John Blaylock

A graduate of Chapman University, John taught creative writing at Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA), as well as writing and directing for local community theatres around Orange County. Now living in New York, John comes back to Orange County from time to time to teach or direct in the area. Directing credits include Honk, A Christmas Show, Anything Goes, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wizard of Oz, Grease, Annie Get Your Gun, and A Christmas Show, for which he also wrote the book and music. Other writing credits include a one act children’s musical called The Adventures of the Big Bad Wolf, the theme song for the America’s Kids patriotic video, the lyrics and music for a kids show called The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and the music to a USC short student film called Women: The Musical. He was last seen performing in Joseph and the Technicolored Dream Coat as “Levi.” Other roles include “Captain Hook” in Peter Pan, “Albert” in Bye Bye Birdie, “The Tin Man” in The Wizard of Oz, “Paul” in Carnival, “Baily” in Barnum, and “Lewis” in Pippin. John also performed with Sesame Street Live’s Elmo’s Coloring Book as their live character, Professor Art. This show toured the United States for ten months, playing cities like Sacramento, San Antonio, and New York. John would like to thank his wonderful family for their constant love and support.