John Schneider (stage actor)

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John Schneider is an American actor, theatre director, playwright, and musician based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is currently the Arts and Entertainment Editor for the Shepherd Express and a theatre arts professor at Marquette University.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

He was one of the founding members of Theatre X, has appeared in hundreds of the group's productions since 1969, and was its artistic director and resident playwright<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> until the group disbanded in 2004. His plays, produced by Theatre X and other companies around the world, include Acts of Kindness,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> An Interest in Strangers,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and numerous literary adaptations.

Since 1988, Schneider has also performed as a cabaret singer, tap dancer, and leader of the John Schneider Orchestra, a touring jazz/swing group.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He has also appeared on film, as a narrator in Wisconsin Death Trip.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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