Bonnie and John Ryerson - Directors of THE PIED PIPER YOUTH THEATER

BONNIE RYERSON has had a rich and varied career as an actor/director. Passionate about theater from a young age, as a teenager she spent her summers working with writer/director Isreal Horovitz at The Glouchester Stage Comapny as an actor and stage manager. She went on to attend The Boston Conservatory of Music as a drama major where she received her BFA.
As a professional, Bonnie has worked at the Blackburn Equity Theater, The Lyric Stage, Worchester Foothills Theatre and The Dover Repetory Company. She toured a one-woman show, "Staying on Track", for the National Cancer Society. She is a veteran of two national tours with the Hampstead Players. Her New York credits include, "Vital Signs" at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, "Montevideo" at The Harold Clurman, and "Perfect Crime" at The Duffy Theatre. A a commercial actor she has many national TV/Radio spots to her credit, Frienddly Ice Cream, Parade of Shoes, Ballyy's Total Fitness among them. As a teacher, Bonnie has worked at the Worchester Children's Theatre, Sprouts Outreach, The American Dance and Drama School and the Performing Arts High School in NYC.

JOHN RYERSON studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The Lee Strausberg Studio and The Actor's Studio in NY and LA. He's been a resident actor at the Arena Stage, Washington, D.C., The Bucks County Playhouse, andThe Bristol Valley Playhouse. A writer and musician as well, John's plays for young auddiences include, "Tech-night" the Day of the Big Show", "The Magic Hat" and adaptations of classic children's stories, "Jack and the beanstalk", "Rumplestilskin" and "A Christmas Carol". His musical, "Piper's Song", originally showcased at the Gene Frankel Theatre, NYC.
John teaches piano and trumpet at the Mount Kisco School of Music.