James FitzGerald

James FitzGerald is an Actor, Teacher and Coach, specializing in Shakespeare and Classical Theatre. Credits: For PICT Classical Theatre: Shylock (Merchant of Venice), Didi, (Waiting for Godot), Him, (Woman and Scarecrow), Wemmick (Great Expectations), Dinzie, (Sharon’s Grave) Thomaseen Sean Rua (Sharon's Grave), Fagin, (Oliver Twist), as well as 18 other productions. Other Pittsburgh credits: Watson, (Hound of the Baskervilles -Kinetic Theater), Charles Ives in Charles Ives Take Me Home (City Theatre), End of the Affair, All the Names (Quantum Theatre), 1776, Royal Family, Born Yesterday, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Our Town (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Candide (Pittsburgh Opera Theatre), Heads (Pittsburgh Playhouse). Chicago credits: Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theater, Chicago’s Second City, ETC., The Royal George, Apple Tree, among other Chicago venues including sixteen seasons with Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Regional credits: Cape May Stage, Milwaukee Rep, the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. Off Broadway: Rose Rage, directed by Edward Hall.
Awards: Recipient of two Joseph Jefferson Awards (Best Supporting Actor), a Jeff Citation (Best Actor), and an OE Award Nomination (Best Supporting Actor). James is a company member of PICT and Featured Artist in 2014. He was also named Performer of the Year 2016 by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.