Red Velvet

DION JOHNSTONE (Ira Aldridge) returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where he appeared as Helicanus in Pericles and Marc Antony in Julius Caesar. Other theater credits include: Coriolanus in Coriolanus (Red Bull Theater, Off Broadway); Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare Theatre Company); nine seasons with the Stratford Festival, with roles including: Othello in Othello, Aaron in Titus Andronicus, Caliban in The Tempest (opposite Christopher Plummer as Prospero), and Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird. Mr. Johnstone originated the role of Boromir in the world premiere of the musical The Lord of the Rings (Mirvish Productions). Film credits include: Underground Railroad: The William Still Story (PBS) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Television credits include: Ties That Bind (UPtv), Stargate SG-1 (Showtime), and Flashpoint (CTV). Mr. Johnstone received a BFA in acting from the University of Alberta and is a graduate of Stratford’s Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre. www.dionjohnstone.com.

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