Jess Rudolph
work: 216-368-3801
cell: 216-235-1334
email: lazzi@case.edu
2280 Grandview Avenue
Cleveland Heights Ohio 44106
Theatrical Experience
2006 – Present, The Confused Greenies (a Patchwork Players performance company)
 Managing Director/Founder, 2006 – present
o Instruct and train in commedia dell’arte
o Lead improvisational exercises
o Communicate with troupe members and outside contacts
o Manage marketing and public relations in print and online
o Organize and direct rehearsals and meetings
 Head Writer, 2006 – present
o Follies of Fools, adaptations of classic texts (2010)
o Dottore Who & the Zealous Ones, original concept, co-writer (2010)
o Farce of the Living Dead: a Romantic Zommedia, principal writer (2010)
o Close Encounters of the Foolish Kind, original concept, principal writer (2010)
o Capitano’s Afraid Not, principal writer (2010)
o i Gelosi’s The Lord Who Was Believed Dead, adaptation of classic text (2010)
o Pantalone’s Players, principal writer (2010)
o The Phantasmagorical Contraptions of Dr. A. P. Pliance, co-writer (2009)
o Pantalone the Puppet, co-writer (2009)
o The Rocky Horror Commedia Show, original concept, principal writer (2009)
o {insert funny title here}, principal writer (2009)
o Arlecchino Lends a Hand, co-writer (2009, 2010)
o Four Follies of Fools, adaptation of classic text (2009)
o A Good Husband is Well Red, principal writer (2009)
o Dottore Who & the Three Locks of Time, original concept, co-writer (2009)
o Plautus’s Aulularia: the Pot of Gold, adaptation of classic text (2009, 2010)
o i Gelosi’s The Lady Who Was Believed Dead, adaptation of classic text (2009)
o Vikings in Venice!, co-writer (2008)
o Red at Night, Capitano’s Delight, co-writer (2008)
o Doging the Debates, original concept, principal writer (2008)
o Dottore Gratiano’s Secret to Cartoon Physics, co-writer (2007)
o BedSwerver, principal writer (2007)
o The Days After the Day of the Valentine’s, principal writer (2007)
 Performer, 2006 – present
o Follies of Fools, Capitano Testosteroné/Pantalone/Dottore Gratiano (2010)
o Follies of Fools, Capitano Testosteroné/Pulcinella (2010)
o Dottore Who & the Zealous Ones, Niccolò Bartolazzi/Morosopho (2010)
o Farce of the Living Dead: a Romantic Zommedia, Head Zombie (2010)
o Plautus’s Aulularia: the Pot of Gold, Strobilus (2010)
o Pantalone’s Production, Pantalone (2010)
o Busu, Jirō’Kaja (2010)
o Mad Words: the Art of Kyōgen, Oni no Hime/Merchant (2010)
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o Farce of the Living Dead: a Romantic Zommedia, Capitano Testosteroné (2010)
o Mad Words: the Art of Kyōgen, Oni no Hime (2010)
o Dobu, Kachiri, Kikuichi (2010)
o Busu, Jirō’Kaja (2010)
o Arlecchino Lends a Hand, Arlecchino (2010)
o Close Encounters of the Foolish Kind, Arlecchino Replicant (2010)
o i Gelosi’s The Lord Who Was Believed Dead, Pedrolino/Zanni Watchman #2 (2010)
o Capitano’s Afraid Not, Capitano Testosteroné (2010)
o i Gelosi’s The Lord Who Was Believed Dead, Pedrolino/Zanni Watchman #2 (2010)
o Pantalone’s Players, Pantalone (2010)
o Arlecchino Lends a Hand, Arlecchino (2010)
o The Phantasmagorical Contraptions of Dr. A. P. Pliance, Harlequin (2009)
o Pantalone the Puppet, Arlecchino (2009)
o Mad Words: the Art of Kyōgen, Tarō’Kaja/Jirō’Kaja/Kikuichi/Turnip (2009)
o The Rocky Horror Commedia Show, Riff-Rella (2009)
o Four Follies of Fools, Arlecchino (2009)
o A Good Husband is Well Red, Arlecchino (2009)
o {insert funny title here}, Arlecchino (2009)
o Four Follies of Fools, Arlecchino (2009)
o Arlecchino Lends a Hand, Arlecchino (2010)
o Four Follies of Fools, Arlecchino (2009)
o A Good Husband is Well Red, Arlecchino (2009)
o Dottore Who & the Three Locks of Time, Arlecchino/Dottore Who #1 (2009)
o Dottore Who & the Three Locks of Time, Arlecchino/Dottore Who #1 (2009)
o Mad Words: the Art of Kyōgen, Jirō’Kaja, Spearman Bandit/Demonic Mushroom (2009)
o Plautus’s Aulularia: the Pot of Gold, Scapino/Capitano Megadorus (2010)
o Mask-Taken Identities, Arlecchino (2009)
o i Gelosi’s The Lady Who Was Believed Dead, Arlecchino (2009)
o Mad Words: the Art of Kyōgen, Jirō’Kaja/Bandit/Oni no Hime (2008)
o Doging the Debates, Arlecchino (2008)
o Vikings in Venice!, Arlecchino (2008)
o Red at Night, Capitano’s Delight, Arlecchino (2008)
o i Rossi Lioni’s The Horoscope, Arlecchino (2008)
o Doging the Debates, Arlecchino/Pantalone (2008)
o Dottore Gratiano’s Secret to Cartoon Physics, Arlecchino (2007)
o BedSwerver, Arlecchino (2007)
o The Days After the Day of the Valentine’s, Trivellino (2007)
 Design/Production
o Follies of Fools, costume design (2010)
o Dottore Who & the Zealous Ones, costume design, video FX (2010)
o Farce of the Living Dead: a Romantic Zommedia, costume design (2010)
o Plautus’s Aulularia: the Pot of Gold, costume design (2009, 2010)
o Close Encounters of the Foolish Kind, costume design, video FX (2010)
o The Phantasmagorical Contraptions of Dr. A. P. Pliance, costume design (2009)
o The Rocky Horror Commedia Show, lyrics, choreography, costume design, video FX (2009)
o {insert funny title here}, costume design, video FX (2009)
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Dottore Who & the Three Locks of Time, costume design, video FX (2009)
Doging the Debates, costume design, video FX (2008)
i Rossi Lioni’s The Horoscope, costume design, scenic design (2008)
Dottore Gratiano’s Secret to Cartoon Physics, costume design, video FX (2007)
BedSwerver, costume design (2007)
The Days After the Day of the Valentine’s, costume design (2007)
2010, Thee Dyskworlde Players
 Terry Pratchett’s Carpe Jugulum, Party Guest/Vampire Minion/Angry Villager (2010)
2010, Security Justice and The Confused Greenies
 Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse, Zombie Research Subject, Co-writer (2010)
2004 – present, Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), Inc.
 Many of the above productions from The Confused Greenies were also for the SCA
 Performer
o The Confused Greenies and i Scandali: Vikings in Venice!, Arlecchino (2009)
o Known World Improv Festival: Kintō Zaemon, the Bandit King, Traveling Woman (2008)
o Known World Improv Festival: Kubihiki, Oni no Hime (2008)
o i Rossi Lioni: The Prophecy, Arlecchino (2008)
o i Scandali: Cinderbella, Arlecchino/Priest (2008)
o Pennsic XXXVI: Busu, Jirō’Kaja (2007)
o Pennsic XXXVI: Utsubo’Zaru, Daimyō (2007)
o i Rossi Lioni: The Horoscope, Arlecchino (2007)
o i Scandali/i Cognito: The Stripping of Pantalone, Arlecchino (2007)
o i Premieri: The Carriage of Love, Arlecchino (2006)
o Pennsic XXXV: Midnight Madness Masked Mumming, Awed Mummer (2006)
o March of Alderford: Brought to You by the Letter “L”, Arlecchino (2005)
o Coxcomb Academy: Henry VI in 60 Seconds (2004)
o Pennsic XXXIV: Midnight Madness Masked Mumming, Curious Mummer (2004)
o Pennsic XXXIV: Whose Line Doth It Be? Contestant (2004)
 Writing
o The Confused Greenies and i Scandali: Vikings in Venice!, principal writer (2009)
o i Rossi Lioni: The Prophecy, co-writer (2008)
o i Rossi Lioni: The Horoscope, co-writer (2007)
o i Premieri: The Carriage of Love, co-writer (2006)
o March of Alderford: Brought to You by the Letter “L”, co-writer (2005)
2002 – present, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
 Many of the above productions from The Confused Greenies were also for CWRU
 Director/Writer
o Voyeuristic Intentions: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, director (2003 – 2006)
o La Dolce Vita, Brought to You by the Letter “L”, director, co-writer (2006)
o La Dolce Vita, Collegiate Curmudgeonry, director, writer (2005)
o Eldred Black Box, Tartuffe_7044, director, writer (2003)
o Voyeuristic Intentions: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, assistant director (2001 – 2002)
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 Design/Production
o Voyeuristic Intentions: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, stage crew (1999 – 2003, 2007)
o Voyeuristic Intentions: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, choreographer (2001 – 2006)
o La Dolce Vita, Brought to You by the Letter “L”, costume design (2006)
o La Dolce Vita, Collegiate Curmudgeonry, costume design (2005)
o Voyeuristic Intentions: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, costume designer (2001 – 2004)
o Eldred Theater, The Laramie Project, light board operator (2004)
o THTR 115, Tartuffe_7044, costume design, scenic design (2003)
o CWRU Medieval Society, The Worthy Master Pierre Patalin, stage manager (2003)
 Performer
o Voyeuristic Intentions: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Transylvanian/Wedding Guest
(1999 – 2003, 2007)
o Voyeuristic Intentions: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dr. Frank-n-Furter (2004 – 2006)
o La Dolce Vita, Brought to You by the Letter “L”, Arlecchino (2006)
o La Dolce Vita, Collegiate Curmudgeonry, Pantalone, Capitano Testosteroné, Leandro (2005)
o THTR 115, Tartuffe_7044, RIAA Overlord (2003)
o CWRU Medieval Society, Whose Line Doth It Be Anyway? Host (2002, 2003)
o Voyeuristic Intentions: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ralph Hapschatt (2001, 2002)
1994 – 1998, Sandusky High School (SHS)
 Traveling productions to perform for elementary students, stage crew (1996 – 1998)
 Production
o The Music Man, lighting manager, assistant stage manager (1998)
o The Sound of Music, curtain manager (1997)
o Voices from the High School, stage crew (1997)
o Spoons & Mimes, writer, director, costume designer, models, special effects (1997 – 1998)
o A Fiddler on the Roof, properties manager (1996)
o The Miracle Worker, stage crew (1995)
o **********, assistant director (1995)
o Our Miss Brooks, stage crew (1994)
 Performer
o Voices from the High School, Roger (1997)
o Spoons & Mimes, Principal Mime (1997 – 1998)
o The Miracle Worker, Butler (1995)
o **********, Roger, Paramedic (1995)
o Our Miss Brooks, Basketball Playing Student (1994)
1990, 1993, Harlequins Theatre Act One Playwriting Contest
 Writer (winning entries produced on stage)
o Books of the Mind, Winning Entry, Seventh Grade (1993)
o Tornado Attack!, Winning Entry, Fourth Grade (1990)
 Production
o Books of the Mind, scenic design/painter (1993)
o Act One Festival stage crew (1993)
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Training and Education
 Commedia dell’Arte: Lara Coutinho (founder of i Scandali), Jay Cross (former head of i
Sebastiani), and John Cash (of i Scandali) (2004 – present)
 Short form improvisational comedy: Charles J. Cohen, Ph.D. of Second City (2002 – present)
 Masked mumming improvisation and street theatre: Dyanna Flynn (2004 – 2006)
 Coursework at Case Western Reserve University: Independent study in Commedia dell’Arte;
Playwriting (one-act and three-act); Screenwriting; Costuming (design and construction); Stage
management; Lighting (design, arrangement, and operation); Japanese nō and kyōgen theatre;
Theatre history; Acting (2003 – 2005)
Special Interests/Skills
 Commedia, improvisation, kyōgen, mumming, mask acting, slapstick, comedic stage combat,
stilt dancing, pratfalls, playwriting, screenwriting, photography, costume design
Awards/Achievements
 Barony of the Cleftlands Festival of Fools Bawdy Bardic Challenge winner: The Confused
Greenies’ Capitano’s Afraid Not (2010)
 Award of Arms (regional level award within the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.) given
for performance and teaching of commedia dell’arte (2009)
 Coxcomb Academy i Grandissimi Commedia Cup Challenge winner: i Premieri’s The
Carriage of Love (2006)
 International Thespian Society (1998)
 Varsity Letter in Dramatics (1996, 1997, 1998)
 Act One Playwriting contest seventh grade winner: Books of the Mind (1993)
 Act One Playwriting contest fourth grade winner: Tornado Attack! (1990)
Teaching/Instruction
 Comedic acting for the Cub Scouts Webelos #72 in Cleveland Heights (2010)
 16th Century commedia dell’arte at the Geauga County Maple Festival (2010)
 Japanese comedic theatre kyōgen at Tekkoshocon VIII in Pittsburgh (2010)
 Japanese comedic theatre kyōgen at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland (2010)
 16th Century commedia dell’arte at the Festival of Fools in Parma (2010)
 Commedia in a Day writing and acting workshop at Bardic Madness in Euclid (2009)
 Japanese comedic theatre kyōgen at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland (2009)
 Masked improvisational and movement at Case Western Reserve University (2009)
 Improvisational exercise at the Cleftlands Regular January Event in Berea (2009)
 Creation/management of commedia/performance troupes at Pennsic in Slippery Rock (2008)
 16th Century commedia dell’arte at the Masque of Courtly Love in Canton (2008)
 16th Century commedia dell’arte at the Cleftlands Regular January Event in Berea (2007)
 16th Century commedia dell’arte at Northern Oaken War Maneuvers X in Wellington (2006)
References and headshot available upon request.