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John D Haller (March 13, 1967 - Present) A graduate from the University of Northern Colorado, John has a degree in directing and well over twenty years of experience in theatre. Before leaving Colorado to make Ohio his home, John appeared as a guest artist for the renowned Little Theatre of the Rockies. While there he appeared in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as both Mayor Rufus Poindexter and in drag as Miss Wulla Jean, its original proprietress; as Pops in the nostalgic musical, The 1940's Radio Hour; and, as the provincial Mr. Stanley in one of the most enduring comedies in American theater by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, The Man Who Came To Dinner.

John has served on the board of directors for several established and well known theatre companies. They include: Encore Theatre Company (Secretary), The Gratiot County Players (Secretary & Historian), Coach House Theatre (Production Manager / Board Liaison) and The Hudson Players Guild, Inc. (Membership Committee Chair).

An accomplished actor and director, John has had the distinction to work alongside such stars as Ruth Buzzi, Pat Paulsen, Barney Martin, Greg Evigan, Lee Wilkof, George Hearn, Don Knotts, Rita Moreno, Steve Landesberg, Jo Anne Worley, Abe Vigoda, Phyllis Diller, Charlotte Rae, Diahann Carroll, Paul Winfield, William Katt, Josie deGuzman, Peter Scolari, Nancy Wilson, Gilles Chiasson, Pricilla Lopez, and many others.

A representative list of John’s directing credits include Ted Swindley’s Always … Patsy Cline, a musical tribute to the legendary country singer who tragically died in a plane crash; Neil Simon’s updated version of The Odd Couple (female version); a hilarious romp through all thirty-seven of the Bard’s plays in, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged); Joseph Kesselring’s screwball comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace; the murder mystery farce, Exit the Body; A.R. Gurney’s moving comedy, The Dining Room; John Pielmeier’s psychological thriller, Agnes of God; and, The Apple Tree, based on stories by Mark Twain, Frank R. Stockton and Jules Feiffer.