Geno's Older Headshots by Douglas Gorenstein (NYC)
GENO'S BIOGRAPHY
GENO CARR, a working
actor and director, has been seen on the national tours of Grease, Phantom and The Buddy Holly Story and starred
Off-Broadway the political satire, Bush
Wars. He has appeared in leading roles in numerous plays and musicals
regionally at Lamb’s Players Theatre, Cygnet Theatre, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse,
Maine Shakespeare Festival, North Coast Repertory Theatre, College Light Opera
and many others. Directing credits include Alan Ayckbourn’s Woman in Mind, Lee Blessing’s Two Rooms, Neil Labute’s bash, Sondheim’s Into the Woods and the new musical Don’t Hug Me. Geno served for two years as Assistant Professor of
Theatre and Resident Artist at Stephens College in Columbia, MO and has also taught
at Grossmont College, MiraCosta College and with Semester at Sea (University of
Virginia, academic sponsor). He is a summa cum laude graduate of Hartwick
College with a dual B.A. in Music and Theatre Arts, holds an M.F.A. in Theatre
(Acting and Directing) from Sarah Lawrence College and is a proud member of
Actors Equity Association as well as the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.
In addition to his career as an actor and singer, Geno is also a director. He is an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and studied directing in graduate school.
The pictures below were taken by Jennifer Falbo (our lighting designer), and feature Samantha Timmons, Brett Prentiss, Rob Doyen, Sam Cordes, Kyra Koelling, Izzie Baldwin, Michael Richardson and Charles Evans.
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Geno directed Lee Blessing's Two Rooms at Stephens College.
"Stephens College might have enjoyed its best season in years. The Warehouse Theatre challenged you with every production. The two best at Stephens: "Urinetown," the best thing Ol’ Clark has seen at the Playhouse in four decades. I went a second time and it was better in reprise. "Two Rooms," a Warehouse shocker that should be mandatory for every Columbian 16 and over." -Columbia Tribune
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Geno recently directed the new musical Don't Hug Me at the Heritage Repertory Theatre in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The talented cast was comprised of Richard Gang, Jane Mayer, Ashley Campana, Matthew C. Scott and Blake Segal.
"...you'll find 'Don't Hug Me,' now running in the Helms, funny. Very funny. Unexpectedly funny."
"It starts with a really well crafted script...and in this Helms incarnation moves on to very good acting under a director who appears as comically gifted offstage as he is on."
"Eugene Carr and his comic gifts are well known to HRT audiences...When he acts he excels at comic timing and silly business, and has translated both of these to his directing."
Charlottesville Daily Progress
In December of 2004, Geno directed Neil Labute's bash at Sarah Lawrence College
