Resumes, Bios and Head Shots

RESUME: Playwright

Greg Jones Ellis Playwright:

[email protected]
www.gregjonesellis.com
(757) 894-8938

Ellis’s background in theater, media and education informs most of his dramatic works. However, his first published play, Divinity Place (publisher: StageRights) is a comedy inspired by his own parents’ fraught wedding on the eve of World War II (Staged Reading, New York Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Premiere production: North St. Playhouse).

All Save One (winner, Julie Harris Playwriting Award) is a comedy-drama inspired by the “lavender marriages” in Hollywood of the 1950s (Staged Reading: Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage. Premiere production: Washington Stage Guild).

Dead Air (Dominion Stage Best Play Award; Finalist, Baltimore Playwrights Festival; Todd McEnerney Award; Staged Reading, Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage. Full Production set for 2026 at Dominion Stage) follows the tragic path of a successful daytime talk show host and her reclusive son.

The short play “Gelsey and Mick” (Grafton Hills College New Works Festival) is dedicated to survivors of suicide.

Culver City Fever (Staged Readings: Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage, North St. Playhouse, New York Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Palisades Theater), subtitled “Scenes from a Show Business Friendship,” centers on the decades-long rivalry between two female actors.

The Other Cheek (Staged Reading, Dramatists Guild Footlights Series) brings a victim of violence face to face with his attacker in hopes of finding forgiveness.

“Roman Fever,” an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s short story of the same name (Staged Readings: North St. Playhouse, Classic Theatre of Maryland).

Of All the Trees (West Hollywood Festival selection, finalist Morgan-Wixson new play festival, Staged Reading, PrideFest and Colonial Players of Annapolis) follows the protagonist's sometimes comical, sometimes touching Yuletide encounters with his inner demons.

"The Calling," a short comic sketch about the Vatican's "customer service line" (Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights 2022 Short Play festival, full staging, North St. Playhouse)

Vera, Chuck and Dave, a comedy with music about three veteran actors vying for a three-line part (staged readings: North St. Playhouse, Colonial Players of Annapolis, Baltimore Playwrights Festival.

He is also a published poet and literature scholar and biographer and wrote host segments for the film anthology series “ShortStories.” Ellis holds a BA in Drama from Catholic University, an MA in English (Literature) from Salisbury University and has done graduate work in Cinema Studies at NYU. He has studied playwriting with Lucas Hnath (A Doll’s House Part 2, The Christians) and acting with Austin Pendleton (HB Studio).

In addition to performing in more than fifty stage productions to date, Ellis also teaches English and created a popular course at the Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning entitled “Ten Plays Everyone Should Know,” which has spawned multiple “sequels.” He is a one-day Jeopardy! Champion, thanks to the Final Jeopardy category: “Characters in Plays!”

RESUME: Performer

Height: 6’ 1”               Weight: 200                            Hair: Light Brown/Grey                     Eyes: Blue
Voice: Lyric Baritone             Skills: Dialects (All European, Regional American)

SELECTED THEATER

Sir Robert Morton The Winslow Boy (Mary Watko, dir.) Colonial Players of Annapolis
Arvide Abernathy   Guys and Dolls (T. Ernest Green, dir.) LiveArts Maryland
Mr. Bumble Oliver! (Sally Boyett, dir.) Classic Theatre of Maryland
Robin The Children (Mary Watko, dir.) Colonial Players of Annapolis
Beethoven 33 Variations (Terry Averill, dir.) Colonial Players of Annapolis
Mr. Andrews (Guest artist) Titanic (Deb Gottesman, dir.) Theatre Lab (DC)
Mr. Lundie/Archie Beaton     Brigadoon (L. Merry-Browne, dir.) Compass Rose (Annapolis)
Judge Turpin   Sweeney Todd (Doug Byerly, dir.) Opera AACC (Anne Arundel County)
M   Beckett’s Play (Ross Heath, dir.) Arcturus Theater Company (VA)
Boatswain                               HMS Pinafore (Al Bergeron, dir.) Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYC)
Louis de Rougemont              Shipwrecked! (Terry Bliss, dir.) North St. Playhouse Onancock, VA
John   Oleanna (T. Paul Pfeiffer, dir.) Bobbi Biron Theatre, Salisbury, MD
Pastor Adams   Joseph Andrews (T. Paul Pfeiffer, dir.) Bobbi Biron Theatre
Richard Hannay                     The 39 Steps (Terry Bliss, dir.) North Street Playhouse
Fredrik Egerman   A Little Night Music (P. Hustoles, dir.) Mule Barn Theater, Tarkio, MO
Arthur                                     Camelot (Buffy Sedlachek, dir.) Northern Lts Tht. Minocqua, WI

STAGED READINGS/VOICE ACTING
Wylie Of All the Trees (G.J. Ellis, dir.)   West Hollywood Pride Fest
Male Immigrants                    Ellis Island: The Dream of America   Annapolis Symphony
Various Roles                         Tonight at 8:30 (Bill Largess, dir.) Washington Stage Guild
Martin                                     Rutherford and Son (Bill Largess, dir.) Washington Stage Guild
Wilmore                                 The Rover (Bill Largess, dir.) Washington Stage Guild
Burgess                                   Candida (Bill Largess, dir.) Washington Stage Guild
Figaro                                     Marriage of Figaro (Bill Largess, dir.) Washington Stage Guild
Rob Vantage                          Small Fortune (Rich Espey, dir.) DGA Footlights (Baltimore)
Various Roles                        Greg and Friends (Sara Stewart, dir.) North Street Playhouse
Various Roles   Quorum: The Gambler’s Tale    Jabberwocky Productions
V/O Politician, TV Actor In Praise of Love (L. Giannarelli, dir.) Washington Stage Guild

CONCERT PERFORMANCES
Soloist, Max Roach in Concert: City University’s Aaron Davis Hall, New York City
European Tour with Dizzy Gillespie/Miles Davis/Max Roach (Max Roach chorus):
            Arena di Verona (Italy), Lugano Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Birdland (Florence, Italy)

RECORDINGS
Double album: To the Max! (Max Roach chorus)

EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.A., magna cum laude, Drama, Catholic University of America
Voice: Arabella Hong Young, Shawn Elliott
Acting: Austin Pendleton

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