John Rone Explained

John Howard Rone
Birth Date:February 14, 1949
Birth Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation:Director, actor

John Howard Rone (February 14, 1949 – February 4, 2019)[1] was an American stage actor and director. A lifelong Memphian, Rone was a prominent member of the Memphis theatre community.[2]

Early life

Rone was born in the Memphis suburb of Germantown, Tennessee. There he attended Byars-Hall High School. Rone then earned his BA in theatre from Rhodes College and later his MA in theatre from the University of Memphis.

Career

Rone played multiple roles in the Memphis theatre community, but was best known for his directing. He made his community theatre directorial debut in 1983 with a production of Portrait in Black. Rone worked with multiple troupes and organizations over the course of his long career including Theatre Memphis, Playhouse on the Square, and Germantown Community Theater.[3] Rone was nominated for several Ostrander Awards for his work in various community theatre performances including Sense and Sensibility, Measure for Measure, and I Am a Camera. Rone received the Eugart Yerian Award for Lifetime Service to Memphis Theatre at the 31st Ostrander Awards in 2014.[4]

In addition to his theatre work, Rone returned to work at his alma mater Rhodes College, where he served as director of college events and of the Meeman Center for Life Long Learning.

Stage credits

Theatre Memphis

Playhouse on the Square

Germantown Community Theatre

New Moon Theatre Company

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sad news is hard to deliver.... Theatre Memphis. February 4, 2019. Facebook. https://web.archive.org/web/20190205064431/https://www.facebook.com/TheatreMemphis/photos/a.73588108869/10156122354168870/?type=3&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAuQrDr3JgmFD_tlGNTQW5ZrCWG-NRNvt5q5UqaAvGYq2AYdxK5AVSppI3QXp9VAtlx6_4_njHYiHZHjwK465zFeeCG7igZULSK4xngXsQswGMPmrB0OSbY6dbF7fFFGiHVWJkhFQ6IhnXaTpo2MZ2GuTgP3h8qQBOVpfpm-BqrRlsA6Aiwbf-UEKAHoVw5lt0MIPHlXJVyW5RIg7mDHyGoH2lJse1MEMTTiwVkO3V3bN8dFt_HGxpih8f7rxd31iYwzWChRQ-OQEYfaQxb0hz3lgeWhLYXg5zFUtrLdpEnvFeoijY3VBAqWy2Oeba_7D5TBcY_RGSyF5UIZQ&__tn__=-R. February 5, 2019. February 5, 2019.
  2. Web site: The world is a little less bright today.... Germantown Community Theater. February 4, 2019. Facebook. https://web.archive.org/web/20190205062455/https://www.facebook.com/germantowncommunitytheatre/photos/a.169797670995/10156962008725996/?type=3&theater. February 5, 2019. February 5, 2019.
  3. News: Rhodes College . John Rone '71 Honored for Lifetime Service to Memphis Theatre . February 5, 2019 . Rhodes College . August 24, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190205064742/https://news.rhodes.edu/stories/john-rone-71-honored-lifetime-service-memphis-theatre . February 5, 2019.
  4. News: Davis . Chris . The 2013–14 Ostrander Awards: Picks, Pans, and Who Got Robbed? . February 5, 2019 . Memphis Flyer . August 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160730171655/https://www.memphisflyer.com/TheaterBlog/archives/2014/08/22/the-2013-14-ostrander-awards-picks-pans-and-who-got-robbed-3728327 . July 30, 2016.
  5. Web site: Hadley . Hury . Landscapes of the Spirit: Recent work by Terrence McNally at Theatre Memphis, and a world premiere at the U of M. . Memphis Flyer . https://web.archive.org/web/20080908025748/https://www.memphisflyer.com/backissues/issue418/thea418.htm . September 8, 2008.
  6. Web site: Arts Memphis . A Christmas Carol . Arts Memphis . February 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190205172037/https://www.artsmemphis.org/default.aspx?p=160168&evtid=629494%3A12%2F16%2F2017 . February 5, 2019 . live .
  7. Web site: BWW News Desk . Timeless Courtroom Drama |expecting=Convenes}} on the Next Stage ]. Broadway World . February 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209033341/https://www.broadwayworld.com/memphis/article/Timeless-Courtroom-Drama-Convines-on-the-Next-Stage-20170831 . December 9, 2018 . August 31, 2017.
  8. News: Davis . Chris . Ostrander Award Nominees, 2017 – Community Division . Memphis Flyer . August 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181118063127/https://www.memphisflyer.com/TheaterBlog/archives/2017/08/03/ostrander-award-nominees-2017-community-division . November 18, 2018.
  9. Web site: Davis . Chris . Anything Goes . Memphis Flyer . February 5, 2019.
  10. Web site: Chatterbox Audio Theater . John Rone . Chatterbox Audio Theater . February 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114215413/http://www.chatterboxtheater.org/node/57 . November 14, 2016.
  11. Web site: Brown Paper Tickets . Lettice and Lovage . Brown Paper Tickets.