James Ilsley

James is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago. Select credits include: Frank'n'Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Luke in AltarBoyz, Hunter in [title of show], Dave in The Full Monty, Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, Lon Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis, Joey Vitale in Tony and Tina's Wedding and Man 2 in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Burrs in Lippa's The Wild Party. He has recently directed the Southern premiere of Carrie: The Musical, Xanadu, and 9 to 5. He has taught theatre, improv, technical theatre and directing courses to students age six through adult for over twenty years. James was awarded the Raleigh area Cantey Award for Best Leading Actor 2012-2013.