Quinton Gardner
Based in Portland, Oregon, Quinton Gardner is an operatic bass-baritone, heavy metal vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer whose work spans theatre, opera, and contemporary music. Recent credits include Dick Hallorann in Paul Moravec's The Shining (2025); performances with Sweet Honey in the Rock and the West Coast premiere of North American Indigenous Songbook with Resonance Ensemble; The Majesty of the Spiritual, curated by Robert Sims; creating the role of Jack in Third Angle New Music's world premiere of Maria Finkelmeier's Dies Irae, Desirée; and Morales, Zuniga, and El Dancaïre in Opera in the Park Portland's 2025 concert production of Carmen. Outside the theatre, Gardner is the founder, principal songwriter, and frontman of Full Metal Jackson, and a creative collaborator and voice talent with Lightbreaker. He is delighted to join Portland Center Stage's production of Little Shop of Horrors as the swing covering the roles of Orin Scrivello and Mr. Mushnik.
Quinton is a member of Actors' Equity Association.
Recent Portland Center Stage Credits*
| Little Shop of Horrors | UNDERSTUDY SWING (Mr. Mushnik, Orin and Others) |
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