Full Name:
Jon Cook
Major/Year:
4th year - B.A. Theatre & Dance
Favorite class in Theatre & Dance and why:
I would never choose favorites, especially when it comes to the caring and talented teachers I have had here at UT. I like to think that every experience is a learning one, whether within or without school. But I believe the most interesting and perspective shifting class for me in my collegiate career has been Scott Kanoff's Directing 1 class. Most of my training was that of an actor before working with Scott. However this class challenges one to take a step back and view the whole picture of a production. New perspective means new insights and solutions to the challenges of telling a story. I learned about directing, acting, and most of all story telling in this class.
Favorite thing about Austin:
I love the nature that is so nearby. Hiking, biking, and swimming is so accessible to the city. There's also one of the best public skate parks near to campus.
Favorite place to study:
Quack's 43rd Street Bakery. Delicious and friendly.
Brief biography (including projects, awards, accomplishments):
Jon Cook is a fourth year undergraduate in The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance. He is an actor, playwright, director, singer-songwriter, musician, and self-producing artist. His first full-length production Of Worms and Words premiered in the University Laboratory Theatre in the Spring of 2010, directed by Stevi Baston and produced by himself. Jon's summer of 2010 ended with the highly successful outdoor production Jack-A-Loped, conceived, written, and directed by him. He also is proud to have assisted in the writing of Janna Rock's Hades Ladies which premiered at the 2011 The University Co-op Presents the Cohen New Works Festival. Other notable UT performances by Jon: "Bradley Chalkers" in There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (Fall 2009), "Lance" in Blue Point (Spring2010) and "Billy" in Emergency Prom (Fall 2010).
Current projects/research/interests:
Jon is currently playing music around town, enjoying his last full year in Austin, and working hard to finish his degree.
