#325 John D. Huston

Published: May 31, 2022, 5:30 a.m.

John D. Huston has performed in Canada, the U.K. & the States. A member of Canada\u2019s Metis Nation, John\u2019s lively career \u201cculturally misappropriating the works and identities of dead white guys\u201d, includes playing Tommy Douglas in Saskatchewan, William Lyon MacKenzie in Toronto, Shakespeare in England, & Charles Dickens across Canada. In 2017 he was privileged to portray Louis Riel for the 50th anniversary production of Canada\u2019s longest running dramatic presentation, "The Trial of Louis Riel".

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In 2016, John performed Mark Leiren-Young's, controversial play, "Shylock" at UNO, Canada\u2019s festival of solo work. "SCREWTAPE", John\u2019s adaptation of C.S. Lewis\u2019 "The Screwtape Letters", garnered him a Best Actor nomination in 2015 from the Ottawa Capitol Critics\u2019 Circle. His performance of "A Christmas Carol" earned him a second such nomination in 2016, the only non-Ottawa actor to be nominated two years running.

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Twitter: @bythebookprodu1\nInstagram: @bythebookproductions\nTickets to CIVILIZED: https://ottawafringe.com/shows/civilized/#showtimes_list

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