VERSATILITY IS JOHN'S BRAND
Meet John Alban Coughlan
John is the winner of the Kevin Kline Award, the Genesius Award and Edward Albee’s Last Frontier Playwright Conference’s Panelists Choice Award. He wears many creative hats including playwright, screenwriter and Founding Director of three NYC production companies; IncoacT (In The Company Of Actors), C&H Works and Char-Len, A Cottage Industry. His short film, Dollars and Sense was the recipient of the Culver City Grand Prize for the Best Narrative Short of 2020. John Alban Coughlan cherishes the freedom of expression he was provided with while growing up in a small suburb outside of Boston. The support he received from his family and friends was his greatest means of honing the many colors of his craft. At the age of seventeen, John was cast as Claire in a production of Jean Genet’s The Maids. His transcendental love of theatre stems from this seminal moment in his life. The success that came with performing the play in and outside of Boston in itself provides a colorful volume of experiential anecdotes.
Audiobooks include How To Speak Southern for Bantam Talking Books and I Am A Man As I Should Be for Audible. His plays include The Side Show Soul, Timberlake, American Pulp and Of Lives And Leaves.
John directed Life Reflecting for Stella Productions in the summer of 2020. The film has received two Awards of Merit at La Jolla’s Best Shorts Festival, Honorable Mention at The New York Women in Film and TV Festival (NYWFT),and The Bronze Award at The Spotlight Short Film Festival.
John gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary guidance he received from two exceptional theatre teachers; Mr. Kevin Kynock and Ms. Maxine Klein. Other teachers include Joseph Chaikin, Edward Albee, Lloyd Richards, Ed Bullins, Arnold Wesker, William Young and Gabrielle Roth. Currently, John is Director of Char-Len; A Cottage Industry, a process oriented production company.
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CONTACT
(718)930-3268
www.johnalbancoughlan.com
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PHYSICAL DETAILS
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 165 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Salt And Pepper
EDUCATION | TRAINING
Edward Albee, Lloyd Richards, Maxine Kline,
William Young, John Wilson, Marcel Marceau,
Joe Gifford, Gabrielle Roth, Joseph Chaikin,
William Lacey, Daisette McKelvie
ACCOLADES
Kevin Kline Award Winner
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Underling | The Drowsy Chaperone
Stages St. Louis
Edward Albee’s National Playwrights Conference Panelist Choice Award
The Side Show Soul
Grand Prize | Best Narrative Short Film
Culver City Film Festival
Dollars And Sense
JOHN ALBAN COUGHLAN
About John
John Alban Coughlan stands as a distinguished figure in the world of theater and film, celebrated for his compelling storytelling. A recipient of the the Kevin Kline Award, the Genesius Award, and the Edward Albee’s Last Frontier Playwright Conference’s Panelists Choice Award, and The Culver City Film Festival’s Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short for his film, Dollars And Sense. John’s work continues to captivate audiences and critics alike.
His acclaimed plays, including The Side Show Soul, Timberlake, American Pulp, and Of Lives And Leaves, showcase his unique voice and deep understanding of human narratives. In 2020, John expanded his artistic repertoire by directing Life Reflecting for Stella Productions. The film garnered significant recognition, earning two Awards of Merit at La Jolla’s Best Shorts Festival, an Honorable Mention at The New York Women in Film and TV Festival (NYWFT), and The Bronze Award at The Spotlight Short Film Festival.
Beyond his achievements in theater and film, John is currently the Creative Director of Char-Len; A Cottage Industry, where he continues to innovate and inspire.
Visit John at www.johnalbancoughlan.com
THEATRE
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | COGSORTH
BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR | ROBERT JESS ROTH, DIRECTOR
PALM BEACH, THE SCREWBALL MUSICAL | BIXBY
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE | DES MCANUFF, DIRECTOR
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE | UNDERLING
STAGES ST. LOUIS | MICHAEL HAMILTON, DIRECTOR
CLONED | DR. MARSHALL
NYMF AT SIGNATURE THEATRE | TOM WOJTUNIK, DIRECTOR
CABARET | HERR SHULTZ
STAGES ST. LOUIS | MICHAEL HAMILTON, DIRECTOR
CABARET | HERR SHULTZ
ARKANSAS REP | BRAD MOOY, DIRECTOR
GOODNIGHT DESDEMONA, GOOD MORNING JULIET | OTHELLO, PROF. NIGHT
N.J. SHAKESPEARE, JULIETTE CARILLO, DIRECTOR
BRECHT AT H.U.A.C. | BAUMGARTEN
HERE | JASON LEOWITH, DIRECTOR
THE FOREIGNER | FROGGY
NEW LONDON BARN | SHARON KALLER, DIRECTOR
DEATH OF A SALESMAN | STANLEY
SHARON PLAYHOUSE | STEVE ZUCKERMAN, DIRECTOR
HOLIDAY | SETON CRAM
SHARON PLAYHOUSE | WILLIAM LUDEL, DIRECTOR
KENNEDY’S CHILDREN | SPARGER
COLLECTIVE ARTISTS THEATRE | ROBERT PATRICK, DIRECTOR
MARIE AND BRUCE | BRUCE
INCOACT | CHUCK BLASIUS, DIRECTOR
BOSOMS AND NEGLECT | SCOOPER
INCOACT | CHUCK BLASIUS, DIRECTOR
THE MAIDS | CLAIRE
BRATTLE STREET THEATRE | KEVIN KYNOCK, DIRECTOR
FIRST IN FLIGHT | MILTON WRIGHT
THEATREWORKS | WILL POMERANTZ, DIRECTOR
CHEKHOV IN YALTA | ANTON CHEKHOV
SYNCHRONICITY SPACE | BRUCE KATZMAN, DIRECTOR
VISUAL | AUDIO
THE UNSYMMETRICAL | REX TIMBERLAKE, MILTON RANDOLPH
AUDIBLE | JOHN ALBAN COUGHLAN, DIRECTOR
HOW TO SPEAK SOUTHERN | PROFESSOR
BANTAM TALKING BOOKS
DOLLARS AND SENSE | PAPA
CHAR-LEN, PRODUCER | NICK BRADSHAW, DIRECTOR
BIRD IN HAND | DAD
WILLIAM SELF PRODUCTIONS | JANET MCINTYRE, DIRECTOR
THROUGH THE WIDE GATE | REV. GARY
PATRICK CLEMENT, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
ACTOR REEL
DOLLARS AND SENSE Excerpt