Joe John Battista

Joe Battista
Joe Battista, (Director/Producer/Actor/Photographer/Graphic Artist/Videographer) Artistic Director of the Historic 13th Street Repertory Theater and a member of Actor’s Equity, and the Dramatist Guild. Graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts who studied with William Hickey, Stephen Strimpbell, Uta Hagen, Eve Collier, Hugh Whitfield, Jack Melanos, Paul J. Curtis and Gates Mcfadden. At the age of 21 he was hired as a Director at the Bucks County Playhouse but soon realized that New York theater was his first love and soon was directing experimental theater off-Broadway. Joe also is a professional photographer and has worked for the Ford, Elite, Zoli, Wilhelmina and Legends agencies. He just finished a film “Black Magic” an Onur Tukel film shot in NYC. Joe has been involved in over 100 plays and musicals and was lead guitarist for the bands, Razor Engine and Electric Landlady, also appeared and played blues in “Lone Star” starring Matt De Rogotis. In July, Joe will be directing an original play “Before We’re Gone”, written by Jerry Small, produced by Bahr Productions, a film production company from Los Angeles, California. Production Consultant/Graphics Designer for “Dress of Fire” with Austen Pendleton and Angelica Page. May3-4, Joe is directing an experimental project “Uno Momento”, and also has directed for Emmy Award winning Seth Freeman, all this and more to come at The Historic 13th Street Repertory Company. Favorite Quote: “Neurotics build castles in the sky, Psychotics live in them”.