User:Amchan03/Ryan nelson

Background
Ryan Nelson (born December 20, 1982) is an American actor, singer, and improvisor. As a Pennsylvania native, he studied musical theatre at Point Park University and theatre at Penn State. He is a Magnet Theater Conservatory graduate.

Career
After moving to New York City, he studied and performed comedic improv at the Magnet Theater as part of the group Harlequin and annual group Under Your Bed. He currently performs musical improv with Choral Rage.

In his time at the Magnet, he met Justin Moran, writer/lyricist of [http://www.popethemusical.com POPE! An Epic Musical], an off-Broadway show. After Moran invited him to the initial script reading, he was selected to originate the role of Pope. Nelson performed as Pope at the Magnet Theater from September 2009 to May 2010 and at the Lucille Lortel Theater from July to October 2010.

Since November of 2009, Nelson has also been co-performing with Box Out Bullying as the character Tom. Alongside Jeremy Rubenstein, writer and actor of the show, they tour various schools in the Northeastern U.S.