{"id":2248,"date":"2011-12-13T17:43:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T01:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/risabg.com\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2011-12-13T19:27:51","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T03:27:51","slug":"spotlight-on-john-pollono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/13\/spotlight-on-john-pollono\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on: John Pollono"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>A talented actor or other such artist who&#8217;s recently grabbed my attention:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">John Pollono<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_2249\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/John-Pollono-photo-by-Kris-Korn.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2249\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2249\" title=\"John-Pollono\" src=\"http:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/John-Pollono-photo-by-Kris-Korn-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/John-Pollono-photo-by-Kris-Korn-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/John-Pollono-photo-by-Kris-Korn.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Pollono<\/p><\/div>\n<h6>photo by Kris Korn<\/h6>\n<h5><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\">John Pollono came to my attention a few months ago when I saw what was the best piece of theatre I&#8217;ve seen in years. He not only wrote the play &#8211; Small Engine Repair &#8211; but starred in it, along with the amazing Jon Bernthal and Michael Redfield. Now this is my kind of theatre &#8211; gritty, real, stark, surprising, funny, in your face&#8230; a little tush action to boot&#8230; <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\">John is unbelievably talented. A smart, authentic, soulful writer and a riveting, sexy performer. I&#8217;m very excited to see where he&#8217;s headed&#8230; and hopefully have the privilege of working with him someday.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a title=\"John Pollono\/Small Engine Repair\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lastagetimes.com\/2011\/04\/john-pollono-writes-a-small-engine-that-could\/\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times piece on John Pollono &amp; Small Engine Repair<\/a>\u00a0at the Rogue Machine Theatre<\/p>\n<p>And 3 Ovation Awards for Best Play in an Intimate Theatre (very specific category), Best Acting Ensemble for a Play, Best Director of a Play &#8211; Andrew Block.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2254\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Michael-Redfield-John-Pollono-and-Jon-Bernthal.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2254\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2254\" title=\"Michael-Redfield-John-Pollono-and-Jon-Bernthal\" src=\"http:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Michael-Redfield-John-Pollono-and-Jon-Bernthal-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Michael-Redfield-John-Pollono-and-Jon-Bernthal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Michael-Redfield-John-Pollono-and-Jon-Bernthal.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael-Redfield-John-Pollono-and-Jon-Bernthal<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2250\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/John-Pollono-Jon-Bernthal-Josh-Helman-seated-and-Michael-Redfield.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2250\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2250\" title=\"John-Pollono-Jon-Bernthal-Josh-Helman-seated-and-Michael-Redfield\" src=\"http:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/John-Pollono-Jon-Bernthal-Josh-Helman-seated-and-Michael-Redfield-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/John-Pollono-Jon-Bernthal-Josh-Helman-seated-and-Michael-Redfield-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/risabg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/John-Pollono-Jon-Bernthal-Josh-Helman-seated-and-Michael-Redfield.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small Engine Repair: John-Pollono-Jon-Bernthal-Josh-Helman-seated-and-Michael-Redfield<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Rogue Machine Theatre\" href=\"http:\/\/roguemachinetheatre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rogue Machine Theatre\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A talented actor or other such artist who&#8217;s recently grabbed my attention: John Pollono photo by Kris Korn John Pollono came to my attention a few months ago when I saw what was the best piece of theatre I&#8217;ve seen in years. 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