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4 unusual facts about Jack Canfora


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Jack Canfora, American playwright, actor, musician and teacher

Jack Canfora

Curtainup.com wrote "Canfora, who skillfully embraces both acting and writing, may not leave any of the characters unscarred or unscathed, but we are certainly kept alert and empathetic to their quandaries." "The Newark Star-Ledger called the play "funny and fascinating," adding that "Canfora has wonderfully incisive wit". The Newark Star Ledger nominated "Place Setting" for "Best Play" for 2007-2008 along with plays by Edward Albee, Theresa Rebeck, and Elaine May.

The play was also named to the Orlando Shakespeare Festival's prestigious "Playfest" reading series in April, 2011.

After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth as well appearing in the title roles in The Toyer, Hamlet, and in a 1995 production of "Variations on the Death of Trotsky".



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