Studio Director

Actor…

Since 1981, Joe has worked as an actor in theatres across Canada and internationally. Canadian theatre credits include: Joe Pitt in Angels in America (Phoenix Theatre, Edmonton); the lead role of Tommy Paul in One Tiger To A Hill (Stratford Festival); Robert in the critically acclaimed Crow’s Theatre production of Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love (Toronto, N.A.C., Montreal, Mexico City); and Jude in Whale Riding Weather (Touchstone Theatre, Vancouver). Joe has been a member of the Stratford and Shaw Festival Companies and has worked with Robin Phillips at the Citadel Theatre (Edmonton). Selected Calgary credits include Glengarry Glen Ross (Theatre Junction), The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (ATP), A Line in the Sand (Downstage) and Ed & Ed: The Fisherman’s Trap (Lunchbox Theatre). Recent credits for Rogues Theatre: The Dreamer Examines His Pillow, The Old Neighborhood, Dinner with Friends and Heaven (Co-pro/ Downstage).

Selected Film & TV…
His numerous film/TV credits include principal and supporting roles in: Everest, Crazy Canucks, Dream Me A Murder,, Burn, Tom Stone, The Investigation, Caitlin’s Way, Johnson County War, Wasted, Children of Fortune, High Noon, North of Sixty: Trial by Fire, Bad Faith, Noah, Oklahoma City, Lonesome Dove, MacGyver, The Commish, Clare (AMPIA Award Winner), Lies My Mother Told Me and Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss.

Instructor…
Joe was a resident acting instructor at Gastown Actors Studio (Vancouver) from 1991-1993, co-founding Company of Rogues in 1993. Joe has also worked as an acting instructor for The Alberta Centre of Acting Studies (1994-1996), Mount Royal University and The University of Calgary.

Director…
As Artistic Director of Rogues Theatre, Joe has directed Italian American Reconciliation, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, Red Light Winter, Cow Town, Pushup,  Criminal Genius, Savage In Limbo, , Selling Mr. Rushdie, The Melville Boys, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, St. Scarlet and Tape. He has also directed numerous fringe and student productions including: Museum, Green Space, The Dining Room, Scenes From American Life, Rimers of Eldridge, Barbarians, Metastasis, LaRonde, Lysistrata (all for Rogues), Bobby Fell in Love (Art Ranch), D.I.N.K.S (Lunchbox Theatre, Stage One), The Diviners (Mount Royal College), Rocket to the Moon (University of Calgary) and The Zoo Story (Vancouver Fringe).

Training…
MFA – Directing, University of Calgary;  Honours BA -Acting/Directing, University of Guelph;  Post-Graduate acting (in Toronto): George Luscombe, Michelle George, Marti Maraden, Bernadette Jones, Tom Bentley Fisher; Film acting:  David Rotenberg, Christianne Hirt.
Professional Affiliations: ACTRA/CAEA

Full Bio available HERE

Classes…
Essentials of Film & Television
Scene Study
Advanced Scene Study
Performance Intensive

“My experiences with Joe and Christianne helped influence my decision to come to New York and pursue my acting.
I think of Joe and Christianne as my mentors that exposed me to the type of truthful acting that great actors are made of.
The education I received at Rogues is the next best thing to being in New York, which in my opinion is the Mecca for Acting.”
-Jeff Todesco, Graduate, Circle in the Square (NYC) & New York based Actor, Locus Theatre