George Keating is a longtime member of
Actors’ Equity Association. He continues to appear on Chicago’s many
stages such as: The Paramount, The Goodman, Northlight, The Marriott,
Drury Lane, Chicago Shakespeare and Court. He has toured stages
throughout the U.S. and Europe and in 2007 received the inaugural Angela
Lansbury Award for Best Supporting Actor at the International Mystery Writers’
Festival. He can be spotted in a few commercials and TV shows.
George
is the co-founder of Theatrebam Chicago and co-creator of the award-winning hit
shows Schoolhouse Rock Live! and Schoolhouse Rock Live Too!, licensed through Music Theatre International.
He
was honored to train in kabuki theater with the great Shozo Sato, Order of the
Sacred Treasure of Japan, culminating in a production of the world premiere of
Kabuki Lady Macbeth by Karen Sunde at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
George has taught acting and directed plays at universities and institutions throughout
Chicagoland. He is the Theatre Arts Division Director of The National High School Institute, the theatre intensive at Northwestern University known widely as “cherubs.”
While
studying at The Theatre School, George’s first casting assignment was Jazzmo,
an improvised performance to live and recorded jazz music (co-directed by John
Jenkins and Jim Ostholthoff). Movement to Music, an acting technique
unique to The Theatre School, continues to enrich his life and work as he
shares this tradition with alumni and the current generation of actors. At The Theatre School, his directing credits include The Boys in the Band, Journey’s End, The Serpent; A Ceremony, and The Scarecrow; A Tragedy of the Ludicrous.