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Assistant Fight Director, Henry IV, Part One
Joe is a fight director, actor, writer, and film director. He also works in OSF’s Marketing department, creating trailers and other video/photo content. Fight direction: Romeo and Juliet (Grand Rapids Ballet, Orlando Ballet); Pericles, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Southern Oregon University); Slipping (Rattlestick Theater); ModRock (El Portal Theatre); Falling (Rogue Machine Theatre); Rank (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble); and over 20 productions at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Regional acting: Julius Caesar, The Grapes of Wrath (A Noise Within); Cyrano de Bergerac, Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Utah Shakespeare Festival); A Christmas Carol, Inherit the Wind (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); NeverWonderLand, Stations, The Jungle Book (Boom Kat Dance Theatre). TV acting: Scorpion (CBS), Rules of Engagement (CBS), Swedish Dicks (Pop TV), Strange Angel (CBS), The Sing Off (NBC). TV writing: The Pride (Netflix pilot), The Cut (FOX pilot), Complete Works (Hulu miniseries). Education: BFA in Acting, University of Southern California; Society of American Fight Directors. Awards: YoungArts Winner, Presidential Scholar in the Arts (Kennedy Center), Winner of the National Shakespeare Competition (Lincoln Center). www.joesofranko.com