John Teresi, is a recent graduate of the MFA Acting program at Brooklyn College, where he studied under Judylee Vivier, Mary Beth Easely, Mark Blum, Welker White and Damian Young, Ian Wen, Jenny Mudge, Liz Hayes, Patrick Mulryan, Katie Knipp Willis, Richard Crawford, Laura Smith, and Rose Burnett Bonczek, and participated in masterclasses with Heidi Griffiths and Andrew Wade. While at Brooklyn College, John appeared as Mark in Erin Courtney’s A Map of Virtue directed by Polly Noonan, Edgar/Gordon in Young Jean Lee’s LEAR directed by Chris McCreary, and originated the role of Ryan in the world premiere of Kate Kremer’s Porch Play directed by Lillian Meredith.

He earned his BFA at Carnegie Mellon University where he studied with Dr. Robert Page, Thomas Douglas, Daniel Teadt, Mark Carver, Anthony McKay, Gregory Lehane, Michelle de la Reza, Peter Kope, Jennifer Aylmer, Maria Spacagna, and Mildred Miller Posvar. While at CMU, he appeared in Copland’s The Tender Land and Chabrier’s L’Étoile as King Ouf 1er, both directed by Gregory Lehane, as well as Britten’s The Beggar’s Opera as Filch, directed by Daniel Rigazzi. While at CMU, John made his debut at Carnegie Hall in NYC in the Concert Choir singing alongside alumne Christiane Noll and Lisa Vroman, celebrating the School of Music’s centennial anniversary. With the Concert Choir, he also made his debut at Heinz Hall singing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Terrence Mann under the baton of Manfred Honeck in a salute to the music of Schönberg and Boublil, who were both in attendance.

John has also studied at the Lorenzo Malfatti Accademia di Vocale in Lucca, Italy with Franc D’Ambrosio, and at Yale University’s Summer Conservatory for Actors with Will Cobbs, Carly Zien, Jeffrey Withers, Joby Earle, Stephanie Hayes, Jane Ann Crum, and participated in masterclasses with Evan Yionoulis. He was also an acting apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival where he: recorded the voice over role of the River Styx in the world premiere of Orpheus in the Berkshires directed by Laura Savia; appeared as the Lost Soul in the devised A Reception for Time Travelers; and portrayed the Doctor in the apprentice-mounted production of Woyzeck. While at Williamstown, John had the opportunity to learn from Lindsay Mendez, Jane Kaczmarek, Alfred Molina, Carson Elrod, and the musical comedy improv group Baby Wants Candy, with whom he got to share the stage for various performances of their improvised musicals.

In New York, John made his debut at the Public Theater in Brooklyn College’s Weasel Festival originating the the lead role of Doctor 1 in Rachel Kauder Nalebuff’s Woe is Me directed by Emily Edwards; and returned the following summer to originate the roles of Pierrot in Cherry Lou Sy’s Animus Anima//Anima Animus directed by Eugene Ma, and Father in Eri Nox’s QUILTBAG. He next originated the roles of Markus in Vinson German’s All of a Sudden directed by Clinton Turner Davis for the newly minted The Farm, and Frank in Decimal by Dana Chavez at The New York Theater Festival. Most recently, he reprised his role as Markus for an updated reading of All of a Sudden, now named Elysium, and created the role of Tobias in a workshop/reading of Helen Richardson and Christopher Drobny’s Transcendent.

Regionally, John originated the role of Stanley in a world premiere concert of Roger Zahab’s Hegemony for the Music on the Edge Festival. He has appeared at Future Tenant in Pittsburgh creating the roles of Egbert and Voice in the world premieres of Getting the Job and No One Wants to Admit They’re a Hipster, both directed by Brett Sullivan Santry. He created the role of Mule in Microscopic Opera’s world premiere of Douglas Levine and Julie Tosh’s Mercy Train, and has appeared with the Chautauqua Opera chorus under the direction of Jay Lessenger. At Pittsburgh Festival Opera, John gave a triumphant and critically acclaimed performance as Tobias Ragg in Sweeney Todd under the direction of Tomé Cousin. Pittsburgh in the Round raved that “John Teresi, a young tenor, was riveting as Tobias Ragg…the quality of his singing and acting made it clear that he is a very young adult with a promising future.” The Pittsburgh Tatler wrote “with his clear tenor voice and confident stage presence, John Teresi is utterly engaging as Tobias Ragg,” and The Burgh Vivant noted that “special attention should be made to Teresi…[who] has a potent voice.”