TRAINING
2017 to present:
Iaido with Mikhail Faiguenblat, Rokudan, Muso Jikiden Eishen Ryu.
(Japanese Swordsmanship)
2002 to 2017:
Iaido with Andrej Diamantsein, Renshi, Muso Jikiden Eishen Ryu.
(Japanese Sworsmanship)
2009 Thru 2016
David Shiner, Roch Jutras, Cirque du Soleil. (Clown)
2016 Umo Ensemble, Seattle, WA. (Buffoon)
2015 Clowning with Joe DePaul, Teatro Zinzanni.
2015/2017 Mask Training with David Poznanter and Pete Sweet, BOOM Ensemble.
2011, 2012 Iaido Training with Hattori Sensei in Osaka, Shiokawa Sensei in Fukuoka and Maeda Sensei in Nagoya, Japan. (Japanese Swordsmanship.)
2009 Thru 2014 Clowning with Sean Kempton, Colin Heath, Cirque du Soleil.
2008
Mask and Chorus with The National Theatre of Greece, Hydra, Greece
Mythic Acting Seminar with Lee Breuer, (Mabou Mines) Hydra Greece
2007
Martial Arts training with Tetsuro Shimaguchi, Edinburgh, Scotland
2006
Physical TheatreTraining with Mark Jackson, (Viewpoints.)
2005
Puppetry Workshop, California Shakespeare Theatre w/ Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts.
Sword and Rapier Training with Dave Maier, Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
2003
Viewpoints and Suzuki Training with SITI Group and Fool’s Fury Theatre, San Francisco.
2002
Bufoon Training with Umo Ensemble, Theatre Artaud.
2000
Theatre Workshop with Louis Valdez, San Diego Repertory Theatre.
Physical Theatre Workshop with Joan Schirle, San Diego Repertory Theatre.
1994
Movement Workshop with Might and Main Theatre Company, London
Clown Workshop with Philippe Gaulier, London.
1991 Jerzy Grotowski Workshop, Irvine, California
1990
Theatre Workshop with Georges Bigot, Theatre du Soliel, Stages Theatre, Los Angeles.
1988 - 1992
Various “Style” Workshops with The Actors’ Gang, Los Angeles.
1996 - present.
Conducted my own workshops at such venues as: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, West Coast Ensemble, The Actor’s Gang, Singular Productions, The International City Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Fool’s Fury Theatre Company, Moving Arts Theatre Company, Telluride Repertory Theatre, Will & Co., Fool’s Fury Theatre Company, The Magic Theatre, Spring Fall Dance Studio and Westminster T.O.C. (Maximum Security Lock -Up for the Criminally Insane) and of course The Monday Night Actors Jam at Soar Feat Unlimited Studios.
Others I have received training with:
Jerzy Grotowski, Tony Richardson, Robert Lewis, The Group Theatre, Benjamin Thompson, Richard Olivier, Joan Plowright, Tony Abatemarco, Rene Busch, (Acting) Anthony De Longis, (Fight Choreography) Mitchell Young-Evans, (Mime) The Body Politic Theatre, National Theatre of Greece, Lee Breuer of Mabou Mines and Chuck Norris, (Karate.)
(Some Representative Roles, Complete List Upon Request)
Ron Campbell
THEATRE
Soar Feat Unlimited
Kooza Cirque du Soleil
King of the Clowns
The History (and Mystery) of the Universe*
R. Buckminster Fuller
TheThousandth Night**
38 Characters
Don Quixote
Quixote
The Lone Star Circus, Cirque Joyeux
Ringleader
One Man, Two Guvnors
Alfie
Teatro Zinzanni
Cecil B. DeGrille
The 39 Steps
25 Characters
How to Fail
(One Man Show)
Cyrano
De Guiche
Peter and the Starcatcher
Bumbrake, etc.
Hound of Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
Around The World in 80 Days
20 Characters
The Speakeasy
Eddie
The Gamester
Dorante
The Bone Man of Benares
22 Characters
The Dybbuk
21 Characters
Okra
Henri
Salome
Herod
Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry IV, etc.
Dromio, Dogberry, Pistol , etc.
Merchant of Venice
Shylock
Shylock
One Man Show
Waiting for Godot
Vladimir
Eh Joe*
Joe
Beard of Avon
Burbage, Walsingham
Othello*
Iago
Richard III
Richard
A Tale of Two Cities*
26 Characters
Temptation
The Deputy
The Merry Wives of Windsor*
Falstaff
The Lesson*
Pupil
The Music Lesson
Ivan
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano
The Illusion
Matamore
Tartuffe*
Tartuffe
Red Cross
Jim
The Imaginary Invalid*
Argan
The Inspector General
Khelestakov
Corpse!*
Evelyn and Rupert
Benefactors
Colin
Noises Off
Freddy
Ghetto
6 Characters
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Einstein
The Mystery of Irma Vep
8 Characters
The Game of Love and Chance*
Arlequino
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me
Edward
Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Macbeth Malvolio, Caliban, Macduff
Strange Snow*
Megs
House of Correction*
Carl
Sea of Cortez
Russ
Antony and Cleopatra
Caesar
Battery
Rip
The Accomplice
The Boys Next Door
Arnold
Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet.
Temptation
The Deputy
TheBallad of the Blacksmith
The Devil
Merry Wives of Windsor
Caius
The True History of Coca Cola in Mexico
18 Characters
Methusalem
Methusalem
Angel City
Wheeler
Geography of a Horse Dreamer
Fingers
Ubu The King
8 Characters
Actor
"Simply the best, most unpredictable actor on at least the West Coast."
-The Los Angeles Times
"Campbell's fervent, funny, heart-wrenchingly poignant and impeccably detailed performance is driven by the quirky physicality of the one man dynamo he embodies."
-The Chicago Sun Times
"The role calls for a heroic performance, and it gets one from the remarkable Ron Campbell...It's hard to imagine a better one man show."
-The San Francisco Chronicle
"From the classics to the contemporary, the man is a theatrical monster- for my money, he's the most fascinating actor working in theatre. Anyone who truly aspires to this 'lowest of the arts' should follow him around as slavishly as others follow Rent and the remnants of the Grateful Dead. Campbell is a lithe physical comedian who is a devastatingly serious actor, someone who blends experience, confidence and acute instincts with an impeccable stage voice and agile body."
-OC Weekly
"If the quality of a performance can be judged by the extent to which an actor transforms himself onstage, then Ron Campbell personifies greatness. Equally capable of holding down 38 different characters in one evening, single-handedly bringing to life an entire Dickens novel, or sustaining the ramblings of one of the 20th century's most visionary eccentrics over the course of an hour and a half without pausing for breath, Campbell is the equivalent of a luxury chocolate assortment."
-The San Francisco Weekly
"A certified performing genius."
-The Mercury News
One Man Shows:
The History (and Mystery) of the Universe* R. Buckminster Fuller Lorraine Hansberry, George Coates, Theatre Artaud -San Francisco, Intiman Theatre– Seattle, Mercury Theatre –Chicago, San Diego RepertoryTheatre
The Thousandth Night*** (38 Characters) Aurora Theatre, Habima Theatre –Israel, Old Red Lion -London, Stages Theatre, Colony Theatre (L.A.), San Diego Repertory Theatre, American Stage Co. -New Jersey, Company of Fools -Idaho, Metro Stage -Washington D.C., Edinburgh Festival
How To Fail- Playground Solo Performance Festival.
The Dybbuk- San Diego Repertory Theatre
The Bone Man of Benares -22 Characters - Encore Theatre
Shylock (Shylock) - San Diego Repertory Theatre, CPAF, Tour
Eh Joe* -Joe - The Mark Taper Forum
A Tale of Two Cities* (28 Characters) San Diego Repertory Theatre
Leading Roles (by Theatre)
Cirque Du Soleil, Lead Clown, Kooza
Teatro Zinzanni, Emcee (Seattle, San Francisco)
The Speakeasy, Eddie Cantor
Playground, Mojo Theatre How To Fail. (One Man Show.)
California Shakespeare Theatre (Associate Artist) Triumph of Love, Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry IV, Pericles
Berkeley Repertory Theatre, One Man, Two Guvnors
TheatreWorks Hound of Baskervilles, Twelfth Night, Peter and the Starcatcher, Around the World in 80 Days.
Aurora Theatre, The Thousandth Night, Salome, Benefactors
The Mark Taper Forum , Eh Joe*, Ghetto, Temptation. The Lesson, Red Cross, The Game of Love and Chance*
Los Angeles Theatre Center House of Correction*, Death of a Salesman, Life is a Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, Barabbas, The Inspector General
Pasadena Playhouse House of Blue Leaves
American Conservatory Theatre The Gamester
The Seattle Repertory Theatre Beard of Avon
The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego The Merry Wives of Windsor*, Ballad of the Blacksmith
San Diego Repertory Theatre Waiting for Godot, A Tale of Two Cities*, The Illusion, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Merchant of Venice
Huntington Theatre, Boston How Shakespeare Won the West
American Stage Company The Thousandth Night
The Laguna Playhouse Othello*, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Strange Snow*, The Liar
International City Theatre Corpse, Noises Off
L.A.Test Stage Cyrano De Bergerac
The Actors' Gang Angel City, Methuselem, Mummified Monkey, Ubu The King, Battery
SPECIAL SKILLS
All Dialects, 4th Degree Black Belt in Iaido (Japanese Swordsmanship), Expert Horsemanship, Mime, Physical Comedy, Archery, Aikido, All Forms of Stage Combat; Member, Society of American Fight Directors.
****AWARDS & HONORS
The Fox Fellowship for Distinguished Achievement.
****Moscow International Film Festival Best Actor Nomination
***London Fringe One Man Show of the Year Award
**The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
3 Bay Area Critic’s Circle Awards for Lead Performance
Bay Area Critic's Circle Award for Solo Performance
Bay Area Critic's Circle Award for Featured Performance
Theatre Bay Area Principal Performance, Male
Playbill’s “Billie” Award for Lead Performance
4 Backstage West Garland Awards
3 KPBS Patte Awards
Helen Hayes Award Nomination (Washington D.C.)
*Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nomination
Jeff Award Nomination (Chicago)
*15 Drama-Logue Awards
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