Nathanael Johnson
NATHANAEL JOHNSON is a director, actor, educator, and former theatre administrator. He has directed for the Texas Shakespeare Festival, Zeitgeist International Festival, Frontera Fringe Festival (“Best of Week” award winner), Hollywood Fringe Festival, and the Dramatist’s Lab. As a theatre administrator, he served as artistic director of Performance Riverside where he oversaw the artistic and fiscal operations of a nationally recognized, musical theatre company. As an actor, he has appeared on the television shows The O.C., Veronica Mars, Numb3rs, and Medium and has likewise performed at regional theatres across the nation – most notably the Yale Repertory Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, and South Coast Repertory. As an educator, he currently serves as assistant professor of practice in directing and acting at Northern Arizona University. Other teaching credits include serving on the faculty of Riverside City College, Fullerton College, AMDA College of the Performing Arts, and St. Edward’s University as well as guest artist residencies at the Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF), PCPA Conservatory, Willamette University, and Lamar University. He received his M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama, his B.F.A. (summa cum laude) from the University of Evansville, and is an RYT-200 (Registered Yoga Teacher) through the Yoga Alliance. He is a member of the National Alliance of Acting Teachers, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA). He also volunteers for the Coconino County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue unit.
