, where she has appeared in multiple plays: Summer and Smoke, Stuff Happens, Noises Off ! Eight By Tenn, The Ether Dome and A Christmas Carol A Ghost Story of Christmas, written and directed by Michael Wilson. She has acted at TheaterWorks Hartford, The Monomoy Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, Indiana Repertory Theater, The Walnut Street Theater, The Cleveland Playhouse, The Denver Center Theater, The Los Angeles’ London-Stage- Company, and the PaperMill Playhouse.

Additionally she has appeared in Dramatic Oratorios with Major Symphony Orchestras, including: The Hartford Symphony, and The North Carolina Symphony. In addition, Ms. Morrison has appeared in several Movies of The Week on television, including Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, Diagnosis Murder and Matlock. Her work in Film has included Critical Condition, Double Exposure, and The Queen’s Horse.

Johanna teaches Voice and Speech and Phonetics and Accents and Dialects and coaches the majority of in-house productions requiring accents. Previous teaching assignments have been with: The North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Drama, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, The National Theater Conservatory, Denver. PPTTP University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Before leaving England Ms. Morrison was Dialect/Voice Coach for Universal Pictures at Pinewood Studios.

Johanna is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association (AEA) and The Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

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VIDEO: Watch The Making of Jacob Marley from Hartford Stage's A CHRISTMAS CAROL


Hartford Stage has shared a video of Noble Schropshire getting ready to play Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge's late business partner, in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns to Hartford Stage This Season


Hartford Stage has announced the cast and creative team of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas. The holiday classic returns after a three-year hiatus, with original director Michael Wilson, who also adapted the play from Charles Dickens' novel, at the helm.

Photo Flash: Hartford Stage Presents A COMEDY OF ERRORS


22 actors. 2 pairs of twins. 1 crazy day. Shake the midwinter blues away with Shakespeare's zaniest comedy, performed by a lively ensemble of actors, singers, dancers, musicians and acrobats. Opa!

Darko Tresnjak's Island-Set COMEDY OF ERRORS Begins Tonight at Hartford Stage


Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts welcome a lively ensemble of actors, singers, dancers, musicians and acrobats for William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, a musical extravaganza directed by Tresnjak and choreographed by Peggy Hickey. The show plays tonight, January 12, to February 12, 2017.

Darko Tresnjak's Island-Set COMEDY OF ERRORS Finds Full Cast, Creative Team at Hartford Stage


Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts announced today the creative team and cast - a lively ensemble of actors, singers, dancers, musicians and acrobats - for William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, a musical extravaganza directed by Tresnjak and choreographed by Peggy Hickey. The show plays January 12 to February 12.

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Hartford Stage


It's a story most of us have heard or witnessed before. Crotchety and greedy old Ebenezer Scrooge, complaining about the poor, turning down the invitation of his nephew to Christmas dinner, and begrudgingly giving Bob Cratchit the day off for Christmas. We fondly remember past portrayals of Scrooge face to face with the ghost of his ex-partner Jacob Marley, flying through the past and present with amiable spirits and having a change of heart after coming face to face with his own death. At Hartford Stage this season, the story comes to life with renewed excitement and joy in the form of A CHRISTMAS CAROL - A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS. The classic story by Charles Dickens and as adapted and originally directed by Michael Wilson is an annual tradition for Hartford Stage, but one that will be not be the same after this year's production.

New Costumes and Special Effects Set for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Hartford Stage


Hartford Stage will intensify the magic and merriment of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas with dazzling new costumes and awe-inspiring special effects for its 17th annual production of Charles Dickens' masterpiece from November 28 to December 28.

Hartford Stage Presents the East Coast Premiere of ETHER DOME, Now thru 10/5


In 1846, the history of the world was forever changed by a dentist from Hartford, and now Hartford Stage will launch its 2014-15 Season with that remarkable and electrifying story: Ether Dome by Elizabeth Egloff (The Swan), directed by former Artistic Director Michael Wilson (The Orphans' Home Cycle).

Hartford Stage Sets Cast, Creatives for East Coast Premiere of ETHER DOME, 9/11-10/5


In 1846, the history of the world was forever changed by a dentist from Hartford, and now Hartford Stage will launch its 2014-15 Season with that remarkable and electrifying story: Ether Dome by Elizabeth Egloff (The Swan), directed by former Artistic Director Michael Wilson (The Orphans' Home Cycle).

BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Gets a Few Updates at its Old Haunt


Apparently quite a few (more than 250,000 have seen the Michael Wilson adaptation getting its 16th run at Hartford Stage). This year's annual holiday tradition gets a bit of an update, all supervised by Wilson and directed by Maxwell Williams, that includes redesigned costumes; enhanced flying effects and choreography for the ghostly apparitions; the introduction of additional characters; and the latest in lighting design technology.

New Lighting, Costumes and Special Effects to Bring Magic to A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Hartford Stage, Now thru 12/28


Hartford Stage will intensify the magic and merriment of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas with state-of-the-art lighting, new costumes, and awe-inspiring special effects for its 16th annual production of the Charles Dickens' masterpiece, for only four weeks, from tonight, November 29 to December 28.

New Lighting, Costumes and Special Effects to Bring Magic to A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Hartford Stage, 11/29-12/28


Hartford Stage will intensify the magic and merriment of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas with state-of-the-art lighting, new costumes, and awe-inspiring special effects for its 16th annual production of the Charles Dickens' masterpiece, for only four weeks, from November 29 to December 28.

BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage Showcases Ghosts in A CHRISTMAS CAROL


Right from the start, Michael Wilson's adaptation of Charles Dicken's A CHRISTMAS CAROL makes it clear that its subtitle, "A Ghost of a Christmas Story," should be taken seriously. Not only do the four ghosts we expect pay visits, but others dance, fly, float and slither across the stage in a satisfying presentation now in its 15th season at Hartford Stage.

Hartford Stage Announces the 15th Anniversary Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 11/23-12/29


What do you get when you combine 3000 pounds of dry ice, 200 pounds of plastic snow, 33 presents under a tree, and a seven pound goose? You get 15 years and 661 total performances of Hartford Stage's thrilling and heartwarming holiday production of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas.

Hartford Stage Announces the 15th Anniversary Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 11/23-12/29


What do you get when you combine 3000 pounds of dry ice, 200 pounds of plastic snow, 33 presents under a tree, and a seven pound goose? You get 15 years and 661 total performances of Hartford Stage's thrilling and heartwarming holiday production of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Opens at Hartford Stage


Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, Connecticut's beloved holiday tradition, returns to Hartford Stage for its 14th season. Adapted and originally directed for the stage by Michael Wilson, and now directed by Hartford Stage resident director Maxwell Williams, Dickens' timeless inspiring masterpiece runs from November 25 through December 30, 2011.

Hartford Stage Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 11/25-12/30


Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, Connecticut's beloved holiday tradition, returns to Hartford Stage for its 14th season. Adapted and originally directed for the stage by Michael Wilson, and now directed by Hartford Stage resident director Maxwell Williams, Dickens' timeless inspiring masterpiece runs from November 25 through December 30, 2011.

Hartt Theatre Students Perform PIPPIN in Lincoln Theatre, 10/27-30


The Hartt School's Music Theatre students present Pippin, the tale of the son of King Charlemagne and his search for personal significance, Thursday, October 27, Friday, October 28, and Saturday, October 29, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, October 30, at 3:00 PM.

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