Owen Reynolds | Brief Biography

Performance Art: Owen celebrated a decade in entertainment in 2023 and today frequently performs on stage as a professional actor and singer as well as on campus in a variety of student led stage and film productions. In addition to his theatrical work, he proudly leads the Midnight Comedy Troup at Cornell University where he writes and performs dark comedy.

Recent credits include Paradise (John Davidson) at the LATEA Theater in New York City, Separation of Church and Prostate (Multiple Roles) at the Risley Theater, Avenue Q (Princeton/Rod) at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center, Hyperfocus (Owen), Baby Shower (Multiple Roles) at the Rockefeller Theater, Mine (Nickolay) at the Schwartz Center of the Performing Arts,  [title of show] (Hunter) at the Coral Gables Theatre, Just the Tip: Getting to Second Baste (Multiple Roles) at Bailey Hall, Matilda the Musical (Agatha Trunchbull) at the South Miami Cultural Arts Center, Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical (Jekyll and Hyde) at the Pinecrest Gardens Theater, Hairspray (Link Larkin) at the South Miami Cultural Arts Center, HumaNatures (Nathan, Dad, Mrs., and Russian Woman) at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, and Saving for 17 (playwright, composer and director) at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts in New York.

Future Performances & Events: Owen’s upcoming performances include:

• Midnight Comedy Troupe Spring 2024, following Midnight’s most recent sold out (and highly controversial) show, Separation of Church and Prostate, join Owen and the Troupe in April at the Risley Theater in New York. To learn more about Midnight and their shows, please click here:

• Binghamton University Stand-Up Festival, Owen and his castmates from Midnight will be on the road performing in April at Binghamton University as part of the Stand-Up Festival, the number one New York public comedy club. To learn more, click here.

Owen has frequently been called a “Renaissance Man” by friends, professors, and colleagues alike for good reason. He is an award-winning, dedicated actor, architect, vocalist, comedian, designer, environmentalist, director, playwright, set designer, and music composer. He’s designed and built an award winning solar powered car, earned the Florida Critics Choice award for top student actor and was nominated as Best Actor for the 2023 New York Theater Festival, leads a renowned college comedy troupe, helped implement a landmark Florida sustainable energy law, is a recipient of the prestigious Baird Prize for design, and has traveled to the four corners of the globe while also finding time to love his family and especially his beloved friend Lucky (his cat).

Education: In addition to his current undergraduate studies as a Baird Prize winning student at the Cornell University School of Architecture, Art, and Planning where he is majoring in Architecture and minoring in Performance Theatre, Owen is a decorated graduate of Palmer Trinity School and has attended the University of Miami’s Summer Scholars (Law), Brown University’s Summer Program (Acting), as well as the Flat Iron School (Digital Technology).