Welcome to jkmusser.com: a web portfolio of J.K.'s work & awards, both academic & professional.
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The Brooklyn Academy of Music's Backstage Seminar - Behind the Scenes of the Bridge Project
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Received his B.A. in theatre from Alma College (Michigan), where he studied the Meisner technique as an approach to acting and stage directing (2001-2005). After graduating with honors, he moved south to Detroit to study film production and direction at the Motion Picture Institute (2005-06). After he had completed his thesis film, J.K. returned to Alma College to accept a teaching assistantship (2006-07). While working at Alma, he assistant directed The Hot L Baltimore, directed The Runner Stumbles, directed The Threepenny Opera, and played "Dr. Chebutykin" in Three Sisters. From 2007-2009, J.K. worked as a freelance actor and director in Chicago, where he co-produced/directed Still Life With Donkey, wrote, recorded and performed rock music, and received a "Best Supporting Actor" award for his performance as "Adam" in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuiness. From 2009-2011, J.K. lived in San Francisco, studying acting and directing at the Meisner Studio while producing and directing professional work. J.K. now resides in New York, a student in the M.F.A. directing program at Brooklyn College. He was recently given associate membership in the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (S.D.C.) and looks forward to directing a thesis production in 2012.
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RECENTLY DIRECTED:
The Dishwashers by Morris Panych (2009), All My Sons by Arthur Miller (2010), The Lion In Winter by James Goldman (2010), Mamet's Computer by Howard Meehan (2010), NOOB 2 by J.K. Musser (short film 2011), Tape by Stephen Belber (2011), and Life Is For Living by Glenroy Clarke (staged reading - 2011).
DIRECTING IN 2012:
J.K. is currently the assistant director of A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner, directed by SDC director Dave Dalton for the Whitman Stage at Brooklyn College; it opens Feb. 24th. Beginning March of 2012. J.K. will direct The Stonewater Rapture by Doug Wright, for a production that opens on May 10th. In the gap between those stage productions, J.K. will be director/cinematographer/editor of Sick Day, a short film he co-wrote with Nick Frangione for 4th Mirror Productions. Summer of 2012, J.K. will be director/cinematographer of a film version of Glenroy Clarke's play Life Is For Living.
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
J.K. owns and operates 1 DSLR and 2 Super 8mm cameras. The DSLR is the Canon t3i Rebel with four lenses: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 lens, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens, and Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 zoom lens. The Super 8mm cameras are also both Canons; the Zoom 518 & Zoom 8-3. All three cameras were acquired for use with 4th Mirror Productions 2012.
The Dishwashers by Morris Panych (2009), All My Sons by Arthur Miller (2010), The Lion In Winter by James Goldman (2010), Mamet's Computer by Howard Meehan (2010), NOOB 2 by J.K. Musser (short film 2011), Tape by Stephen Belber (2011), and Life Is For Living by Glenroy Clarke (staged reading - 2011).
DIRECTING IN 2012:
J.K. is currently the assistant director of A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner, directed by SDC director Dave Dalton for the Whitman Stage at Brooklyn College; it opens Feb. 24th. Beginning March of 2012. J.K. will direct The Stonewater Rapture by Doug Wright, for a production that opens on May 10th. In the gap between those stage productions, J.K. will be director/cinematographer/editor of Sick Day, a short film he co-wrote with Nick Frangione for 4th Mirror Productions. Summer of 2012, J.K. will be director/cinematographer of a film version of Glenroy Clarke's play Life Is For Living.
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
J.K. owns and operates 1 DSLR and 2 Super 8mm cameras. The DSLR is the Canon t3i Rebel with four lenses: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 lens, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens, and Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 zoom lens. The Super 8mm cameras are also both Canons; the Zoom 518 & Zoom 8-3. All three cameras were acquired for use with 4th Mirror Productions 2012.
IN 2011:
January-March 2011: 2nd A.D. & "Jon" in Roxie, a feature film written & directed by Nick Frangione. Nick's company: Sacred Harp Films (San Francisco)
 J.K. (A.D.) N. Frangione (Director) M. Locke (camera) |  J.K. Musser ("JON") David Usner ("DAVE")  J. Pincosy (Lighting Design) |
April 2011: Co-Producer / Director / Designer of Stephen Belber's stage play: Tape, (San Francisco)
 Review Tape at www.4thmirror.com
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August 2011: Writer / Director of NOOB 2, a short independent video project. J.K also played "Hal" and is currently doing video editing. It will be the second release from 4th Mirror Productions (San Francisco)
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October 2011: Directed a scene from Brilliant Traces by Cindy Lou Johnson @ Brooklyn College
December 2011: Directed a scene from Home Free by Lanford Wilson @ Brooklyn College.
December 2011: Directed a scene from Home Free by Lanford Wilson @ Brooklyn College.
December 2011:
J.K. stage managed Reasons To Be Pretty by Neil Labute, Directed by Adrian Wattenmaker. "RTBP" was Adrian (the director's) thesis project at Brooklyn College; it opened on December the 8th. Featuring: Django Palty as "Greg" Ana Bell as "Steph" Emmanuel Elpenord as "Kent" Eunjung Lee as "Carly" Asst. Stage Mgrs: Emily Goforth & Walter Petryk | 
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DESIGN WORK
Tape by Stephen Belber (Dark Room Theatre - San Francisco - 2011)
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The Dishwashers by Morris Panych (The Meisner Studio - San Francisco - 2009)
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Dancing At Lughnasa by Brian Friel
1/4" Model - Brooklyn College (2011) 
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The Madman and the Nun
by Stanislaw Witkiewicz 1/4" Model - Brooklyn College (2011) 
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A Visual Response To My Trip To Storm King
1/8" Model - Brooklyn College (2011) 
| The Foreigner By Larry Shue
1/4" Model - Brooklyn College (2011) 
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A Visual Response To My Trip To MOMA
1/8" Model - Brooklyn College (2011) 
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San Francisco, CA (2009-11)
Chicago, IL (2007-09)
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