Actor · Voice Artist · Director · Writer
Chris
Ginesi
An American theatre-maker in Glasgow, working across performance, authorship and the rooms that make ambitious work possible.
Sonoma · San Francisco · Los Angeles · New York · London · Glasgow
01 / Through-line
Rigorous craft.
Live-wire work.
More than two decades spent making work from nearly every position in the room. The through-line is ensemble: how people build the conditions for something truthful to occur.
02 / Practice
Five ways into the work.
Acting
Stage and screen credits, performance profile and current materials.
02Voice
Commercial, film, ADR and character work from an American voice in Glasgow.
03Directing
Fifteen productions and eleven years building an artist-led company.
04Writing
Award-winning shorts, devised theatre and original pilots.
05Teaching
Practice-led facilitation grounded in attention, action and ensemble.
03 / Acting
Contained urgency.
Dry intelligence.
A grounded American presence across film and theatre.
Full acting profileRecent screen
American SweatshopRichard Kusser
The CutRingside Announcer / Commentator
Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireFirefighter (1904)
Selected stage
The FlickSam
What the Constitution Means to MeDanny (understudy)
Death of a SalesmanBiff
“Ginesi is a standout.”
San Francisco Chronicle · The Flick
04 / Company-building
Narrow Way
Stage Company
Founder, Artistic Director, Executive Director and Board President.
Over eleven years, Chris produced more than forty plays and theatrical events across Sonoma County, directed fifteen productions, developed emerging artists and helped lead the merger that formed Sonoma Arts Live.
05 / Teaching
The room
is the work.
Practice-led teaching grounded in attention, playable action and the courage to remain unfinished.
RCS MFA graduate. Meisner-trained actor. Former adjunct professor. Artistic leader and maker.
Teaching & facilitation06 / Recognition
Work that travelled.
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics CircleActing award · Biff · Death of a Salesman
Marquee Theater Journalists AssociationOutstanding Comedy Production / Best Director · Hand to God
SUNY AwardsBest Performer in Sonoma County
City of Santa RosaMerit Award for Outstanding Cultural Contribution · Narrow Way Stage Company
Press & honours