JUSTIN HUNT
Justin Hunt is a creative professional located in Memphis, Tennessee, with fifteen years experience as a designer, creative director, and art director. Prior to roles in marketing, he earned a BFA in Theatre from the University of Tennessee at Martin and performed in dozens of productions across stages in both amateur and professional theatres. Hunt mentored under Ken Zimmerman (Ostrander’s Eugart Yerian Award for Lifetime Achievement and acclaimed director and performer at Playhouse on the Square and Theatre Memphis), and he directed several productions at Vanguard Theatre under Zimmerman’s advisement. Hunt also has film and commercial credits as an actor including the American Country Music Awards, Chevrolet, Sammies, Nashville, and Abduction.
THEATRE acting
See How They Run - Sergeant Towers (supporting) - Vanguard Theatre, Dir. Ken Zimmerman
Rashomon - Wigmaker (lead) - Vanguard Theatre, Dir. Ken Zimmerman
Seussical: The Musical - The Cat in the Hat (lead) - Masquerade Theatre, Dir. Melanie Hollis
The Learned Ladies - Trissotin (lead) - Vanguard Theatre, Dir. Ken Zimmerman
Fuddy Meers - Kenny (supporting) - Vanguard Theatre, Dir. Ken Zimmerman
The Curious Savage - Jeffrey (supporting) - Vanguard Theatre, Dir. Ken Zimmerman
Tennessee Williams One Act - Officer (supporting) - Twilight Cabaret, Dir. Charles Edward Hall
Spoon River Anthology - various characters (lead) - Vanguard Theatre, Dir. Ken Zimmerman
A Christmas Carol - Bob Cratchit (supporting) - UTM Showcase, Dir. Ashley Strader
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Bottom (supporting) - Greenville Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Rosh Raines
Kiss Me, Kate! - Man II - BCCS Arts Center, Dir. Sue Frey
The Curious Savage - Samuel - BCCS Arts Center, Dir. Sarah Carlton
The Stinky Cheese Man - The Stinky Cheese Man - Penn State Showcase, Dir. Stacey Vesolich
All the World’s a Stage - various characters (lead) - Pittsburgh Public Theatre Showcase, Dir. Rosh Raines
THEATRE directing
No Time for Sergeants - Vanguard Theatre, UTM Showcase
Sure Thing - Vanguard Theatre, Directing Capstone
Lone Star (one act) - Vanguard Theatre, UTM Showcase
Batman: the Musical - BCCS, student director
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged - BCCS, student director