John Rensenhouse

MO Rep Credits: Carson, Narrator #5 (Gross Indecency)
                Miguel Estete (The Royal Hunt Of The Sun)
                Valmont (Les Liaisons Dangereuses)
                Dracula (Dracula)
                Edmund (King Lear)

Other Credits: HASF:  Angelo (Measure For Measure)
		      Berowne (Love's Labour's Lost)
		      Macduff (Macbeth)
		      Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing)
		                        Hastings (Richard III)
     St. Louis Repertory Theatre:  Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew)
                                   Sir Edward Clarke (Gross Indecency)
Pioneer Theatre Company of Salt Lake City:  Count of Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo)
                  TV appearances:  guest appearance (thirtysomething)
			           guest appearance (LA Law)
			           guest appearance (Who's the Boss)
			           guest appearance (Tour of Duty)
			           Hector Wilson (The Edge of Night)

Pictures

Benedick courting Beatrice (Elizabeth Robbins) in Much Ado About Nothing.

Benedick and Beatrice exchanging affectionate letters in the presence of Don Pedro (Robert Gibby Brand).

My Thoughts

The first role I saw John in was Angelo in Measure For Measure. He was amazing-someone I loved to hate. I admire any actor who can make it enjoyable for me to loathe him (and don't worry, I only loathe his character. I think the world of John). He is an excellent period actor (actually, that is all I have seen him in), and he has a very good chemistry with his fellow actors. He is definitely a Kansas City favorite and always enjoyable to watch.

To add a few more words, John and the entire cast of Gross Indecency did a marvelous job. I wanted to say about John in particular that his voice totally 'made' the last scene. He acted as narrator of the Oscar Wilde poem, "House of Judgement," and his languid, melodic voice was icing on the cake for the final impressions of the show. It gave me goosebumps every time.