Jerry Kernion
Jerry gets in touch with P.J. Ochlan, my associate coach, needing a Downeast Maine accent. “Is that in your wheelhouse?” he asks. P.J. answers, “Shah, I can do a faih Dahneastah!”
Jerry is co-starring in the classic, On Golden Pond, with two stage and screen greats, Hal Linden and Christina Pickles. The production opens Saturday, July 30 at 8:00pm and continues through Sunday, August 28 at The Colony Theatre.
Here’s what Jerry wrote about his experience working with P.J…
“Recently, having to prepare a Downeast Maine accent for a production of On Golden Pond, I called upon P.J. Ochlan, whom I’d had the pleasure of working with in The Comedy of Errors. In that play, P.J. demonstrated his enormous facility with dialects, having to do six or more throughout the course of the play. His talent for coaching is just as impressive. P.J.’s knowledge, ear and style of coaching helped bring me to the specific area of Maine that my character was from, while also adding extra little touches that aided me in defining and expanding my previous choices. I cannot recommend him highly enough.”
P.J. adds…
“I recently acted on stage with Jerry in Shakespeare’s, The Comedy of Errors, at A Noise Within. Jerry is a remarkable talent with amazing physical comedy skills and a tireless work ethic, so sharing the stage with him was a true pleasure. He enjoyed that I did six different languages and accents in rapid fire during the play, and that’s why he chose me as his coach.”
Jerry’s other theater credits include Cirque du Soleil’s Banana Shpeel and various shows with The Shakespeare Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and San Diego Repertory Theatre.
His film and TV credits include guest starring roles on Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men, Weeds, NCIS, The Suite Life, and Castle, among many others.
He has been the Artistic Director of The Attic Theatre Ensemble and is a member of Theatre of Note and Circle X theater companies in Los Angeles. As a stage director his credits include The Holy Mother of Hadley, New York, Nothing Personal and Trojan Women at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Not content with just being an actor and director, Jerry produced and directed the second DVD release for the Reduced Shakespeare Company entitled The Complete History of America, Abridged.
He has directed four award-winning short films, Two-Minute Warning, King for a Day, The Traveling Salesman and Speed Relationship-ing, which won the Dances With Films 2 minute 2 step Challenge, was a finalist in the IFC/Absolut World Filmmaking Competition and has screened at The Sedona International Film Festival, The Charleston International Film Festival and The Ohio International Film Festival in Athens.
Jerry Kernion is represented by Glick Agency and Rothman/Patina/Andres Management in Los Angeles, CA.
