Jo Vito Ramírez
EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________
Introduction To Pachinko Clown, Instructor: Donna Oblongata. Marshfield, VT. July 2019
Headlong Performance Institute (HPI), Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. – Dec. 2014
Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. Major: Theater, Minor: Sociology 2009 – 2013
-2013 Kaye Prize in Theater Arts: Acting/Directing
-Questbridge Scholar
PERFORMANCE_____________________________________________________________
The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) By Roald Dahl (Adapted by David Wood), [Bloodbottler]
Arden Theatre Company, Nov. '23- Jan. '24, Directed by Whit MacLaughlin, Philadelphia, Pa.
Socrates, [Socrates] Cannonball Festival '23, Written and Directed by Eliana Fabiyi, Philadelphia, Pa.
Red Riding Hood, By Allison Gregory, [Wolfgang] Arden Theatre Company, March - June 2023
Directed by Rebecca Wright, Philadelphia, Pa.
Taming of the Shrew, By William Shakespeare, [Petruchio] Shakespeare in Clark Park, July 2022
Directed by KC McMillan, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Woman's Prize, By John Fletcher, [Rowland] Shakespeare in Clark Park, July 2022
Directed by And Bey, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Cure at Troy, By Seamus Heaney, [Neoptolemus] Quintessence, February 2022
Directed by Alex Burns, The Sedgwick Theater, Philadelphia, Pa.
707 Hazardous Moves, New Paradise Laboratories, September, 2021
Directed by Whit MacLaughlin, Fringe Festival 2021, Philadelphia, Pa.
Pericles, By William Shakespeare, [Pericles] Shakespeare in Clark Park, July 2021
Directed by Carly Bodnar, Philadelphia, Pa.
Play, New Paradise Laboratories, Aug. 2020 - March 2021
Development Initiative, With Whit MacLaughlin, Philadelphia, Pa.
King Lear (Video Series), 1812 Productions, [Edgar]: Voice Over, February 2021
Directed by Tanaquil Marquez, Philadelphia, Pa.
Paul, Shoe Box Theatre Collective, [Leslie] Aug. 2020
Online Performance, Written by Ryan Rebel, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jo's Gonna Try, Horizon At Home, [Jo] May - June 2020
Online video series, Produced by Theatre Horizon, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Snow Queen, Arden Theatre Company, [Fred] Nov. 2019 - Feb. 2020
Directed by Whit MacLaughlin, Adaptation by Charles Way, Philadelphia, Pa.
Free Water, By Shelley Spector, Design for Different Futures Exhibit - Jan 2020
In Collaboration with The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pa.
Power Goes Mad with Blop, Shoe Box Theatre Collective, [Compote] May 2019
Directed by Ryan Rebel, Philadelphia, Pa.
Expressed//Suppressed, Shoe Box Short Theatre Festival, [Cam] May 2019
Directed by Jonathan Edmondson, Philadelphia, Pa
Charlotte's Web, Arden Theatre Company, [Avery] Nov 2018 - Feb. 2019
Directed by Whit MacLaughlin, Adaptation by Joseph Robinette, Philadelphia, Pa.
Much Ado About Nothing, Delaware Shakespeare, [Claudio] July 2018
Directed by Bi Jean Ngo, Wilmington, De.
LATE LATE LATE LATE LATE, Shoe Box Theatre Collective, [Compote] May 2018
Shoe Box Short Theatre Festival, Philadelphia, Pa.
Peter Pan, Arden Theatre Company, [Peter Pan] Oct 2017 - February 2018
Directed by Whit MacLaughlin, Adaptation by Douglas Irvine, Philadelphia, Pa.
WILD: A Clown Western, Shoe Box Theatre Collective, [Compote] September 2017
Fringe Festival 2017, Philadelphia, Pa.
Spectre Vivant, New Paradise Laboratories, [Father Anthony Douglas] September 2017
In Collaboration with Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
Gumshoe, New Paradise Laboratories, [Rigel Foote] March - May 2017
In Collaboration with The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
Amerika, by Franz Kafka, [Karl Rossman], April 2017
Adapted for the stage by Shoe Box Theatre Collective, Philadelphia, Pa.
Quiet Circus, Headlong, September - December 2016
Washington Ave Pier, Philadephia, Pa.
A Midsummer Night's Dream, By William Shakespeare, [Oberon] July 2016
Indecorous Theater Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Peter Rabbit Tales, Beatrix Potter, [Old Mr. Bouncer, ETC] September 2015 - May 2016
Adapted for the stage by Enchantment Theatre Company, U.S. National Tour.
Telettrofono, by Matthea Harvey, {Antonio Meucci] August 2015
Director: Alexa Smith, Philadelphia, Pa.
Occur To Me, SoLow Fest, July 2015
Director: Jo Vito Ramirez, Philadelphia, Pa.
Strange Interlude, by Eugene O'Neill - [Ned Darrell] - The Peoples' House, June/July 2015
Director: Ray Labadie-Bartz, Philadelphia, Pa
W*lm*rt Nature Trail, Headlong, June 2015
Director: Amy Smith, Philadelphia, Pa.
Occur To Me, Playwright/Performer, SoLow Fest '15, June 2015
Directed by Rae Labadie Bartz, West Philadelphia Row Home.
Turn Up the Noyes, First Friday - Headlong, March/April 2015
Director: Amy Smith, Philadelphia, Pa.
Catch And Release, ETC Performance Series, March 2015
Diector: Antonia Z Brown, Philadelphia, Pa.
Clown MC's: Pretzel & Barbara, Wintry Mix Performance Series, [Pretzel] February 2015
With Rebecca Fedele, The Goodhart Theater, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
The Martha Graham Cracker Caberet, Back-up Dancer, Pigonometry, January 2015
The Trocadero, Philadelphia, Pa.
We're Not Kidding, ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - HPI Final Show, December 2014
With Bruce Willis, Christ Church Neigborhood House, Philadelphia, Pa
Catcal], SoLow Fest, [Milbourne] June 2014
Director: Dani Solomon, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Play of Hours, Text by Rainer Maria Rilke, Feb. - May 2013
Director: Mark Lord, Bryn Mawr College.
Caliban Etude, a re-imagining of The Tempest by William Shakespeare, [Caliban] March 2013
Director: Catharine Slusar, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
The Nina Variations, by Steven Deitz, [Treplev] - Sept. - Nov. 2012
Director: Catharine Slusar, Bryn Mawr College.
Circus, The Bread and Puppet Theater Company, Bryn Mawr College Sept. 2012
Puppet Operator
Listen to Me, by Gertrude Stein, Sept. - Nov. 2011
Director: Mark Lord, Bryn Mawr College.
Alice: Underground, Text by Lewis Carroll/Mark Lord, [The Mad Hatter] Feb. - May 2010
Director: Mark Lord, Bryn Mawr College.
PROP DESIGN________________________________________________________________
Sandblasted, Theatre Horizon, Prosthetics Designer, May 2023
Directed by Cheyenne Barboza, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Tempest, Quintessence Theater Group, Props Artisan, March 2023
Directed by Alex Burns, The Sedgwick Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Chinese Lady, InterAct Theater Company, Props Designer, Nov. 2021
Proscenium Theatre at The Drake, Philadelphia, Pa.
Edith, The Bearded Ladies, Props Assistant, March 2021
Music Video Series, Philadelphia, Pa.
Everyman, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Puppet Design, July - Aug. 2020
Directed by Kittson O'neill and Ang Bey, Philadelphia, Pa.
Tiny Beautiful Things, Arden Theatre Company, Props Design Intern, Nov. 2019
Adapted By Nia Vardalos, Directed by Maura Krause, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ragtime, Arden Theatre Company, Props Design Intern, Sept. - Nov. 2019
By Terrence McNally, Directed by Terry Nolan, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Medusa Play, Shoe Box Theatre Collective, Props Designer, Oct. - Dec. 2019
Directed by Ang Bey and Ryan Rebel, Manayunk, Pa.
Amerika, Shoe Box Theatre Collective, Props Designer, Jan. - Feb. 2019
By Franz Kafka, Adapted and Directed by Ryan Rebel, Manayunk, Pa.
Brainpeople, Shoe Box Theatre Collective, Asst. Director/Props Designer, Sept. - Nov. 2018
By José Rivera, Directed by Ryan Rebel, Manayunk, Pa.
Independent English Theater, Rome, Italy, Prop Master, Feb. – May 2012
DIRECTING/DRAMATRUGY___________________________________________________
Ranchland, Shoe Box Theatre Collective, Dramaturg, May 2019
Directed by Alexis Howland, Ryan Rebel, and Nate Biagiotti, Manayunk, Pa.
Sit, Stay., Playwright/Director, 1FiftyOne Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 2018
Hello Blackout, New Paradise Laboratories, Consultant, Sept. 2017
Philly Fringe 2017, Fringe Arts, Philadelphia, Pa.
Headlong Dance Theater, Intern, Philadelphia, Pa. March - Sept. 2014
Marketing & Media Assistant, Studio Maintenance.
InterAct Theater/Philly Young Playwrights' Middle-School Monologue Festival, March 2014
Director, Adrienne Theater, Philadelphia.
The Grand Poobah and other ludicrous Things, Playwright/Director, Haverford, Pa. Jan. – April 2013
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS_________________________________________________
Poetry Readers of Philadelphia Shindig (PROPS), Founder, Philadelphia Pa. Nov. 2013 – Present
Facilitated bi-weekly discussions of poetry over wine, cheese and homemade bread.
Ryan Rebel Presents, Improv Comedy Troupe, March 2016 - Jan. 2019
Philadelphia, Pa.
Playwright Workshop, Playwright, Fringe Arts, Philadelphia, Pa. March 2015 - May 2016
Bi-weekly workshop for the development of genre-breaking plays.
SPECIAL SKILLS_____________________________________________________________
Beatboxing, Juggling, Figure Modeling, Puppet Making, One-Handed Cartwheels, Basic Salsa, Basic Bachata, Weight Sharing, Harmonica, Ukulele, Crocheting, Bread-Baking, Bike Riding, Roller Skating, Improvised Dance, Sewing, Burps On Command.