Ron Campbell has done everything from playing the lead clown in Cirque du Soleil's Kooza, creating chef Cecil B. DeGrille for Teatro Zinzanni to playing R. Buckminster Fuller in The History and Mystery of the Universe. He has played 38 characters in The Thousandth Night, 28 characters in A Tale of Two Cities and 21 characters in The Dybbuk. A seasoned Shakespearean, Ron has played Richard the Third, Don Quixote, Sherlock Holmes, Albert Einstein, Cyrano de Bergerac and Vladimir in Waiting for Godot.
Ron trains and teaches at Soar Feat Studios in Emeryville, California and holds a fourth degree black belt in the martial art of Iaido (Japanese sword.)
Ron has been teaching workshops and classes like Fail Better for variety of groups, including a maximum security lock up for the criminally insane to professional theatre companies (Cirque du Soleil, West Coast Ensemble, The Actor’s Gang, Singular Productions, The International City Theatre, California Shakespeare Theatre, Marin Shakespeare Company among others), high schools (Coronado High School of the Performing Arts and the Southern California Educational Theatre Association) and centers for the developmentally disabled.
Ron started it all working as a street performer in Europe, doing mime and clowning in places like Piazza San Marco in Venice The Place de Georges Pompadiou in Paris and The Piazza Navona in Rome, Campbell became a founding member of The Actor's Gang and Artistic Associate of The Los Angeles Theatre Center. With more than 150 productions to his credit, Campbell has received some of the most coveted theatre awards including The London Fringe One Man Show of the Year and both The Los Angeles and Bay Area Critic’s Circle Awards for Lead and Solo Performances, The Helen Hayes Award, The Jeff Award , 4 Backstage West Garland Awards, 15 Dramalogue Awards and The Fox Fellowship for Distinguished Achievement.
Ron has performed in many venues across the globe including The Royal Albert Hall, (London) The Fuji Dome, (Tokyo) The Habima and The Rebecca Crown (Israel) The ancient Theatres of Epidarus and Hydra (Greece) The Mark Taper Forum, The Los Angeles Theatre Center (Los Angeles) The American Conservatory Theatre, The Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Teatro Zinzanni , The Aurora Theatre, TheatreWorks (San Francisco) The Mercury Theatre, (Chicago) The Huntington Theatre, (Boston) The Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Intiman Theatre, (Seattle) The Metro Stage, (Washington D.C.) The San Diego Repertory Theatre and The Old Globe and the Old Red Lion in London.
Kooza King (lead clown) Cirque du Soleil
Teatro Zinzanni Cecil B. DeGrille Teatro Zinzanni, SEA, SF
The Speakeasy Eddie The Speakeasy, SF
Don Quixote Don Quixote Marin Shakespeare Festival
1 Man, 2 Guvnors Alfie Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Hound of Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes Theatre Works
Richard the Third Richard Shakespeare Orange County
Tartuffe Tartuffe Shakespeare Orange County
The Gamester Dorante American Conservatory Theatre
Merchant of Venice Shylock San Diego Repertory Theatre
Ghetto, Temptation (leads) Mark Taper Forum
The Lesson Pupil Mark Taper Forum
Beard of Avon Burbage, Wallsingham Seattle Repertory Theatre
Waiting for Godot Vladimir San Diego Repertory Theatre
Salome' Herod Aurora Theatre
Around the World in 80 Days 20 Characters TheatreWorks
Comedy of Errors Both Dromios California Shakespeare Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing Dogberry California Shakespeare Theatre
Henry lV Pistol California Shakespeare Theatre
The Tempest Stephano California Shakespeare Theatre
Merry Wives of Windsor Falstaff California Shakespeare Theatre
Merry Wives of Windsor Caius Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
Othello Iago Laguna Playhouse
The Illusion Matamore San Diego Repertory Theatre
Imaginary Invalid Argon San Diego Repertory Theatre
The Inspector General Khelestikov Los Angeles Theatre Center
House of Correction Carl Los Angeles Theatre Center
Game of Love and Chance Arlequino Taper Two, Los Angeles
Triumph of Love Dorante San Jose Repertory Theatre
Peter and the Starcatcher Bumbrake TheatreWorks
Benefactors Colin AuroraTheatre
Life is a Dream 5 Characters Los Angeles Theatre Center
Mystery of Irma Vep 18 Characters Laguna Playhouse
How Shakespeare Won the West 9 Characters Huntington Theatre, Boston
Cyrano De Bergerac Cyrano The Latest Stage
Methusalem Methusalem The Actors Gang
Angel City Wheeler The Actors Gang
Ubu the King 8 Characters The Actors GangMummified Monkey Otis The Actors Gang
Battery Rip The Actors Gang
Red Cross Jim Mark Taper Forum
Picasso at Lapin Agile Einstein San Diego Repertory Theatre
The Underpants Cohen Laguna Playhouse
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Edward Arizona Theatre Works
Noises Off Freddy International City Theatre
Corpse! Evelyn and Rupert International City Theatre
Strange Snow Megs Laguna Playhouse
Sea of Cortez Russ CAST Theatre
The Music Lesson Ivan Marin Theatre Company
The Boys Next Door Arnold La Mirada Civic Auditorium
Accomplice James La Mirada Civic Auditorium
Prelude to a Kiss Peter La Mirada Civic Auditorium
Geography of a Horse Dreamer Fingers Al's Bar Theatre
House of Blue Leaves Ronny Pasadena Playhouse
(Complete List Upon Request)
One Man Shows
R.Buckminster Fuller Bucky National Tour, Theatre Artaud,
Mercury Theatre, Intiman Theatre,
George Coates Theatre, etc.
The Dybbuk (18 characters) San Diego Repertory Theatre
The Thousandth Night (38 characters) International Tour, American
Stage Theatre, The Habima, The
Rebecca Crown (Israel) The Old
Red Lion, (London) Edinburgh
International Fringe Festival,
Metro Stage (Washington D.C.)
Stages Theatre, etc.
A Tale of Two Cities (28 characters) San Diego Repertory Theatre
The Boneman of Benares (22 characters) Encore Theatre
Shylock Jon Davies San Diego Repertory Theatre
Eh Jo Joe Mark Taper ForumFilm
The Far, Near Shore Jeff Warrin,dir.
Farewell to Flanders Field Chris DeVries, dir.
The Fourth War John Frankenhiemer, dir.
Dead Bang George Miller, dir.
The Witches of Eastwick John Frankenhiemer, dir.
Protocol Herb Ross, dir.
Penalty Phase Tony Richardson, dir.
Babylon 5 8 episodes
Hypernauts 12 episodes
The Mouse and the Monster 12 episodes (Voice)
Disney Sunday Night Movie Jackie Cooper, dir.
Director
The Madman and the Nun Director and Adaptor Powerhouse Theatre
Cuckold! Director and Adaptor Telluride Repertory Theatre
Twisted Cabaret Director National Tour
Forever Jung Director Marsh Theatre
Sinker Director and Writer Muse Theatre
The Forced Marriage Director Muse Theatre
Cirque Cabaret, Japan Co-Director Cirque du Soleil
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