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James Ruth

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James has been performing in local theatre since the age of 8. He has been in more than 40 productions in the Baltimore area including shows at Pumpkin Theatre, The Sky is the Limit, Notre Dame Prep, Infinity Theatrical, The Mornington Players, Carver Theatre Company, The Children's Playhouse of Maryland and Cockpit in Court.

He has received training in acting, movement, voice, piano, musical theatre, acting styles & performance, stage dancing, tap dancing, script analysis and theatre design & production.

He also has 3 years experience performing with a show choir which has traveled the mid-Atlantic region performing a various events.

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White Snake Project Presents ALICE IN THE PANDEMIC


The October world premiere of White Snake Projects' Alice in the Pandemic – a virtual opera by creator and librettist Cerise Jacobs and composer Jorge Sosa – met with well-deserved praise from every corner, for its innovation and the possibilities it revealed for the future of digital opera production.

M-34 to Present SWEAT & TEARS at JACK in Brooklyn, 7/22-31


M-34 will present the devised physical theatre piece Sweat & Tears, created by Jess Goldschmidt (Tall Women in Clogs at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe; W.R. Salome at Dixon Place) and James Rutherford (All That Dies And Rises at IATI; The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway at Access Theater) at JACK (502 1/2 Waverly Avenue between Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn) July 22-31 with performances on Friday, July 22, Saturday, July 23, Sunday, July 24, Monday, July 25, Thursday, July 28, Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30 at 8pm and Sunday, July 31 at 3pm. Tickets ($15) are available for advance purchase atwww.artful.ly/store/events/9368. The performance will run 1 hour and 15 minutes, with no intermission.

San Francisco Opera Opens DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG Tonight


San Francisco Opera presents Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, opening tonight, November 18.

James Rutherford Replaces Greer Grimsley in San Francisco Opera's DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG, 11/18


San Francisco Opera today announced a cast change for Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, opening November 18. British baritone James Rutherford will sing the central role of Hans Sachs, replacing Greer Grimsley who has withdrawn from the production. The David McVicar production, a co-presentation of San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Glyndebourne Festival Opera, is conducted by Sir Mark Elder and runs for six performances November 18-December 6, 2015 at the War Memorial Opera House.

Andris Nelsons Returning to Carnegie Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra, 10/20-22


Carnegie Hall presents the renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) led by Music Director Andris Nelsons in three concerts this October. The orchestra's series this season begins on Tuesday, October 20 at 8:00 p.m. with the New York premiere of Sebastian Currier's Divisions. Acclaimed pianist Paul Lewis is guest soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 and the BSO and Mr. Nelsons conclude with a performance of Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73.

Photo Flash: M-34 and Cloud of Fools Present World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES


M-34 and Cloud of Fools present the World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES, created and directed by James Rutherford, and choreographed by Laura Butler Rivera. ALL THAT DIES AND RISES runs fromDecember 11 - 21, 2014 in a limited engagement at The IATI Theater, located at 64 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City.

M-34 & Cloud of Fools' World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES Opens Tonight


M-34 and Cloud of Fools proudly present the World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES, created and directed by James Rutherford, and choreographed by Laura Butler Rivera. ALL THAT DIES AND RISES runs from December 11 - 21, 2014 in a limited engagement at The IATI Theater, located at 64 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City.

M-34 & Cloud of Fools Presents World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES, Now thru 12/21


M-34 and Cloud of Fools present the World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES, created and directed by James Rutherford, and choreographed by Laura Butler Rivera. ALL THAT DIES AND RISES runs from tonight, December 11 - 21, 2014 in a limited engagement at The IATI Theater, located at 64 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City.

Photo Flash: M-34 & Cloud of Fools to Stage World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES


M-34 and Cloud of Fools present the World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES, created and directed by James Rutherford, and choreographed by Laura Butler Rivera. ALL THAT DIES AND RISES runs from December 11 - 21, 2014 in a limited engagement at The IATI Theater, located at 64 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City.

M-34 & Cloud of Fools to Present World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES, 12/11-21


M-34 and Cloud of Fools present the World Premiere of ALL THAT DIES AND RISES, created and directed by James Rutherford, and choreographed by Laura Butler Rivera. ALL THAT DIES AND RISES runs from December 11 - 21, 2014 in a limited engagement at The IATI Theater, located at 64 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City.

WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP Staged Reading Set for Manhattan Theatre Club's Creative Center, 9/7


Troubled souls grapple with diphtheria, infant mortality, and cocaine addiction, among other obstacles, in Lizzie Vieh's new drama, Wisconsin Death Trip, based on the book by Michael Lesy. The play will have its debut reading at Manhattan Theatre Club's Creative Center on Sunday, September 7th. Another developmental reading will follow on Monday, September 8th, at ART/NY's Bruce Mitchell Room. Both readings will begin at 7PM.

Photo Flash: First Look at M-34's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST HEMINGWAY


M-34 presents the World Premiere of The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway, co-created by James Rutherford and Elliot B. Quick, and directed by James Rutherford. The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway runs from today, August 17 to September 1, 2013 in a limited engagement at the Access Theater, located at 380 Broadway between Walker Street and White Street in New York City. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

M-34 Opens World Premiere of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST HEMINGWAY Tonight


M-34 presents the World Premiere of The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway, co-created by James Rutherford and Elliot B. Quick, and directed by James Rutherford. The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway runs from tonight, August 17 to September 1, 2013 in a limited engagement at the Access Theater, located at 380 Broadway between Walker Street and White Street in New York City.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST HEMINGWAY Opens Saturday at Access Theater


M-34 proudly presents the World Premiere of The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway, co-created by James Rutherford and Elliot B. Quick, and directed by James Rutherford. The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway runs from August 17 to September 1, 2013 in a limited engagement at the Access Theater, located at 380 Broadway between Walker Street and White Street in New York City.

Photo Flash: M-34's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST HEMINGWAY, Begin. 8/17


M-34 proudly presents the World Premiere of The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway, co-created by James Rutherford and Elliot B. Quick, and directed by James Rutherford. The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway runs from August 17 to September 1, 2013 in a limited engagement at the Access Theater, located at 380 Broadway between Walker Street and White Street in New York City. BroadwayWorld brings you first look at the show's production photos below!

M-34 to Present World Premiere of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST HEMINGWAY, 8/17-9/1


M-34 proudly presents the World Premiere of The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway, co-created by James Rutherford and Elliot B. Quick, and directed by James Rutherford. The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway runs from August 17 to September 1, 2013 in a limited engagement at the Access Theater, located at 380 Broadway between Walker Street and White Street in New York City.

Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre Presents ME AND MY GIRL & A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, Beg. Tonight


Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre, in residence at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex, opens the second half of its 41st season with a musical comedy 'Me and My Girl' and an Agatha Christie murder mystery, 'A Murder is Announced.'

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