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Birth Place: Lenox

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Marcus Kearns is a theater artist living and working in Western Massachusetts as an Actor, Director, and Technician. Born in Canada and raised in New England, Marcus has always enjoyed creative pursuits. He started theater as a middle schooler, starting backstage and then turning to acting in High ... (read complete bio)

 

Marcus Kearns Biography

Marcus Kearns is a theater artist living and working in Western Massachusetts as an Actor, Director, and Technician. Born in Canada and raised in New England, Marcus has always enjoyed creative pursuits. He started theater as a middle schooler, starting backstage and then turning to acting in High School where he played everything from Russian soldiers to pirate kings to Protestant preachers. At Franklin Pierce University, he participated in the Kennedy Center American Theater Festival as an actor and did some freelance film acting for friends. He's also done modeling for local photographers. He joined the company at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA during the summer of 2010 and has been living and working with the group since in roles as varied as catering manager, stage carpenter, sound engineer, actor, director, and education artist. He participated as a technical director for the Fall Festival of Shakespeare 2011 and 2014, took the company's Acting Intensive program, directed productions in the Fall Festival of Shakespeare 2012 and 2013, in addition to performing in many season's productions. He has also worked on Broadway as a Carpenter for many theaters and some of the industries top Props Masters.
Marcus is one of the three Kearns siblings working in Theatre; his sister Amanda is an Actress in Philadelphia, PA and his sister Natalie is a Props Master in London, Ontario Canada.





Marcus Kearns News

Review: THE 12TH ANNUAL 10 X 10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL at Barrington Stage Company Offers  Photo Review: THE 12TH ANNUAL 10 X 10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL at Barrington Stage Company Offers Berkshire Audiences a Sure Sign the 2023 Season is On the Way.
by Marc Savitt - Feb 20, 2023

The company and seemingly all involved with BSC’s 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL have done an admirable job creating and presenting an event that is enjoyable, relatable, entertaining, and thought provoking. The 12th ANNUAL 10 X 10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL continues on the St. Germaine Stage with performances through March 5.

Barrington Stage Company Announces 12th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival Photo Barrington Stage Company Announces 12th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2023

Barrington Stage Company has announced the 10-minute plays, playwrights and casting for the 12th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival, part of the 2023 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival. 

Cast Announced for MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Shakespeare & Company Photo Cast Announced for MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Shakespeare & Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2022

Casting has been announced for Shakespeare & Company's holiday reading of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, and directed by Ariel Bock.

Steven Dietz's PRIVATE EYES Opens Tonight at Shakespeare & Company
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2014

Shakespeare & Company unleashes its Fall Season with the hilarious thriller Private Eyes written by Steven Dietz and directed by Jonathan Croy. Private Eyes runs weekends only in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre tonight, September 20 - November 9.

Steven Dietz's PRIVATE EYES to Open 9/20 at Shakespeare & Company
by BWW News Desk - Sep 2, 2014

Shakespeare & Company unleashes its Fall Season with the hilarious thriller Private Eyes written by Steven Dietz and directed by Jonathan Croy. Private Eyes runs weekends only in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre September 20 - November 9.

Shakespeare & Company Announces Full Cast, Schedule for 2014 Season, Featuring SHAKESPEARE'S WILL, JULIUS CAESAR, 'VANYA AND SONIA' and More
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2014

Casting for Shakespeare & Company's upcoming Summer Performance Season was finalized last week which includes a roster of audience favorites, critics' top picks and a bevy of newcomers joining the Company's ranks in this celebratory season in honor of the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. See play titles, casting, Press Openings and full schedules for each production listed below.

Shakespeare & Company to Tour ROMEO AND JULIET this Spring
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 6, 2014

Shakespeare & Company has announced its 34th annual Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, which will bring the beloved romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet to over 50 schools and theatres throughout New England, New York, and New Jersey this spring.

LES FAUX PAS Launches 2013 Bankside Festival Today
by BWW News Desk - Jul 6, 2013

The work of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known to us as Moliere, returns to the Rose Footprint Theatre (the Company produced Tartuffe on the Footprint last season) with a new adaptation of one of his sauciest plays, Les Faux Pas: or The Counter Plots. Director Jenna Ware, who also adapted the piece, pulls out all of the stops with this riotously funny play. Featuring a cast of 11 new-comers and Company favorites Jenne Jadow and Dana Harrison Les Faux Pas: or The Counter Plots kicks off the Bankside Festival. Press Opening is tonight, July 6 at 5:30PM.

Photo Flash: First Look at the Cast of Shakespeare & Company's LES FAUX PAS
by BWW News Desk - Jun 29, 2013

The work of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known to us as Moliere, returns to the Rose Footprint Theatre (the Company produced Tartuffe on the Footprint last season) with a new adaptation of one of his sauciest plays, Les Faux Pas: or The Counter Plots. Director Jenna Ware, who also adapted the piece, pulls out all of the stops with this riotously funny play. Featuring a cast of 11 new-comers and Company favorites Jenne Jadow and Dana Harrison Les Faux Pas: or The Counter Plots kicks off the Bankside Festival. Press Opening is Saturday, July 6 at 5:30PM. Scroll down for a first look at the cast!

LES FAUX PAS: OR THE COUNTER PLOTS to Launch 2013 Bankside Festival, 7/6
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2013

The work of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known to us as Moliere, returns to the Rose Footprint Theatre (the Company produced Tartuffe on the Footprint last season) with a new adaptation of one of his sauciest plays, Les Faux Pas: or The Counter Plots. Director Jenna Ware, who also adapted the piece, pulls out all of the stops with this riotously funny play. Featuring a cast of 11 new-comers and Company favorites Jenne Jadow and Dana Harrison Les Faux Pas: or The Counter Plots kicks off the Bankside Festival. Press Opening is Saturday, July 6 at 5:30PM.