Education
Temple University; Villanova University.
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John Rea is an American playwright/lyricist/composer and Artistic Director of MacGuffin Theatre & Film Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America since 1998.
Career
Rea earned a Bachelor in music from Temple University and a Master of Arts in theater from Villanova University. He was the director of Discovery Division for youth at the Walnut Street Theatre from 1995-1999. He was the Literary Manager/Dramaturg for Philadelphia Theatre Company from 1997-1999.
He has directed or produced all MacGuffin productions and teaches a variety of classes there, as well.
He has directed several film projects for MacGuffin including: Clueless, After Midnight Scream for Monty Python’s Ghostbusting Brother, Getting Out and Chasing the MacGuffin (documentary), Happy Birthday and A Real Kiss. He has composed music to many shows including Romeo and Juliet, Arcadia, and The Women of Argos.
As a playwright/composer/lyricist he has written Dodger, The Skeleton Woman, Mak and the Shepherds, Cinderella Story, More Than Anything, The Three Trees, As I Do (Playwriting Award, Cleveland Public Theatre), The Lost, The Cruel Sister, A Place Called Up, The Tale of Orpheus, Mischief Manor, Dodger, The Tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, The Fiery Furnace and Jonah and the Big Fish and Vito. He has taught music and drama in the Philadelphia School District and the Delaware County School District.
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United States of America