John McDermott

Lightning Strikes credits include "The Ghost of John Lennon" in Ronnie and Johnny, "Owerko" in The Viy, "Chris" in Durang by the Dozen, "The Italian Knight" and the "Spanish King" in Clive Barker's Crazyface, "Sideway" in Our Country's Good, "Malvolio" in Twelfth Night, "Parmenter" in God's Country, and "Montag" in Fahrenheit 451. Other New York performances include The Kentucky Cycle with The Roundabout Theatre Ensemble, and as "Edgar Alan Poe" in his own adaptation of The Tell Tale Heart. Directing credits include Mike Bencivenga's Single Bullet Theory, Jack Kerouac's The Good Blond, and Richard Matheson's Flourish of Strumpets. Recent film credits includes Carl The Piney in The 13th Child. John is proud to be a member of the Lightning Strikes ensemble since 1994, and served as its Artistic Director from 1995-2004.