In his forty-year career John has directed over 130 professional productions including HAMLET, OTHELLO, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, TARTUFFE, MACBETH, MAN OF LA MANCHA, THE MIKADO, AMADEUS, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, OEDIPUS THE KING.  As an actor: Malvolio in TWELFTH NIGHT, Tom Wingfield in THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Hamlet, Macbeth, Teach in AMERICAN BUFFALO and many others. As a playwright John has had over 300 productions produced around the globe.  John tours two original one-man plays throughout the country: RATTLESNAKE, and A CHRISTMAS CAROL. In 1993, John founded The Barter Player Company, his proudest achievement.  BA: East Tennessee; MFA: Alabama; Ph.D.: Texas Tech.