CURRENT NEWS AND PROJECTS

LAST RIGHTS

THE VELVETEEN RABBIT

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Jason is writing and directing LAST RIGHTS at FST, a documentary play exploring end of life issues, and follow-up to last season's OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER.  The show opens September 7.

Most people, including the vast majority of those interviewed for this play, aren’t afraid of death. Rather they are afraid of how they are going to die.  LAST RIGHTS explores the various rituals humanity has built around death, and dig in to the difficult questions surrounding end of life, such as DNR, death with dignity, assisted dying, hospice, and how we as a culture and a species define mercy, pain, and compassion.

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Jason is directing THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, the opening production of FST's 26th annual WRITE-A-PLAY season.  The show opens September 29 and runs through December.
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The timeless tale of a toy bunny who longs to become real comes to life for a whole new generation. In this show the audience's imagination converts the actors and their simple props into a wise old rocking horse, an assortment of toys, and a magical fairy. Based on the book by Margery Williams, the play is a joyous celebration of imagination, creativity, and the power of a child’s love.
Kicking off FST's 2016-17 winter mainstage season, Jason will direct MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, which opens November 9 and runs through January, 2017.

Go inside the famous Sun recording studio and witness the most famed jam session in recording history. The new smash-hit musical, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, tells the story of legendary music icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins coming together for one unforgettable night. Get ready to rock along with the TONY AWARD WINNING musical that captures one of the most seminal moments in rock-and-roll history.

2015-16 HANDY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Jason's production of BUTLER at FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE has received multiple nominations for the annual Handy Awards at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune!
  • BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
  • BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
  • BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY (Eric Hoffmann)
  • BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY (Shane Taylor)
  • BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY (Jim Sorensen)
  • BEST SCENIC DESIGN (Moria and Isabel Curly-Clay)
And an extra congrats to JIM SORENSEN for also WINNING the category of Best Featured Actor in a Play!

See the full list of nominees and recipients at the SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE.

"BEST OF THE BAY" NOMINATION

​​Jason has been nominated for BEST LOCAL STAGE DIRECTOR for his work in the 2015-2016 season!

Voting is accessible at CREATIVE LOAFING.

FST is also nominated for BEST THEATER COMPANY.

Jason's nomination is a result of his work on BUTLER, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, and RELATIVITY.

ECHO NEVADA

SECOND PERFORMANCE ADDED FOR OCTOBER 10, 2016, 7:30pm!

Jason plays the rugged first generation Irish ranch owner Donaghue in Anna Brennen’s ECHO NEVADA,  a riveting look at life on a ranch in northeastern Nevada set in 1948 during an early spring storm. 

ECHO NEVADA is presented as a staged reading fundraiser for ARTSFUSION at THE STUDIO@620 in St. Petersburg, May 16, 7pm.