Ryan Case
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Ryan Case was born September 12, 1990, in Des Moines, Iowa. At the age of 4 Ryan first attended school as one of the youngest kids in his class. He went on to earn top honors in his elementary school at the age of 9. He continued his educatin at Meredith Middle school followed by Hoover High School.
musician and his mother a singer. His acting training includes the Lexington Shakespeare Apprenticeship Program, where he worked with Natasha Williams, Edmund Desiato, Janet Scott and Joe Gatton, as well as study at Kentucky Wesleyan College
. He has musical skill on a varied number of instruments, including piano, acoustic guitar, violin, dulcimer, mandolin, and banjo.
-area actors committed to producing quality theater. He also served as a Managing Director of Leeds Center for the Arts in Winchester, Kentucky
during 2006. Ryan currently works with Lexington
's The Balagula Theatre Company, a collective of theatre professionals and community activists, where he serves as artistic director.
2007, Case is starring in the world premiere of a new theatrical play entitled Walden
: The Ballad of Thoreau
. Written by Michael Johnathon, the piece is airing on over 500 radio stations and tells the story of the final two days Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond
.
Background
Ryan comes from a performing tradition: His father was a big bandBig band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
musician and his mother a singer. His acting training includes the Lexington Shakespeare Apprenticeship Program, where he worked with Natasha Williams, Edmund Desiato, Janet Scott and Joe Gatton, as well as study at Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, a city on the Ohio River. KWC is just 40 minutes east of Evansville, Indiana, 2 hours north of Nashville, Tennessee, 2 hours west of Louisville, Kentucky, and 4 hours east of St. Louis, Missouri...
. He has musical skill on a varied number of instruments, including piano, acoustic guitar, violin, dulcimer, mandolin, and banjo.
Middle School
Ryan excelled in academics early in his middle school career as he quickly was put in advanced mathematics classes. He also was involved in the schools football team.Other Theatrical Work
Ryan has worked with The New Performance Group, a select troupe of professionally trained Lexington, KentuckyLexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
-area actors committed to producing quality theater. He also served as a Managing Director of Leeds Center for the Arts in Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
during 2006. Ryan currently works with Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
's The Balagula Theatre Company, a collective of theatre professionals and community activists, where he serves as artistic director.
Radio
He made is radio debut on WUKY in the play English Made Simple and later returned to play roles in the presentation of Dr. Fritz, or; The Forces of Light. In celebration of Earth DayEarth Day
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the...
2007, Case is starring in the world premiere of a new theatrical play entitled Walden
Walden Pond
Walden Pond is a 31-metre-deep lake in Massachusetts . It is in area and around, located in Concord, Massachusetts, in the United States...
: The Ballad of Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist...
. Written by Michael Johnathon, the piece is airing on over 500 radio stations and tells the story of the final two days Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond
Walden Pond
Walden Pond is a 31-metre-deep lake in Massachusetts . It is in area and around, located in Concord, Massachusetts, in the United States...
.
Television
He is the lead actor in True Self, a television miniseries, produced by the independent production company FILMdyne LLC. It is scheduled to air during 2007.Awards
- 2005 - National Society of Arts and Letters; Associate Member Award
- 2005 - National Society of Arts and Letters Career Awards; Comedy Competition, First Prize Winner
- 2003 - Raymond A. Smith Excellence In Theatre Award ("Smitty"); Best Leading Actor, Bat Boy: The MusicalBat Boy: The MusicalBat Boy: The Musical is a musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, based on a June 23, 1992 Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat, dubbed "Bat Boy", found living in a cave....
- 2000 - Raymond A. Smith Excellence In Theatre Award ("Smitty"); Best Leading Actor, The Cripple Of Inishmaan