DEVON HAWKES LUDLOW-

Actor, dancer, puppeteer, singer, martial artist, writer, and antagonist for hire Devon Hawkes Ludlow hails from Santa Fe, NM. He attended Bard College, earning BA’s in Theatre and History.  He has trained with the Upright Citizens Brigade, Master Puppeteer Tim Giugni, and the SITI Theatre company.  Before moving to NYC he toured with the original new vaudeville/puppet show Waiting for a Train, winning awards in many far away countries.  Recent credits include Mountain Hotel as part of the Vaclav Havel festival in New York, and original works such as Nat Turner’s Jerusalem, Hoichi the Earless, Fallout Follies (a one-man silent clown show), Bizarre Science Fantasy, and, of course, several episodes with Jollyship the Whizbang.  He is the founder and co-director of the New York Clown Theatre Festival, which is now going into it's third year. He is also a member of the infamous pyrate puppet rock opera troupe Jollyship the Whizbang. Devon loves  you for your commitment to reading his bio.

Selected Performace Experience

-Theatre-

-Film and Television-

-Radio and Voice Over-

-Dance and Dance Theatre-

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Bard College, Annandale, NY, graduated May ‘99, BA in Theatre, minor US History
• Suzuki/ Viewpointing training with SITI Company, 3 years. 
• Extensive training in Grotowski, Shakespearian, and Babilla theatre techniques.
• Puppetry Training in hand/ rod, large scale, found object, and Bunraku, 2 years.
• Voice Training  with Breck Allen and Stephanie Johnstone, 1 year.
• Improv Training with the Upright Citizens’ Brigade.
• Commedia, New Vaudeville, Mask technique, Mime, and Physical Comedy for two years with Tim Giugni (of the Dell’Arte School), and Il Teatro Calamari
• Dance training includes Modern, Ballet, Afro/Cuban, and Flamenco , 3 years.
• Martial Arts training in Tai Kung Fu, 8 years.
• Additional training in tumbling and stunt work

OTHER SKILLS and AWARDS

• Bilingual in Spanish
• Author of several short plays, films, and stories
• Winner, best actor: Sophia International Puppet Theatre Festival and the Portland Theatre Festival
• Co-founder and Associate Director of the New York International Clown Theatre Festival at the Brick Theatre

Fun Facts

• Walked from Portland, OR, to Corvalis, OR. I was aiming to make it all the way to San Francisco, but my right foot froze after the achilles tendon was locked in place by oversized callouses
• Successfully walked from Burgos in Castille y Leon, to San Santiago de Compostella in Galicia, Spain. Would love to go back and start the Camino de Santiago in France
• Walked from Santa Fe, NM, to Chimayo, NM with my good friend Joaquin who was a musician but got a lucky break and is now in law school and will someday be president.
• Named myself
• Don't snore, but I dance in my sleep sometimes
• Have mixed feelings about most things
• Able to eat ten saltines in less than a minute
• Own a painting by Gary Myers

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