returns to Carnival after a two‑year hiatus, during which he has been actively involved as an assistant director and technician in the film industry. Carnival's technical director for the 1997‑98 season, he played The Old Actor in The Fantasticks (T.E.A.M. Award) and partnered with Wendy Cinquanta to coproduce All My Sons, Only You, A Shayna Maidel and Veronica's Room, for which the pair also co‑designed sound, winning the 1998 T.E.A.M. Award for A Shayna Maidel. On other stages, John has played Applegate in Damn Yankees, Schrank in West Side Story, and Mike in A Lie of the Mind, among others. "Peace in our time."