James Venhaus

James Venhaus is a playwright, actor, director and educator. His plays include the award-winning one-act The Temple of Dionysus; 10-minute plays The First Christmas, Santa’s Little Helper, Amy’s Last Shift and Kringle-phobia; full-length plays The Happy Couple and Weird Sisters; and plays for young audiences Romeo and Juliet at Verona High and The Top Hand of Lone Tree Ranch. His work has been performed off-off Broadway at 13th Street Repertory Company and in theatres across the country, including Ground Zero Theater Company, Audacity Productions, and Junior Players (Dallas); SUNY Brockport (New York); Killing My Lobster (San Francisco); and Loyola University (New Orleans). Mr. Venhaus holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from Southwestern University and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Austin College. He lives in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife and daughters.