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Rodney Gardiner is a performer, playwright, and director whose work spans theatre, television, and film. At the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he is currently appearing as playwright and performer in Smote This, A Comedy About God… and Other Serious $H*T. Over 13 seasons at OSF, Rodney has performed in numerous productions ranging from Shakespeare and musicals to world premieres, and has also served as assistant director to Tim Bond and Joe Haj. As an actor, Rodney has performed at some of the country’s leading regional theatres, including The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Guthrie Theater, The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, and Kirk Douglas Theatre. His television and film credits include recurring roles on Netflix’s From Scratch and The Brothers Sun, as well as OWN’s David Makes Man. Most recently, he can be seen in Nobody Wants This and in the feature film Billy Knight, starring Al Pacino and Charlie Heaton.