Senior Series Part Two: Connor Bond

Meet Connor Bond

photo by Owen Carey

Connor Bond is the charismatic actor who can be found spending his time rehearsing, acting, and singing in Mago Hunt Theater. Most recently seen in the UP production of "Present Laughter," Bond was most notably seen in UP's "Servant of Two Masters" and "Urinetown." Bond has also been in numerous productions in the Portland area. This past summer Bond was in Portland Center Stage's "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and he was also Blue Monkey Theater's "Altar Boyz" two years ago. This past ACTF, Bond and his partner Phil Orazio made it to the final round of competition.

Next year, Bond will be leaving Oregon for California to become a student in the UC Irvine MFA acting program. Bond auditioned for UC Irvine, one of the schools on the "top of the list," in New York during the URTA auditions.

"I had a private audition set up with UC Irvine and I also got called back through the URTA auditions," Bond said. "After that I was invited to a callback at UC Irvine, which occurred a few weeks ago and days after I got a call that I was accepted!"

Bond hopes to move to Los Angeles after the UC Irvine acting program to "continue living the actor life and challenge what I have learned in my three years of grad school."

And more than anything, Bond hopes to continue to develop his craft.

"The development of an actor is somewhat progressive," Bond said. "It seems to get better every time you do it. I hope that feeling continues throughout my entire life."