Gary Neal Johnson

MO Rep Credits:  Ebenezer Scrooge (A Christmas Carol - '00-'01)
                 Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
                 Time (The Winter's Tale)
                 Myron Engel (Morning Star)
                 Morrison/Bilton (Major Barbara)
                 Stage Hand (Master Class)
                 Pyotr Sorin (The Seagull)
                 Meeker, The Bailiff (Inherit the Wind)
                 Sagot (Picasso at the Lapin Agile)
                 Dr. Anagnos (The Miracle Worker)
                 Adolph Freitag (The Last Night of Ballyhoo)
                 Pizarro (Royal Hunt of the Sun)
                 Professor (Oleanna)
                 Gallimard (Madame Butterfly)
                 George (Of Mice and Men)
                 Long John Silver (Treasure Island)
                 Caesar (Julius Caesar)
                 Creon (Antigone/Oedipus the King)
                 Oberon/Theseus (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
                 Squeers (Nicholas Nickleby)
                 Milton (The Immigrant)
                 Doc Gibbs (Our Town)
                 Andy (Love Letters)

Other Credits: Heartland:   Boolie (Driving Miss Daisy)
	       The Unicorn: Dr. Rice (Molly Sweeney)
	       HASF: 	    King Lear (King Lear)
                            Adam (As You Like It)
                            Holofernes (Love's Labour's Lost)
                            Escalus (Measure For Measure)
                            Clarence (Richard III)
			    Lord Capulet (Romeo and Juliet)

Pictures

Gary in thought

King Lear mourning over his dead daughter, Cordelia (Kari Wahlgren).

Gary as Lear with his fool played by James Shelby.

Lear (right) with Glouchester (Michael Ryan, center) and Edward (Shad Ramsey, left).

Gary dancing with Lisa Morse In The Last Night of Ballyhoo.

Gary as Julius Caesar at the Rep. He is shown with Kathleen Warfel.

My Thoughts

Gary is my favorite actor in the Kansas City area. He just has a style and personality both in his acting and in real life that appeal to me. I saw Gary in four consecutive shows at the MO Rep during the '98-'99 season. Each character he portrayed was totally different from the next, and had I not known him and seen the plays a gazillion times, I would have thought each role was performed by a different actor. My favorite, by far, was his portrayal of Pizarro in Royal Hunt of the Sun. Gary was filled with emotion and a natural spirit easy to identify with; the life he gave his character was so genuine and believeable. Every night, I wanted Atahuallpa to come back to life at the end just because Pizarro's grief was so strong, I couldn't bear it without crying myself. I always look forward to the next chance I get to see Gary perform.

I must add a note to say that Picasso at the Lapin Agile, at The Rep was spectacular. Gary was wonderful as the art dealer, Sagot; he was witty and insightful and excellent. But then I expected nothing less.