JT Buck

Title: Former DTAA Graduate Assistant

Biography

JT Buck holds a BA in theatre and a music minor from The University of Akron. He has taught musical theatre as an adjunct lecturer since 2006.  He studied directing at The University of Houston under Pulitzer and Tony winners Lanford Wilson (5th of July, Tally's Folley) and Stuart Ostrow (Pippin, 1776, M. Butterfly). He interned for the 2005 Tony Awards.  His musical ‘The Gospel According to Tammy Faye’ received an industry reading/workshop at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2007, has been produced in Ohio, Texas and Oregon. He served as Arts Director for First Grace UCC in Akron for 6 years and currently leads music at New Vision UCC in Canton.  Recent area productions as director or music director include 'My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding'', 'Ring of Fire',and 'Bach to Bacharach and David' at Actor’s Summit and 'The Importance of Being Earnest' for Medina Showbiz.  Buck is interested in exploring the process of making art as a means of building relationships among organizations, businesses and individuals outside the arts sector.