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Ed Bishop, (SSDC) (SAG)
Sometimes credited as: Ed Bishop
Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor · Height: 5"11 · Weight: 200 lbs. · Hair Color: Black/Grey · Eye Color: Brown · Training: Acting, Directing 8 years, voice 2 years; playwriting 4 years · Special Skills: Trumpet, bicycle, whisling, southern dialets, wiggle ears, characters, cars/trucks · Hometown: Birmingham, AL · Born: 4/29/1949 · High School: Westfield HS, Birmingham, AL · College: B.A. Theatre and English, Tougaloo College 2 years; Brown University 2 years. · Occupation: Director, Actor
Ed Bishop, a native of Birmingham, Alabama studied theater at Brown University through an exchange program with Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi where he received his B.A. degree. He is currently the artistic associate at The American Century Theatre in Washington, DC where he directed a highly acclaimed production of ...Read More
Ed Bishop, a native of Birmingham, Alabama studied theater at Brown University through an exchange program with Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi where he received his B.A. degree. He is currently the artistic associate at The American Century Theatre in Washington, DC where he directed a highly acclaimed production of “The Emperor Jones” by Eugene O’Neill; “Porgy” by Dubois and Dorothy Heyward; and co-directed a major production of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” adapted from the play by George L. Aiken. His professional theatrical experience includes work at New Lafayette Theatre in New York City; The Dashiki Theater and Free Southern Theater in New Orleans; Black Fire Company; and Town and Gown Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama prior to moving to Washington, DC.
In Birmingham he directed major productions of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf"; "The Blacks: A Clown Show"; and "A Son Come Home", which won him directorial recognition at the Southeastern Theatre Conference Theater competition.
As Founding Producing Artistic Director of American Theatre Project in Washington, DC he produced and directed notable works including; "Jonin’"; "The Contract"; "Virgins"; "Don't Come If You Can't Be Uncomfortable"; "Out of the Whirlwind”; and “A Night With Jackie ‘MOMS’ Mabley”. The latter two plays won the League of Washington Theaters’ Helen Hayes Award nominations in the Charles MacArthur New Play Category. He and ATP have co-produced with Arena Stage; Source Theatre Company and The Georgetown Theatre Company; The Serenity Players of Washington, and The African Continuum Theatre Coalition.
As a freelance director and as a director-in-residence, he has worked for the Takoma Players of Washington, DC; Source Theater Company's Washington Theater Festival; instructor and director at Charles County Community College (“You Can’t Take It With You”) in La Plata, MD; and Artistic Director for Everyday Theater Youth Ensemble. His major offerings include: "Bumps"; "Norman Is That You?”; "Trouble In Mind"; “Reunion in Bartersville” and "Get To Tomorrow". Off-off Broadway, he co-directed "Our Young Black Men Are Dying and Nobody Seems To Care”, at the Master Theater, which also toured nationally. He also directed a youth musical production, “It Won’t Happen To Me”, produced by Sasha Bruce Youth Works",(Washngton, DC) which is currently touring. He serves as advisory board member and resident director for Jah Kente, International where he adapted and directed “Redemption Ritual: Inviting the Ancestors to Be Present”, an anthology of poems from the Harlem Renaissance, which is also currently touring.
He has produced and directed for Alabama Public Television, manages his own production company (American Theatre Project, Inc.); and serves as a producer/director for International Exchange Network, Inc; and Net Worth, Inc., both in Seat Pleasant, Maryland.
As an actor he has worked in DC with The Alliance Theatre, Source Theatre Company, Studio Theatre and the Takoma Players of Washington, DC.
Ed is an Associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and a member of Screen Actors' Guild. He has served on the Board of Directors of the African Continuum Theatre Coalition (ACT-Co) in Washington, DC, on the Executive Board of the League of Washington Theatres, and on the Board of Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Ed currently resides in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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