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Ben Gonio
SAG*/AFTRA
HEIGHT: 5'8"
HAIR: Dark
WEIGHT: 152
EYES: Dark Brown
   
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Film / Television    
  Microsoft: One Note Afterflow/Powerpoint Von Piglet Productions
  TIVO Tech Friendly Host Razorfish
  X-box 360 Gamer Microsoft/Barry & Greg Modern Media
  Microsoft SMS& P Open Sales Employee The Edge Creative
  Microsoft Anti-Harrassment Training Deepak Microsoft
  Microsoft E-Table Husband Microsoft
  Microsoft Anti-Corruption Training Amit Von Piglet Productions
  Russell Investment Graphic Designer Tri-Film
  Shared Source License Developer Tri-Film/Microsoft
  Ethical Decisions Starring QMR
  Let’s Get Honest Dylan Media Agents
  Windows Media Center Host Tri-Film/Microsoft
  Blue Love Starring USC Master Thesis
  Jobs: A Way Out Featured PBS
  Secrets Revealed Supporting Jared Stein Productions
  X-mas Funeral Supporting Dir. C. Palmer/Hungry Ghost Production
  Streets Of Blood Supporting Dir. A Morgan/Emerald Star Production
  Model Minority Starring UCLA - Nate Gee Tang Productions
  Management Communication Isaac One Minute Learning
  Jobs: A Way Out Featured PBS
 
Representative Stage Roles    
  Tomas & The Library Lady Papa Grande Dir. David Saar, Seattle Children's Theatre
  King Henry IV Hotspur Dir. Stephanie Shine, Seattle Shakespeare Co.
  Cure At Troy Pikri Alithea/Chorus 2 Dir. Tina Landau, Seattle Repertory Theatre
  Mame Ito Dir. David Armstrong, 5th Ave. Theatre, Seattle
  The Last Starfighter [ workshop presentation] Zandozan Dir. David Bennett, Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA.
  The Suicide Yegor Dir. Mark Weill, Meany Studio Theatre, Seattle
  GhostWritten [workshop] Linh Dir. Alison Narver & Naomi Iizuka, Seattle Repertory Theatre
  Mephisto Sarder/Josthinkel Dir. Steve Pearson, Meany Studio Theatre
  Temple [concert perf.] Rancher Dir. Gabriel Barre, Seattle Repertory Theatre
  Romeo & Juliet Capulet Dir. Brent Gibbs, Arizona Repertory Theatre, Tucson
  Haroun & The Sea Of Stories Walrus/ Mr. Sengupta Dir. Aaron Posner, Playhouse Theatre-Seattle
  That Day Ricky Dir. Doug Mercer, The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
  Dragonwings Black-Dog Dir. Peter Brosius, Minneapolis Children’s Theatre
  Berlin To Broadway Macheath Dir. Mladen Kiselov, Carnegie Mellon
  The King & I King Dir. Roger Welch, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, Idaho
  Chang & Eng [NYC Musical Theatre Festival/2006] Chang Dir. Caroline McWilliams, Theatre At St. Clements (NYC)
  How To Succeed In Business… Wally Womper Dir. Andrew Holtz, Arizona Repertory Theatre
  The Night Of The Iguana Pancho Dir. Jon Jory, A Contemporary Theatre-Seattle
  The Edge Of The World Chingachgook Dir. Eric Simonson, Seattle Rep. (Hot Type 2005)
  In Flagrante Gothicto Sinai Dir. Alison Narver, Empty Space Theater, Seattle
  The School for Wives Horace Dir. Scott Webster, Classics Unlimited, Seattle
  Making Tracks Freddie/Juan Dir. Jeff Steitzer, Village Theatre - Seattle
  Miss Saigon [first Regional Theater staging] Bartender Dir. Bruce Lumpkin, T.U.T.S. – Houston, Texas
  The Tempest Stephano Dir. Dennis Jones, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Sonora, CA.
  Paint Your Wagon Julio Dir. Frank Latson, Sierra Repertory Theatre
  Follies Young Buddy Dir. Tim Dang, East West Players, Los Angeles
  Richard II Sir William Bagot Knightsbridge Theatre (Pasadena, CA)
  Measure for Measure Friar Peter Santa Monica Theatre Guild, CA.
  West Side Story Pepe Dir. Jim Edmundson, Rogue Music Theatre - Oregon
  Nathan The Wise Nathan Dir. Dexter Fidler, CMU Studio Theatre- Pittsburgh
  Contents Under Pressure Ben Dir. Susan Finque, Alice B. Theatre - Seattle
  Black Elk Speaks Black Elk Dir. Morris Hendrickson, Shoreline Theatre - Seattle
  Present Laughter Garry Essendine Dir. Steve Pearson, Meany Studio Theatre
 
Training    
  M.F.A. in Acting University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program
  Stage Combat: UA/R&D/BS/QS Drew Fracher, Geoff Alm, David Woolley
  Shakespeare Workshops Patrick Stewart, Bartlett Sher, Scott Kaiser, PJ Papparelli, Jordan Thaler, Andrew Wade (RSC)
  Dance & Movement Andrei Droznin, Jose Meier, Judith Conte, James Caton, Marcela Lorca
  Singing [ tenor ] Myrna Paris, Julian Patrick, Gary Kline, Eileen Manzin, Lindi Lindstrom, Andrew Cooke, Scott Hafso
  Lecoq/Mask work Thomas Prattki, Liz Orion, Tim & Babs Harrison
  Voice & Speech/Dialects Donald Wadsworth, Bob Parks, Natalie Baker, Judith Shahn, Virginia Ness Ray
  Suzuki Training/Viewpoints Kelly Maurer (SITI), Robyn Hunt (UW)
  Acting: Carnegie Mellon Anatoly Smeliansky, Greg Lehane, Yuri Yeremin, Mladen Kiselov, Marsha Mason
  Acting: University of Washington Jon Jory, Mark Jenkins, Steve Pearson, Robyn Hunt
  Guthrie Theater A Guthrie Summer Experience For Actors In Training
  B.F.A in Drama Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Including The Moscow Art Theatre
  Alexander Technique Catherine Madden
 
Skills    
  Dialect: Brooklyn, Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Spanish, Southern, British, East Indian
  Sport: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Bicycling, Mountain-biking, Ice-Skating, Rollerblading, Weightlifting, Basic Juggling
  Music: Acoustic Guitar, Conga Drumming, Penny Whistle, Musical Theatre Singing, R&B Singing , Hambone
  Dance: Trapeze, Aikido, Tai-Chi, Yoga, Tang Soo-Do, Qi-Gong, Mime/Clown work, Break-Dancing, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap
  Other: Teaching Artist for University of Arizona & University of Washington, Improv, Hula-hoop, Drawing/Painting, Photography, Poetry, Cooking, Balance Broomstick, www.bengonio.com
 
 


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