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James J. Fenton

Birth Place: Springfield, MO

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Selected Credits:

Penguin Repertory: Drop Dead Perfect (World Premiere), How the World Began, The How and The Why (NY Premiere by Sarah Treem, dir: Joe Brancato), The Hound of the Baskervilles (Dir: Mark Shanahan) and Greetings!(Dir: Tom Caruso).

NYMF 2014: Academia Nuts(Written by: Becca Anderson and Dan Marshall, music by Julian Blackmore, directed by Tom Caruso)

Barrington Stage Company: Dancing Lessons(World Premiere, by Mark St. Germain, dir: Julie Boyd), Southern Comfort, the Musical(Music by Julianne Wick Davis and written by Dan Collins, dir: Tom Caruso)

Merrimack Repertory: Mrs. Mannerly(Dir: Mark Shanahan), The Devil’s Music: the Life and Blues of Bessie Smith (Dir: Joe Brancato), The Outgoing Tide(Dir: Charles Towers - Spring 2015).

Hudson Stage Company: Kunstler (World Premiere, dir: Annette O’Toole).

InProximity Theatre: The Fall to Earth (NY Premiere, dir: Joe Brancato) at 59E59, Sight Unseen (Dir: Dorothy Lyman), Navy Pier (NY Premiere, Dir: Bryn Boice) at Theatre Row, The Maiden’s Prayer (dir: Terry Berliner), and Orange Flower Water.

CAP21: Southern Comfort, the Musical(World Premiere, dir: Tom Caruso), When We Met(World Premiere, dir: Eric Hoff),

Off-Off Broadway: God Steeling (World Premiere)(Written by Charles Cissel), Seven Stories, Speaking in Tongues, Closer Than Ever, Seascape with Sharks and Dancer and Cake.

Selected West Coast: American Conservatory Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Shotgun Players.

James is proud member of IATSE, USA Local 829.

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[Off-Broadway, 2016]
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Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Westport Country Playhouse


Mark Shanahan comblines a crowd pleasing show with sophistication that will delight people of all ages.

Photos: First Look At A SHERLOCK CAROL At Westport Country Playhouse


Westport Country Playhouse’s production of “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday show, is running from Tuesday, December 19 through Saturday, December 23. See photos of the production!

Cast Announced For Westport Country Playhouse's Family-Friendly Holiday Show, A SHERLOCK CAROL, December 19 �" 23


Get ready for a family-friendly holiday show at Westport Country Playhouse! Check out the cast announcement for 'A Sherlock Carol' running from December 19-23.

BWW Review: LAST NIGHT AT BOWL-MOR LANES: Carroll and Plum Play Out the String


LAST NIGHT AT BOWL-MOR LANES is a nostalgia piece in more ways than one. Now having its world premiere to open Greater Boston Stage Company in Stoneham's 20th season, the play by Producing Artistic Director Weylin Symes imparts a feeling of community, close friendships, and enjoyment of simple pursuits that is rapidly receding in our techno-centric world. Set in a bowling alley on the brink of becoming a Walmart, it challenges us to find ways to stay connected to the people and places that matter most, even as the wrecking ball of progress swings wildly around us.

Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of THE HAUNTED LIFE at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?


THE HAUNTED LIFE opened at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Boston on March 20 and is running through April 14, 2019.

BWW Review: World Premiere THE HAUNTED LIFE: Kerouac's Back in Lowell


It's a different time and a different war, but the protagonist in this coming of age story faces many of the same challenges as would a young person today. What do I want to do with my life? Where do I fit in the world? How can I make my mark? Meanwhile, set in the City of Lowell in 1941-2, as it is struggling to come to terms with a surfeit of immigrants, that city today remains a diverse community in a nation that is roiled by the debate over how to deal with a flood of immigrants and asylum seekers. Artistic Director Sean Daniels has adapted Lowell native Jack Kerouac's unfinished, long-lost novel THE HAUNTED LIFE into a play of the same name, now having its world premiere at Merrimack Repertory Theatre, with Daniels co-directing with christopher oscar peña.

MOULIN ROUGE, JAGGED LITTLE PILL & More Earn Nominations for 23rd Annual IRNE Awards


The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) today announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual IRNE Awards, which honor the best of the previous year's actors, directors, choreographers, designers and companies across the full spectrum of large, mid-size and fringe theater companies. Moulin Rouge!, a new musical produced by Global Creatures, and An American in Paris, produced by the Ogunquit Playhouse, led with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively, in the Large Stage Musical Category. The Huntington Theatre led all companies with 31 nominations across seven productions, including 11 for Man in the Ring, the story of six-time world champion prizefighter Emile Griffith.

BWW Review: SWITZERLAND at 59E59 Theaters is an Intriguing and Thrilling Two-Hander


The NYC premiere of 'Switzerland' written by Joanna Murray-Smith and directed by Dan Foster is being performed at 59E59 Theaters now through. With incisive dialogue, excellent staging and outstanding performances, the two-hander is an intense thriller that is captivating audiences.

Crime Writer Patricia Highsmith is the Subject of Joanna Murray-Smith's SWITZERLAND


59E59 Theaters welcomes the NYC premiere of SWITZERLAND written by Joanna Murray-Smith and directed by Dan Foster. Produced by Hudson Stage Company,SWITZERLAND begins performances on Today, February 7 for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 3.

Crime Writer Patricia Highsmith is the Subject of Joanna Murray-Smith's SWITZERLAND


59E59 Theaters welcomes the NYC premiere of SWITZERLAND written by Joanna Murray-Smith and directed by Dan Foster. Produced by Hudson Stage Company,SWITZERLAND begins performances on Today, February 7 for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 3.

Crime Writer Patricia Highsmith is the Subject of Joanna Murray-Smith's SWITZERLAND


59E59 Theaters welcomes the NYC premiere of SWITZERLAND written by Joanna Murray-Smith and directed by Dan Foster. Produced by Hudson Stage Company,SWITZERLAND begins performances on Thursday, February 7 for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 3.

BWW Review: CONSTELLATIONS at Hudson Stage Company


CONSTELLATIONS at Hudson Stage Company

Hudson Stage Company Presents Nick Payne's Olivier And Drama League Nominated CONSTELLATIONS


HUDSON STAGE COMPANY has announced their production of Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS, directed by Mark Shanahan. CONSTELLATIONS will play a limited engagement at Whippoorwill Hall Theatre (North Castle Libraray Kent Pl. Armonk, NY). Performances begin Friday, October 19 and continue through Today, November 3. Opening Night is Today, October 20 (8 p.m.). Journalists are invited to any performance, please RSVP to katie@kampfirefilmspr.com.

Hudson Stage Company Presents Nick Payne's Olivier And Drama League Nominated CONSTELLATIONS


HUDSON STAGE COMPANY has announced their production of Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS, directed by Mark Shanahan. CONSTELLATIONS will play a limited engagement at Whippoorwill Hall Theatre (North Castle Libraray Kent Pl. Armonk, NY). Performances begin Today, October 19 and continue through Saturday, November 3. Opening Night is Saturday, October 20 (8 p.m.). Journalists are invited to any performance, please RSVP to katie@kampfirefilmspr.com.

Hudson Stage Company Presents Nick Payne's Olivier And Drama League Nominated CONSTELLATIONS


HUDSON STAGE COMPANY has announced their production of Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS, directed by Mark Shanahan. CONSTELLATIONS will play a limited engagement at Whippoorwill Hall Theatre (North Castle Libraray Kent Pl. Armonk, NY). Performances begin Friday, October 19 and continue through Saturday, November 3. Opening Night is Saturday, October 20 (8 p.m.). Journalists are invited to any performance, please RSVP to katie@kampfirefilmspr.com.

Hudson Stage Company Presents Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS


HUDSON STAGE COMPANY is pleased to announce their production of Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS, directed by Mark Shanahan. CONSTELLATIONS will play a limited engagement at Whippoorwill Hall Theatre (North Castle Libraray Kent Pl. Armonk, NY). Performances begin Friday, October 19 and continue through Saturday, November 3. Opening Night is Saturday, October 20 (8 p.m.).

BWW Review: CLEVER LITTLE LIES at Penguin Repertory Theatre


BWW Review: CLEVER LITTLE LIES at Penguin Repertory Theatre

MRT Wins Four Major 2018 Irne Awards


Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) is proud to announce that it has won four 2018 Awards from the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) in the large stage category

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Earns 15 Nominations In The 2018 Irne Awards


Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) is proud to announce that it received 15 nominations from the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) for its 22nd Annual IRNE Awards, including nominations in the Best Play and Best Director categories for Silent Sky and The Royale, and two nominations for My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend, including Best New Play.

Lauren Gunderson's SILENT SKY to Shine a Light on Groundbreaking Female Astronomers at Merrimack Rep


Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) continues its 39th season with Silent Sky, the phenomenal work from playwright Lauren Gunderson, whose I and You charmed and stunned MRT audiences in October 2015 and later transferred Off-Broadway to become an audience hit and Outer Critics Circle Award nominee.

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