

DIRECTING RESUME
RUFUS BONDS JR
323.893.2857 Height 6’0”
website:rufusbonds.com Eyes Brown
SCD Hair Brown
Zoom Production
Madness, the Clearing of Blue. Evan-Starling Davis Syracuse Stage, NY. 2021
Musicals
Once On This Island Flaherty & Ahrens 3-D Theatrical, CA 2017
The Wiz Charles Smalls RMTC, AL 2015
Tarzan David Henry Hwang 3-D Theatrical, CA 2015
Assistant Director
Into The Woods Stephen Sondheim 3-D Theatrical, CA 2014
Play Reading
The Sisters Of Rosewall High Rufus Bonds Jr Playwrights Horizon, NY 2010
University
Urinetown Holland/Kotis. Syracuse University 2021
Grand Night for Singing Rodgers and Hammerstein. Syracuse University. 2020
Lysistrata Ellen McLaughlin CalState Fullerton Univ., 2019
Children of Eden Steven Schwartz CalState Fullerton Univ., 2018 Shakespeare R&J Joe Calarco CalState Fullerton Univ., 2018 Enough-New Musical Kevin J. Watson Western University, MI 2012
EDUCATION
Mamma Mia Catherine Johnson Victoria Theater, OH 2018
Into The Woods Stephen Sondheim Victoria Theater, OH 2010
The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum Victoria Theater, OH 2009
TRAINING
Directing: Mark Ramont Calstate University Fullerton Fullerton, CA
Acting: Howard Fine Howard Fine Studios Los Angeles, CA
Vocal: David Adams University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
AWARDS
Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award/Barack Obama,
Drama Desk Nomination,
Ovation Award-winner,
NAACP Winner,
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society Member
LA Stage Scenie Award nomination Outstanding Director of a Musical, Tarzan 2015
Eugene O’Neill Semi-Finalist playwright for best new play, 2010

