Jonathan Drahos – Artistic Director
 
Founding member, board member, producer, dramaturge, resident artist and Artistic Director of the non-profit Uprising Theatre Company are but a few of the hats Jonathan wears this season. Following his vibrant portrayal of Shakespeare's tortured Prince in the West Coast premiere of the Uprising Theatre Company's HAMLET and followed up with his equally stirring depiction of the conflicted MACBETH and and last season’s RICHARD III, this season marks his second as not only the eponymous Richard II, but its director as well.
He also starred in the critically acclaimed independent film Circuit. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in the Theatre Arts from California State University, Long Beach and University of Missouri respectively. He recently costarred on Broadway in Moliere's classic Scapin directed by Bill Irwin. He is also proud to have starred opposite Joanne Woodward in Noel Coward's Hay Fever. Jonathan spent many years playing the classics with prestigious companies in New York such as John Houseman's The Acting Company; the Roundabout Theatre Company; the Berkshire Theatre Festival; Williamstown Theatre Festival; the Public Theatre; the New York Shakespeare Festival; and others. Jonathan also has produced a play Off Broadway which had a successful run at the Judith Anderson Theatre on 42nd which he starred in with his wife, Carolanne. Locally, he recently starred as Wykowski in Biloxi Blues at the Pasadena Playhouse and has appeared on Television in Navy NCIS, The Norm Show and American Dreams.
Jonathan Drahos