James Jesse Peck

Actor Resume

Stage Roles

Oregon Shakespeare Festival ~  Ashland, OR   (19 seasons 1988 to 2010)

(Representative list)


Show, Role, Director
  • Macbeth: Duncan, Gale Edwards
  • Don Quoxite: Rocinante (Anterior), Laird Williamson
  • Much Ado About Nothing: Hugh Oatcake, Kate Buckley
  • View from the Bridge: Louis, Libby Appel
  • Coriolanus: Titus Lartius, Laird Williamson
  • On The Razzle: Antoine, Laird Williamson
  • The Tempest: Boatswain, Libby Appel
  • Dr Faustus: Beelzebub, the Devils Wife The Dragon, James Edmondson
  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Policeman, Timothy Bond
  • The Visit: Conductor & Gangster, Kenneth Albers
  • Idiots Delight: The Major, Peter Amster
  • Troilus and Cressida: Ajax, Kenneth Albers
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor: Bardolph Lillian Groag
  • Life is a Dream Horse: Ensemble, Laird Williamson
  • The Man Who Came to Dinner: Convict/ Plainclothesman, Warner Shook
  • The Three Musketeers: Jussac, Penny Metropulos
  • Othello: Montano, Tony Taccone
  • Vilna’s Got a Golem: Enzo (The Golem), Barbara Damashek
  • King Lear: Cornwall’s Servant, Captain, Libby Appel
  • As You Like It: Charles the Wrestler, Tazewell Thompson
  • The Winters Tale: Cleomenes, Jailer Fontain Syer
  • The Skin of Our Teeth: Dinosaur, Chair Pusher, RefugeeFontain Syer
  • Pravda: Ian Ape-Warren, Vendor, Journalist, Henry Woronicz
  • God’s Country: Randall Rader, Gary Lee Yarbrough, Elliot Ward, Michael Kevin
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor: Host of the Garter Inn, Pat Patton
  • Cyrano De Bergerac: Carbon, James Edmondson
  • The Two Gentleman of Verona Host: Crab’s Handler, Bill Cain
  • Twelfth Night: Sea Captian, Priest, Bill Cain

Nutshell Masks & Theater ~ Ashland, OR    (Founder & Artistic Director 2003 to present)

  • Carnival of the Animals: Mask Maker, Choreographer, Performer,
    • Crater Reniassance Academy, Eagle Pt. OR
    • Rogue Valley Symphony, Ashland and Medford, OR
    • Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Scranton & Wilkes-Barre, PA
    • Oregon Shakespeare Festival-Green Show, Ashland OR
    • Eugene Symphony, Eugene OR
    • Williamsport Symphony, Williamsport, PA
  • Roman Festivals Mask Maker: Choreographer, Performer, Rogue Valley Symphony
  • Night on Bald MountainMask Maker: Choreographer, Performer Rogue Valley Symphony
  • Peter and the Wolf: Mask Maker, Performer, Rogue Valley Symphony

Imago: The Theater Mask Ensemble ~ Portland, OR  (1992 to 1994)

  • Frogs, Lizards, Orbs & Slinkies: Frog, Lizard, Giant Slinky, Blue Orb Carol Triffel & Jerry Mouawad
  • Dr Jehkle & Mr Hyde: Ensamble, Carol Triffel & Jerry Mouawad
  • Verdad: Ensamble, Carol Triffel & Jerry Mouawad

Oregon Cabaret Theater ~ Ashland, OR (1992 & 1993)

  • Alice in Panto-land: March Hare, Knave of Hearts, Fish Footman, Jim Giancarlo
  • Little Shop of Horrors: Audry II, Jim Giancarlo

The Great American Melodrama ~ Oceano, CA   (1987 &1988)

  • Jack the Ripper: Jack (aka Dr Monroe), June Compton
  • Harvey: Dr Chumly, Neal La Vine
  • The Desperados (or Billy the Kid): Bud Monroe, Johnnie Schlenker
  • The Christmas Carol: Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present, Neal La Vine

Shakespeare Santa Cruz ~ Santa Cruz, CA   (1987)

  • Henry V Bardolph: Williams, Constable, Scroop, Michael Edwards
  • Much Ado About Nothing: Messenger, Captain, Audrey Stanley

Houle /Wibaux Mime Theater ~ San Francisco, CA   (1986)

  • Pilgrimage: Performer, Mask maker, Set Construction, Bert Houle & Vera Wibaux

Berkeley Repertory Theater ~ Berkeley, CA  (1986)

  • The Revenger: Ensemble, Sharon Ott
  • Night of the Iguana: Hank, Tony Amendola

The Geese Theater Company: For Corrections/ Prisons ~ Chicago, IL   (1984 & 1985)

  • The Plague Game Ensemble Cast and crew member
  • King Con
  • 1 & 1/2 Years, Performer, Mask maker, bus driver, cook  et.al, John Bergman

Film & Television

  • Worksharp Knife and Tool Sharpener: Handyman Darex, Denizen TV
  • My Name is Bruce:  (Starring & Directed, Bruce Campbell)Guan Di, Dark Horse Productions
  • Conversations With God: Oakley, Dir Stephen Simon
  • BowlineDonald: Dir Matt Silas, Mandarin Picture Co
  • Premier West Bank: commercial: (three spots), Cut throat Executive, Stealhead Advertising
  • “Prostate exam”: PSACoach, Jack Hammer Productions
  • “Coach/ Mitsubishi”: commercial (three· spots )Coach, Emma Productions

Education & Training

  • Bali, Indonesia, Independent study in mask carving and mask dance, 1992 & 1994
  • Del' Arte School,  Ensemble Program on Masks & Mythology, 1991
  • Northwestern University, 1984, B S Speech & Theater
  • Choate Rosemary Hall, 1980