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Sept 1998 - Present: "Head of Sound" Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) Nov 2009 - Present: "Co-Producer" Eternal Rose Theatre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) Sept 1992 - Sept 1998: "First Sound Technician" Alberta Theatre Projects (Calgary, Alberta) Jan 2005 - Dec 2007: "Member At Large" I.A.T.S.E. Local 63 Bio. For John Bent Jr. As of Aug 29th 2010 John Bent Jr. (Sound Designer). This is John's Thirteenth season as "Head of Sound" for the Manitoba Theatre Centre Mainstage where he has designed "Steel Magnolias", "Educating Rita", "The Drowsy Chaperone", "Strong Poison", "The Boys in the Photograph", "Jitters", "Syringa Tree", "Shakespeare's Dog", "Fiddler on the Roof", "The Impirtance of Being Earnest", "Our Town", "Over The Tavern", "The Rocky Horror Show", "The Tempest", "The Clean House", "Guys and Dolls", "A Christmas Carol", "Crowns", "The Dresser", "Trying", "Tuesdays With Morrie", "My Fair Lady", "The Diary of Anne Frank", "Cookin' At The Cookery", "Richard III", Evita", "The Wave", "Camelot" and "King Lear". He has also designed "Wit" for the MTC Warehouse. John was the "First Sound Technician" for Alberta Theatre Projects where he spent 6 seasons. His designs there include: "The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In The Universe", "Keely And Du", "The Heart As It Lived", and "Grace" for which he received the 1998 Dr. Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Soundscape. |
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JBJ Editing Tape in the Alberta Theatre Projects Sound Studio December 1995 |
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| Other Sound Design credits include:"The Boys In The Photograph" for Mirvish Productions, "Shakespeare's Dog" for the NAC, "The Diary of Anne Frank" for The Saidye Bronfman Centre, "The Rocky Horror Show" and "Cooking at the Cookery" for Canstage. "Crowns" for Canstage and NAC, "The Clean House" for The Vancouver Playhouse "The Diary of Anne Frank" for Neptune Theatre, "Evita" for Theatre Calgary, "Guys And Dolls" and "Camelot"for Theatre Calgary and The Citadel. "Krapp's Last Tape" for The English Suitcase Theatre Company, "The History Of Manitoba From The Beginning Of Time To Present Day In Forty Five Minutes" for the MTC School Tour, "Lion in the Streets" for The Sage Theatre Co-Op (Awarded the 1999 Dr. Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Soundscape), "The Four Lives of Marie" for Theatre in Exile, "Spinstergirl: The Musical" and "Fall of the Pomegranate" for Spinstergirl Productions, "Some Assembly Required" for Northern Light Theatre, "Iron Mistress" for The Scarlet Trinity, and various productions for the University of Calgary.
John is a member of I.A.T.S.E Locals 63
JBJ in the Sound Booth at MTC Jan 2005 |
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JBJ as a Samurai for the opening of the movie "Heaven and Earth" Southern Jubilee Auditorium May 1991 |
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Detailed Production List
| The History Of Manitoba From The Beginning
Of Time To Present Day In Forty Five Minutes (River Barge Festival) |
Aug 2010 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| The Shadowy Waters | July 2010 | Eternal Rose Theatre | Actor "The Black Jester/Abric" |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2010 | MTC Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| Steel Magnolias | April 2010 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Educating Rita | March 2010 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Mother Courage | Feb 2010 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | Jan 2010 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| It's A Wonderful Life | Nov 2009 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Strong Poison | Oct 2009 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| The Boys In The Photograph | Sept 2009 | Mirvish Productions | Sound Designer |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2009 | MTC Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| The Boys in the Photograph | April 2009 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Doubt, A Parable | March 2009 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The Blonde, The Brunette, and the Vengeful Redhead | Feb 2009 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Jitters | Jan 2009 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Medea | Nov 2008 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Pride and Prejudice | Oct 2008 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2008 | MTC Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| The History Of Manitoba From The Beginning
Of Time To Present Day In Forty Five Minutes (Sixth Tour) |
May 2008 | MTC Warehouse | Sound Designer |
| Dreamgirls | April 2008 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Shakespeare's Dog | March 2008 | National Arts Centre (Ottawa) | Sound Designer |
| Syringa Tree | March 2008 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Shakespeare's Dog | Feb 2008 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Jan 2008 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest | Nov 2007 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Our Town | Oct 2007 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| The Diary Of Anne Frank | Oct 2007 | Saidye Bronfman Centre | Sound Designer |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2007 | MTC Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| Over The Tavern | April 2007 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| The Rocky Horror Show | April 2007 | Canstage Toronto | Sound Designer |
| The Constant Wife | March 2007 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Half Life | Feb 2007 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The Rocky Horror Show | Jan 2007 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Orpheus Descending | Nov 2006 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The Clean House | Oct 2006 | Vancouver Playhouse | Sound Designer |
| The Tempest | Oct 2006 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2006 | MTC Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| The History Of Manitoba From The Beginning
Of Time To Present Day In Forty Five Minutes (Fifth Tour) |
April 2006 | M.T.C. School Tour | Sound Designer |
| Driving Miss Daisy | April 2006 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Techncian |
| Guys And Dolls | April 2006 | Theatre Calgary | Sound Consultant |
| Crowns | March 2006 | National Arts Centre Ottawa | Sound Designer |
| The Clean House | March 2006 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Guys And Dolls | Feb 2006 | The Citadel Theatre | Sound Consultant |
| The Innocent Eye Test | Feb 2006 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Guys And Dolls | Jan 2006 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Crowns | Dec 2005 | Canstage Toronto | Sound Designer |
| A Christmas Carol | Dec 2005 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Crowns | Oct 2005 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2005 | M.T.C. Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| Tuesdays With Morrie | April 2005 | Saidye Bronfman Centre | Sound Consultant |
| Animal Farm | April 2005 | Manitoba Theatre for Young People | Sound Designer |
| The History Of Manitoba From The Beginning
Of Time To Present Day In Forty Five Minutes (Fourth Tour) |
April 2005 | M.T.C. School Tour | Sound Designer |
| The Dresser | March 2005 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Trying | Feb 2005 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Trying | Jan 2005 | MTC Regional Tour | Sound Designer |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Jan 2005 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The Night of The Iguana | Nov 2004 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Humble Boy | Oct 2004 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The Diary Of Anne Frank | Sept 2004 | Neptune Theatre | Sound Designer |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2004 | M.T.C. Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| Crimes Of The Heart | April 2004 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Techncian |
| The Winslow Boy | March 2004 | Manitoba Theatre Centre |
Sound Technician |
| Tuesdays With Morrie | March 2004 | MTC Regional Tour | Sound Designer |
| Tuesdays With Morrie | Feb 2004 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| My Fair Lady | Jan 2004 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Nov 2003 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Cookin' At The Cookery | Nov 2003 | Canstage Toronto | Sound Designer |
| Cookin' At The Cookery | Oct 2003 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2003 | M.T.C. Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| Richard III | April 2003 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Over The River And Through The Woods | March 2003 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The Philadelphia Story | Feb 2003 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Evita | Feb 2003 | Theatre Calgary | Sound Designer |
| Evita | Jan 2003 | Manitoba Thetare Centre | Sound Designer |
| Dracula | Nov 2002 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Proof | Oct 2002 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2002 | M.T.C. Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| The Rainmaker | April 2002 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The History Of Manitoba From The Beginning Of Time To Present Day In Forty Five Minutes (Third Tour) |
April 2002 | M.T.C. School Tour | Sound Designer |
| Stones In His Pocket | March 2002 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Vinci | Feb 2002 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Syncopation | Jan 2002 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| School For Wives | Nov 2001 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The Wave | Oct 2001 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | July 2001 | Son of Warehouse | Venue Technician |
| Larry's Party | April 2001 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Camelot | March 2001 | The Citadel Theatre (Edmonton) | Sound Designer |
| Camelot | Feb 2001 | Theatre Calgary | Sound Designer |
| Camelot | Jan 2001 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) | Nov 2000 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| To Kill A Mocking Bird | Oct 2000 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The History Of Manitoba From The Beginning Of Time To Present Day In Forty Five Minutes (Second Tour) |
Sept 2000 | M.T.C. School Tour | Sound Designer |
| Krapp's Last Tape | July 2000 | English Suitcase Theatre Co. | Sound Designer |
| The Overcoat | April 2000 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Wingfield Unbound | March 2000 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| The History Of Manitoba From The Beginning Of Time To Present Day In Forty Five Minutes (First Tour) |
Feb 2000 | M.T.C. School Tour | Sound Designer |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Feb 2000 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Two Pianos Four Hands | Jan 2000 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| King Lear | Nov 1999 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Designer |
| Art | Oct 1999 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Winnipeg Fringe Festival | June 1999 | M.T.C. Up The Alley | Venue Technician |
| Lady Be Good | May 1999 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Billy Bishop Goes to War | April 1999 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Blessings In Disguise | March 1999 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Proposals | Jan.. 1999 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Of Mice and Men | Nov. 1998 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Wit | Oct. 1998 | MTC Warehouse | Sound Designer |
| Cabaret | Oct. 1998 | Manitoba Theatre Centre | Sound Technician |
| Goodnight Desdamona (Good Morning Juliet) | Sept 1998 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Stone Angel | Sept 1998 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Oliver Twist | Sept 1998 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Lion in the Streets
1999 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Soundscape |
Sept 1998 | The Sage Theatre Co-op | Sound Designer |
| Mom's the Word | July 1998 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Assassins | May 1998 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Picasso at the Lapin Agile | March 1998 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Speak | Jan 1998 | ATP Playrites '98 | Sound Technician |
| Angilique | Jan 1998 | ATP Playrites '98 | Sound Engineer |
| A Guide To Mourning | Jan 1998 | ATP Playrites '98 | Sound Engineer |
| Grace
1998 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Soundscape |
Jan 1998 | ATP Playrites '98 | Sound Designer |
| Inspecting Carol | Dec 1997 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Still The Night | Oct. 1997 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| The Collected Works of Billy the Kid | Sept 1997 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave | July 1997 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| The Four Lives of Marie | July 1997 | Theatre In Exile | Sound Designer |
| Angels In America Part 2: Perestroika | May 1997 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| The Black Bonspiel of Willie Mac. | March 1997 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Engineer |
| Spinster Girl: The Musical | March 1997 | Spinster Girl Productions | Sound Designer |
| Possible Worlds | March 1997 | Upstart Crows | Sound Technician |
| Emphysema | Jan 1997 | ATP Playrites '97 | Sound Technician |
| Pancho Villa | Jan 1997 | ATP Playrites '97 | Sound Engineer |
| Tolstoy's Wife | Jan 1997 | ATP Playrites '97 | Sound Engineer |
| The Heart as It Lived | Jan 1997 | ATP Playrites '97 | Sound Designer |
| Some Assembly Required | Dec 1996 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Two Pianos Four Hands | Oct. 1996 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Consultant |
| Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches | Sept 1996 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Calgary International Children's Festival | May 1996 | Martha Cohen Theatre | Sound Technician |
| My Fair Lady | May 1996 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Two Weeks with The Queen | March 1996 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Blowing up toads | Jan 1996 | ATP Playrites '96 | Sound Technician |
| Otherwise Bob | Jan 1996 | ATP Playrites '96 | Sound Technician |
| Sitting on Paradise | Jan 1996 | ATP Playrites '96 | Sound Engineer |
| The Duchess | Jan 1996 | ATP Playrites '96 | Sound Engineer |
| Some Assembly Required | Dec 1995 | Northern Light Theatre | Sound Designer |
| Small Family Business | Oct. 1995 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Keely and Du | Sept 1995 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Designer |
| Fall of the Pomegranate | June 1995 | Spinster Girl Productions | Sound Designer |
| Lettuce and Lovage | May 1995 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Consultant |
| Miracle Mother | March 1995 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Crackpot | Jan 1995 | ATP Playrites '95 | Sound Technician |
| Mad Boy Chronicles | Jan 1995 | ATP Playrites '95 | Sound Technician |
| Illegal Entry | Jan 1995 | ATP Playrites '95 | Sound Engineer |
| Scary Stories | Jan 1995 | ATP Playrites '95 | Sound Engineer |
| El Grande de Coca Cola | Dec 1994 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Consultant |
| Odd Jobs | Oct. 1994 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline | July 1994 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Rhythm Addiction | June 1994 | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks | Sound Technician |
| Calgary International Children's Festival | May 1994 | Martha Cohen Theatre | Sound Technician |
| The Search for signs of Intelligent Life in The Universe | May 1994 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Designer |
| The Glorious 12th | March 1994 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Consultant |
| Outrageous | Jan 1994 | ATP Playrites '94 | Sound Technician |
| Some Assembly Required | Jan 1994 | ATP Playrites '94 | Sound Engineer |
| Who Look in Stove | Jan 1994 | ATP Playrites '94 | Sound Engineer |
| St. Francis of Hollywood | Jan 1994 | ATP Playrites '94 | Sound Engineer |
| Kawartha | Jan 1994 | ATP Playrites '94 | Sound Engineer |
| A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline | Dec 1993 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Consultant |
| Death and The Maiden | Oct. 1993 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Six Degrees of Separation | Sept 1993 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| No Small Feets | June 1993 | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks | Sound Technician |
| Calgary International Children's Festival | June 1993 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Man of the Moment | May 1993 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Lend Me A Tenor | March 1993 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Sensible Footwear | March 1993 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Record Engineer |
| All Fall Down | Jan 1993 | ATP Playrites '93 | Sound Technician |
| Hunter of Peace | Jan 1993 | ATP Playrites '93 | Sound Assistant |
| Tuck Tuck | Jan 1993 | ATP Playrites '93 | Sound Assistant |
| Johannesburg | Jan 1993 | ATP Playrites '93 | Sound Technician |
| Shirley Valentine | Dec 1992 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Sound Technician |
| Zastrozzi | Oct. 1992 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Intern |
| M. Butterfly | Sept 1992 | Alberta Theatre Projects | Intern |
| The Iron Mistress | July 1992 | The Scarlet Trinity | Sound Designer |
| The Birthday Party | May 1992 | University of Calgary | Sound Designer |
| I Am Yours | May 1992 | University of Calgary | Sound Designer |
| Richard the Third | March 1992 | University of Calgary | Actor "Tyrrel" |
| Cascando | Oct. 1991 | University of Calgary | Sound Designer |
| Endgame | Oct. 1991 | University of Calgary | Actor "Clov" |
| Marriage Blanc | April 1991 | University of Calgary | Sound Designer |
| Turandot | Feb.. 1991 | University of Calgary | Actor "Emperor" |
| Jacques and His Master | Nov. 1990 | University of Calgary | Sound Technician |
| Lazarus | Oct. 1990 | University of Calgary | Actor "Lazarus" |
| The Killing of Abel | Oct. 1990 | University of Calgary | Actor "Abel" |
| The First Shepherds Play | Oct. 1990 | University of Calgary | Actor "Shepherd" |
| The Government Inspector | March 1990 | University of Calgary | Actor "Dr. Gibner" |
| Two Gentleman of Verona | Dec 1989 | New Century Stage | Actor "Speed" |
| Caucasian Chalk Circle | Oct. 1989 | University of Calgary | Actor "The Singer" |
| The Castle | April 1989 | University of Calgary | Actor "Brian" |
| Utopia Parkway | March 1989 | University of Calgary | Actor "CIA Man" |
| Taming of the Shrew | Nov. 1988 | University of Calgary | Actor "Tailor" |
| Science And Madness | May 1988 | University of Calgary | Sound Technician |
| Rossum's Universal Robots | March 1988 | University of Calgary | Actor "Robot" |
| Playboy of the Western World | Oct. 1987 | University of Calgary | Actor "Peasant" |
| Antigone | May 1986 | Bishop Carroll High School | Actor "Sentry" |
| A Charlie Brown Christmas | Nov. 1984 | Bishop Carroll High School | Actor "Pig Pen" |
| Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | May 1984 | Bishop Carroll High School |