"I have had the privilege of working with Gene Ganssle in his capacity as an actor on numerous occasions, and I have always been impressed by his consummate professionalism, dedication to quality, hard work, dependability, and inspiration.
-Jared Sakren, Artistic Director, Southwest Shakespeare Company
A professional actor in the Phoenix market for over 18 years, Gene Ganssle is a diverse stage, voice and video talent. He is a member of Actor's Equity and is represented commercially by Dani's Agency. Click the masks at right for a short resume.
Not only experienced with pieces from Shakespeare (above) to movies and commercials to dinner theatre, Gene has also stage managed, worked lights, run sound, directed and produced live events (below). He's also taught student actors and future directors.
But his main love is theatre, where he's played over 60 onstage roles.
Gene portrayed Master Ford in SW Shakespeare's "Merry Wives" in March. Gene was nominated for another Arizoni Award for Actor's Theatre's "Pursuit of Happiness" and will return to "A Christmas Carol" for an eleventh year as Fred. He recently won his second AriZoni award for 4 well-praised supporting roles in Actor's Theatre's "Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow."
sides of the camera. He is an accomplished actor and musician who has transitioned well to the direction side of artistic production.
Each year we hold a patriotic choral concert where a United States Military Academy Cadet Choir joins civilian choirs with short video vignettes between sets. With no dress rehearsal available I have personally witnessed Gene Ganssle direct, with exceptional professionalism, a first class event for thousands of people."
Frank C. Schmuck, Chairman
Voices Take Flight
www.VTF.org
