John F. McDonald, Jr. has proven himself as a creative and effective
leader and manager in every venture in which he has participated.
Mr. McDonald founded the Quincy Community
Theatre in 1983,
and served as its President. He was the Executive Producer
and Director of many critically acclaimed events including
three yearly major musical productions, a special celebrity
concert series and a children’s theatre series. Recent
productions have included, An Evening
with Jennifer Holiday,
Robbie O’Connell and the Clancy Brothers and a local
television celebrity production of Love
Letters.
Mr. McDonald has also produced events in conjunction with the City
of Quincy, Massachusetts at the Quincy Promenade and has served
as an officer on the annual Blues Festival
Committee. Through his
production company, JM Productions, Mr. McDonald was responsible
for organizing a series of weekday concerts for the Promenade that
included jazz, Dixieland, big band, Broadway and new age performances.
Mr. McDonald is the creator of The Quincy
Cultural Alliance, a
non-profit organization dedicated to building the City’s
first multi million dollar cultural community arts center.
Mr. McDonald also has a diverse background in various fields of
entertainment, event planning and modeling, including positions
as personal assistant to Click Model Management President Frances
Grill at Carnegie Hall New York as well as super model and actress
Isabella Rossellini and Academy award winning actresses Faye
Dunaway and Marisa Tomei. He has also assisted super personality Lauren
Bacall as well as actresses Julie
Harris, Parker Posey & author
Elaine May. Mr. McDonald has assisted actors Charles
Durning, Matthew
Broderick and Alan Arkin. Mr. McDonald has Broadway and off Broadway
credits.
Mr. McDonald has held many faculty and administration positions
in elementary, middle and high schools. Mr. McDonald has held various
positions in the theatre district of Boston, MA including but not
limited to usher, stage door person, phone operator, dresser, productions
assistant and assistant house manager at the Wilbur
Theatre, Schubert Theatre,
The Wang Center's Wang Theatre, Colonial
Theatre and The Opera
House in Boston, MA.
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