John

J. Milosich Member AEA jmilosich@yahoo.com

Professional Experience Songman, War Horse 1st US National Tour, National Theater of Great Britain, April 2012 Present Work under director Bijan Sheibani, Greg Pliska, Adrian Sutton and Handspring Puppet Company to recreate production. Musical narrator, solo and ensemble voice. Accordion and harmonica accompaniment. Songman School, London, March 2012 -- John Tams, John Kirkpatrick, Nancy Kerr, Chris Parkinson. Company Member, Synetic Theater, Washington, DC, 2001 2011 Collaborate with Republic of Georgia artists, Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, in the creation and staging a distinct form of non-realistic theater which fuses elements of drama with movement, ballet, mime and film-style music. Appeared in main stage productions of: o Kafkas Metamorphosis, Audience Choice Award Nominee: Favorite Actor, DC Theater Scene, 2010 o Hamlet the rest is silence, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, DC Shakespeare Festival, 2007 Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Ensemble; 2002 Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Resident Play; Nominee for Outstanding Sound Design o Frankenstein, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2006 Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography; Nominee: Outstanding Resident Play, Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Sound Design, Outstanding Lighting Design o Master and Margarita, 2005 Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography; Nominee for Outstanding Sound Design o Crackpots, 2005 Helen Hayes Nominee for Outstanding Choreography o Salom, 2003 Helen Hayes Nominee for Outstanding Choreography o Host and Guest, 2002 Helen Hayes Nominee for Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Resident Play, 2003 Nominee for Best of Philadelphia Fringe Festival Fight Choreographer, Spotlight Communications, Washington, DC, 2011 Trained 18-member ensemble in principles of stage combat. Choreographed fight scenes for Gay: Accept Me if You Love Me.

Choreographer, Capital Fringe Festival, Washington DC, 2011 Choreographed theatrical movement for A Day at the Museum, a 40-minute wordless performance set to music. Acted as consultant to director for physical character development among sevenmember cast. Creator/Performer, Arts Alive Theatre, Silver Spring, MD, 2010 2011 Created and staged The Race, an autobiographical solo play incorporating original music and movement, and exploring a white mans awareness of race and racism. Composed original music for piano and voice, choreographed dance, and designed and created sound recordings for several commercial-style skits. Co-Founder and Co-Director, Old Lore Theater, Silver Spring, MD, 2008 Present Staged Annabel Lee and Fiddler Ghost, voted Best Dance of the Capital Fringe Festivals Pick of the Fringe in 2009 and 2008, respectively; original, multidisciplinary adaptations of classic tales created with elements of music, dance, and physical storytelling. Composed and performed original music for voice and guitar, designed choreography, and led seven-member ensembles in a collaborative process that was founded on the reinvention of traditional forms. Trained ensemble in Suzuki and Viewpoints acting methods. Composer and Music Director, Dog and Pony DC, Washington, DC, 2008 2010 Composed nine original songs for Mother Courage and Her Children as part of Brechtianstyle production. Recruited and led six-piece instrumental ensemble (guitar, bass, drums, accordion, fiddle, mandolin) to create musical soundtrack. Trained eleven-member chorus for performance using both traditional choral directing methods as well as structured improvisation to create original vocal compositions. Director, Music Director and Composer, Classika Theater, Arlington, VA, 2007 2008 Directed Galactika in collaboration with NASAs Education and Outreach Program, designed to educate young audiences about the solar system, and also performed as part of the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Composed and directed original soundtrack for The Bremen Musicians, a five-person a cappella musical adaptation of the Grimms tale. Director, Windhorse Theater, Naropa University, Boulder, CO, Spring 2005 Fundraised, directed, and composed original soundtrack for Everything That Breathes, Winner of 2005 Student Produced Open Theater Award, an original play based on a Serbian folktale and designed as a community production which involved over 50 volunteers from departments including set, costume, videography, puppetry, sound, light and music. Authored a thesis project entitled Efficacy in the Process of Creating Community Theater based on the creation of this work. Conducted a community childrens chorus with instrumental ensemble and created choreography for actor/dancer ensemble.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Acting Instructor, Montgomery College, Silver Spring, MD, Summer 2010 Taught Fundamentals of Acting to community college students, integrating techniques of Adler, Checkov, Grotowski and Bogart. Arranged viewing of live performance and post-show moderated discussion between students and professional actors. Integrated online forum, managed online grading system. Choral Director, Drama and Dance Instructor, Montgomery County Public Schools, MD, 2007 2012 Directed, conducted, choreographed 150 member school musical. Founded and direct choral program for students grade 6 8, including recruiting and preparing students for concerts, special events and competitions. Participate in International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program. Direct Newport Mill Rocks, a twenty-member guitar club for students in grades 6 8. Taught Lights, Camera, Literacy, an introduction to film making, to students in grade 6-7. Taught Theater to students in grade 7-8 including techniques in improvisation, stage composition, scriptwriting, and skit generation for school-wide video broadcasts. Instructed Perspectives in the Arts, an integrative visual arts, dance, music and drama course for grade 6. Taught general music to students K-5. Viewpoints and Suzuki Acting Instructor, Actor Kitchen, Roundhouse Theater Lab Silver Spring, MD, 2007 2008 Instructed Viewpoints and Suzuki acting techniques seminar for professional and semiprofessional performers as part of The Kitchen, Roundhouses theater lab. Co-facilitated weekly improvisation sessions toward the cultivation of receptivity and response to the elements of Space, Shape, Time, Emotion, Story and Movement. Movement and Theater Instructor, The William E. Doar Public Charter School for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 2006 2007 Taught movement and theater for students in grades Pre-K 9. Created original, culturally integrated performances in collaboration with music, ASL, Spanish, dance and visual arts teachers. Directed and designed lighting for Aladdin, a musical incorporating a cast of more than 250 students in grades K 5, including coordinating production departments. Directed WEDJ Side Story, a Hip-Hop integrative adaptation of West Side Story, for students in grades 7 9. Music Instructor, Choral and Musical Director, Washington Episcopal School, Bethesda, MD, 2001 Present Produced and directed annual Broadway-style musicals including a 60-member cast and chorus; coached voice, acting, and choreography; and coordinated volunteer departments of set, costume, lighting and sound design and construction. 2001-2004. Directed and conducted chorus of students in grades 4 8; instructed general music for students in grades 3 and 4. 2001-2004.

Direct annual Broadway-style musical as part of Summer at WES. Teach choreography lab to students grade 3-9, teach music and movement to students age 3-7. 2003present.

Music and Art Instructor, English Immersion Program, St. Francis Xavier School, Bangkok, Thailand, 1999 2000 Designed curriculum and instructed English integrative music and art for Thai students in grades 1 4, and directed chorus of students in grades 9 12. Music Instructor, American International School in Gaza, Occupied Territories of Palestine, September October 2000 Instructed general music for students in grades K 8 and designed English integrative curriculum. Education Naropa University, Boulder, CO MFA Contemporary Performance, May 2006 Conservatory training program based on the integration of Eastern and Western artistic and educational practices, including acting, movement/dance, voice, direction, generation of text through ensemble playwriting and self-scripting, meditation and contemplative practices, as well as performance theory. Techniques studied include: Viewpoints with Wendell Beavers and SITI Company members Ellen Lauren, J.ed Araiza and Barney OHanlon Psychophysical acting work of Jerzy Grotowski with Steve Wangh Suzuki Actor Training with SITI Company members Ellen Lauren, J.ed Araiza and Barney OHanlon Roy Hart Vocal Technique with Ethie Friend, Jonathan Hart, Carol Mendelson and Saul Ryan Extended and minimalist vocal technique and composition with Meredith Monk and The House members Robert Een, Katie Geisinger and Tom Bogdan Lecoq Based Actor Created Theater with Amy Russel Body Mind Centering and Experiential Anatomy with Erika Berland Developmental Movement and Choreographic Scores with Wendell Beavers Contemplative Dance and mindfulness awareness practice/meditation with Barbara Dilley Performance Theory with Daniel Banks Moment Work and Documentary-style Theater with Moises Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project members Leigh Fondakowski and Greg Pierotti Mudra Space Awareness with Lee Worley Community, Conflict and Communication with Susan Skeij Kata with Onye Ozuzu, Music as Healing with Oscar Centillion Dharma and Diversity Workshop, Naropa University, Spring 2005 Led by Zen priest and poet Norman Fischer and Theravada Buddhist teacher Ralph Steele.

Dance Place Internship, Washington, DC, Summer 2004 Responsibilities included grant writing, administration, box office, studio management, studio design assistance, house management, customer relations, information and merchandising, inventory, and general support to the Public Relations, Membership and Production departments. Received dance instruction in African, Afro-Cuban, Modern, Katherine Dunham Technique, Hip-Hop and Salsa styles. Pennsylvania University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Summer 2003 Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD, Summer 2003 Continuing education credits in Methods of Elementary Music Education, Advanced Choral Conducting and Choral Literature Workshop. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania BA Music, Major Instrument: Voice, December 1998 Pennsylvania Music Teaching Certificate, Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honors 2011 Cultural Development Corporation Mead Lab Resident, The Nightmare Dreamer 2010 DC Theater Scene Audience Choice Nominee Favorite Actor, Kafkas Metamorphosis 2009 Capital Fringe Festivals Best Dance Pick of the Fringe for Annabel Lee 2009 Creative Projects Grant Award, Montgomery County Arts and Humanities Council 2008 Capital Fringe Festivals Best Dance Pick of the Fringe for The Fiddler Ghost 2007 Helen Hayes Outstanding Ensemble Award for Hamlet the rest is silence 2007 Creative Projects Grant Award, Montgomery County Arts and Humanities Council 2006 H. G. Gillespie Foundation Community Project Scholarship 2005 Student Produced Open Theater Grant Award for Everything that Breathes Credits Directing Position Director Playwright Music Director/Composer Music Director/Composer Director Director Director Music Director Director Director Director Production Hiding Love The Race Courage 3 Fantasies Annabel Lee Fiddler Ghost Galactika Bremens Musicians Aladdin Praxis: Creating Performance Through Lenses of Critical Theory Dance is for Everybody Showcase, Everything that Breathes Theater Forum ReActs Arts Alive / Montgomery College Dog and Pony DC Arts Alive / Happenstance Theater Old Lore Theater Old Lore Theater Classika Theater Classika Theater WEDJ School for the Performing Arts Naropa University Windhorse Theater / Boulder Public Library

Director / Composer Director / Composer Director / Co-Director Director Director Co-Director / Writer Acting Role Songman Nightmare Dreamer Claus Gregor Samsa Self Murderer Wagner The Russian Cast/ Poe Shamil Iolo ap Hugh Steve Featured Soloist Blind Man Cast / Soloist Autolycus Dionysus Pianist The Artist The Busker John Karcz Cast Cast MC Monk / Cadet

Everything that Breathes

Curing the Distance Seussical, Schoolhouse Rock, Fiddler on the Roof, Aladdin, Annie, How Does Your Garden Grow?, Summer at WES Bugs, The Bright Pearl, Broadways Greatest, Disney Dazzle Godspell, Once on this Island, Washington Episcopal School Fiddler on the Roof Fine Kettle of Fish E.U.P. Student Activities Production War Horse 1st US Natl Tour The Nightmare Dreamer A Day at the Museum Metamorphosis The Race Fair Rosamund and Her Murderer (3 Fantasies) Faust (3 Fantasies) Myth Appropriations Annabel Lee Host and Guest The Fiddler Ghost Galactika I Have a Dream: MLK Celebration Frankenstein Celebration Service A Winters Tale The Bacchae Angry Ella Signs and Symbols The Journey War Project Men of the MFA Serpent Dream Master and Margarita Crackpots

Windhorse Theater / Naropa University Naropa University Summer at WES

Theater National Theater of London Tattooed Potato Capital Fringe Festival Synetic Theater Arts Alive / Montgomery College Arts Alive / Happenstance Theater Arts Alive / Happenstance Theater Rorschach Theatre Old Lore Theater Synetic Theater (multiple seasons) Old Lore Theater Classika Theater City of Takoma Park Synetic Theater Naropa University / Meredith Monk Naropa University Naropa University Naropa University / Tectonic Theater Project Naropa University / Tectonic Theater Project Naropa University / SITI Co. Naropa University / Tectonic Theater Project Naropa University Naropa University Synetic Theater Synetic Theater

Young Syrian Guildenstern / Player Commissioner Falcon / Henchman (voiceover) Hold Tight (understudy) Petrushka Kiko the Mime El Gallo Henry Leon Tolchinsky Frid Henry Turner Blossom Demetrius Jack / Prince Walter Dr. Einstein Arthur Little Wolf Dance Role Ensemble / Soloist Blue MyBlue Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble Tech Position Light Operator Sound Operator

Salom Hamlet Captain Amazing Lad: The Movie Faust Dead Souls Hansel and Gretel The Fantasticks Street Scene Fools A Little Night Music Becket Approaching Zanzibar A Midsummer Nights Dream Politically Correct Bedtime Stories Hair Arsenic and Old Lace Dracula Little Red Riding Hood

Synetic Theater Synetic Theater Keith Carter Productions Stanislavsky Theatre Studio Stanislavsky Theatre Studio Bangkok Community Theater Edinboro University of PA Edinboro University of PA Edinboro Community Theater Edinboro University of PA Edinboro University of PA Edinboro University of PA Edinboro University of PA Edinboro University of PA Erie Playhouse Edinboro University of PA E.U.P. Theater for Young Audiences E.U.P. Theater for Young Audiences Company Ganymede Arts Ganymede Arts HaanDances Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Ava Dance Theater Stanislavsky Theatre Studio Stanislavsky Theatre Studio

Production Great Gig in the Sky Galactica The Illusion of our Separateness Still Crossing Random and Concrete Production Faust Don Quixote