John O'Keefe (born 1940) is an American playwright, director and solo performer.
[1] Born in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1940, O'Keefe was raised in a series of Catholic orphanages and juvenile homes.
[2] He began singing in church choirs at the age of five and pursued his musical interests, subsequently receiving a vocal scholarship at the University of Iowa, where he earned a BA degree in philosophy and an MFA in theater.
[3] O'Keefe moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s, beginning an affiliation with the Magic Theatre that continues to this day.
O'Keefe also co-founded the Blake Street Hawkeyes, a performance-lab ensemble based in Berkeley.