Lt. of Inishmore
Donny | Signature Theater
The Lyons
Ben Lyons | The Round House Theatre | with Naomi Jacobson as Rita Lyons
Native Gardens
Frank | Cincinnati Playhouse
Hannah and Martin
Martin Heidegger | Theater J
Second City’s Twist your Dickens
Scrooge | Kennedy Center
The Music Man
Mayor Shinn | Arena Stage | Photographer: Joan Marcus
Hounds of Dixie
Whitman | Independent Feature Film
Lincoln
Gustavus Fox
Brother Russia
Brother Russia | Signature Theater
Beautiful Something
Robert | Independent Feature Film
Our War
Union Soldier | Arena Stage | Photographer: Teresa Wood
Handbagged
Peter Carrington | Round House Theatre
AEA | SAG | AFTRA
Height: 5’9
Weight: 170
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
STAGE
| PLAY | ROLE | THEATER | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handbagged | Denis Thatcher | 59E59 Theatres | Indhu Rubasingham |
| Twist Your Dickens | Scrooge | Kennedy Center / Second City | Frank Caeti |
| Love, Factually | Johnny Jack | Kennedy Center / Second City | Frank Caeti |
| Native Gardens | Frank | Cincinnati Playhouse | Blake Robison |
| Our War | Booth / Barton / Arnold | Arena Stage | Anita Maynard-Losh |
| The Music Man | Mayor Shin | Arena Stage | Molly Smith |
| A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | Ford's Theatre | Michael Baron |
| Our Town | Willard / Stoddard | Ford's Theatre | Stephen Rayne |
| Le Deserteur | Montauciel | Opera Lafayette: Kennedy Center / Lincoln Center | |
| Defiant Requiem | Rafael Schachter | Prague Spring Int'l Music Festival | |
| Midsummer Night's Dream | Egeus | Shakespeare Theatre (China Tour) | Ethan McSweeny |
| Measure for Measure | Friar Peter | Shakespeare Theatre | Jonathan Munby |
| Tamburlaine | Gov. of Babylon | Shakespeare Theatre | Michael Kahn |
| Edward II | Bishop of Coventry | Shakespeare Theatre | Gale Edwards |
| The Winter's Tale | Leontes u/s, 1st Lord | Shakespeare Theatre | Michael Kahn |
| Don Carlos | Don Ramon | Shakespeare Theatre | Michael Kahn |
| Richard II | Ross / Fitzwater | Shakespeare Theatre | Gerald Freedman |
| From Prague | Samuel | CATF | Ed Herendeen |
| Yankee Tavern | Palmer | CATF | Liesl Tommy |
| Farragut North | Frank | CATF | Ed Herendeen |
| Othello | Iago | The Globe of the Great SW | Patrick Torres |
| The School for Scandal | Crabtree/Moses | Folger Theatre | Richard Clifford |
| Midsummer Night's... | Oberon/Theseus | Folger Theatre | Joe Banno |
| Elizabeth the Queen | Francis Bacon | Folger Theatre | Richard Clifford |
| MacBeth | MacDuff | Folger Theatre | Joe Banno |
| Romeo and Juliet | Montague | Folger Theatre | PJ Paparelli |
| Caroline, Or Change | Grandpa | Roundhouse Theatre | Matthew Gardiner |
| Handbagged | Actor Two | Roundhouse Theatre | Indhu Rubasingham |
| Cuckoo's Nest | Dale | Roundhouse Theatre | Jerry Whiddon |
| A Prayer for Owen Meany | Pastor Merrill | Roundhouse Theatre | Blake Robison |
| Midwives | Hastings | Roundhouse Theatre | Mark Ramont |
| Diary of Anne Frank | Kraler | Roundhouse Theatre | Rebecca Taichman |
| Wintertime | Frank | Roundhouse Theatre | Lou Jacob |
| Heartbreak House | Randall | Roundhouse Theatre | Nick Olcott |
| Our Town | Mr. Webb | Roundhouse Theatre | Jerry Whiddon |
| Shakespeare, Moses & | Joe Papp | Roundhouse Theatre | Lou Jacob |
| One Shoe Off | Tate | Roundhouse Theatre | Nick Olcott |
| Brother Russia | Brother Russia | Signature Theatre | Eric Shaeffer |
| Art | Serge | Signature Theatre | Mathew Gardiner |
| Lt. of Inishmore | Donny | Signature Theatre | Jeremy Skidmore |
| Crave | "A" | Signature Theatre | Jeremy Skidmore |
| Available Light | Eric/Postel | Signature Theatre | Heather MacDonald |
| Angels in America (I&II) | Louis | Signature Theatre | L.M. Gardner |
| Melville Slept Here | Captain Harcourt | Signature Theatre | Tom Prewitt |
| Shooting in Madrid* | John Dos Passos | Signature Theatre | Tom Prewitt |
| Heaven | Rabbi David | Woolly Mammoth Theatre | Howard Shalwitz |
| Psychic Life of Savages | Ted | Woolly Mammoth Theatre | Howard Shalwitz |
| Life Sucks | Professor | Theatre J | Aaron Posner |
| G-d’s Honest Truth | Larry | Theatre J | Jenny McConnell Frederick |
| Either, Or | Papal Nuncio | Theatre J | Daniel DeRaey |
| Hannah and Martin | Martin Heidegger | Theatre J | Jeremy Cohen |
| The Disputation | James of Aragon | Theatre J | Nick Olcott w/ Theodore Bikel |
| Death and the Maiden | Gerardo | Theatre J | John Vreeke |
| Hedda Gabler | Judge Brack | Everyman Theatre | Vincent Lancisi |
| Importance... Ernest | Algernon | Everyman Theatre | Vincent Lancisi |
| The Seagull | Trigorin | Maryland Stago Co. | Xerxes Mehta |
| Sins of Sor Juana* | Sylvio | Theatre of the 1st Amendment | Tom Prewitt |
| The Living | John Gaunt | Theatre of the 1st Amendment | R. Davis |
| Halcyon Days | Senator Bowman | Theatre of the 1st Amendment | Steven Dietz |
| Long Day's Journey | Jamie u/s | Arena Stage | Doug Wager |
| Ghetto | Kruk | Catholic University Guest Artist | Joshua Sobel |
| Holiday Memories | Uncle B/Ha Ha | Olney Theatre | Jim Petosa |
| The Tavern | Zack | Olney Theatre | Bill Graham Jr. |
| Dog Plays | Buck/Fido | Potomac Theatre Project | Jim Petosa |
| Common Pursuit | Peter Wentworth | Studio Thetre | Rob Barron |
| The Medium | Toby | Augusta Opera (GA) | Ellen Schlaefer |
| Let X | Max | Taffety Punk Theatre | Lise Bruneau |
(*First Production)
FILM & TELEVISION
| FILM / TV | ROLE | PRODUCER | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hounds of Dixie | Whitman | Patrick Shanahan | |
| Beautiful Something | Robert | Joseph Graham |
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| Lincoln | Gustavus Fox | Steven Spielberg |
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| The Duel | Aaron Burr | Richard Dreyfuss Associates | |
| Day Lincoln Was Shot | Att. Gen Speed | TNT | John Grey |
| The Arc | Alec | Baltimore Film Factory | Rob Tregenza |
| Unsolved Mysteries | John Wilkes Booth | Cosgrove-Muerer Productions |
VOICEOVER
| VOICEOVER | ROLE | WORK |
|---|---|---|
| National Symphony | Beethoven | Beethoven’s "Fifth Symphony" |
| National Symphony | Dvorak | Dvorak’s “From the New World.” |
| Books on Tape | Narrator - 8 yrs | |
| Blackstone Audio Books | Narrator - 23 yrs | |
| Library of Congress | Narrator - 25 yrs | Talking Books Program |
| Galludet University | Narrator - 6 yrs | Deaf Mosaic TV news program |
| National Public Radio | Narrator | Performance Today |
| Nightline | Narrator | ABC News "War Letters" |
| Alexandria Symphony | Narrator | Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet' |
| Alexandria Symphony Narrator | Narrator | Verdi's 'Aida' & 'Peter and the Wolf' |
TRAINING: BFA – Catholic University of America
In BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING director Joseph Graham has created a retro-timeless vision of gay life that critics have called, “carnal and cerebral…a compassionate, romantic drama” (Village Voice), “erotically charged” (Hollywood Reporter) and “feverish…romantic hunting ground” (NY Times).
John Lescault – Commercial VO Demo
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John Lescault has been a narrator of unabridged audio books for over 25 years and has recorded more than 300 titles, spanning works of fiction and non-fiction. He has narrated for: The Library of Congress Talking Books Program, Books on Tape (Audio File’s Earphone Award for Thomas Wolfe’s “From Death to Morning”), Blackstone Audio, Audio Scholar, and Commuter’s Library.
He has also provided narration for NPR’s Performance Today program, Nightline, and Deaf Mosaic. In addition, John has narrated a number of orchestral events.
Most recently, Defiant Requiem which was included in the Prague Spring International Music Festival and performed at the Terezin Concentration Camp. He has appeared with the National Symphony Orchestra as Beethoven and Dvorak at the Kennedy Center.
301.518.0200
jslescault@gmail.com