JASON CANNON
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    • Grace
    • Hamlet
    • Hand to God
    • How to Use a Knife
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    • Into the Woods
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    • Lend Me a Tenor
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    • Little Women the Musical
    • Love Song
    • The Marvelous Wonderettes
    • Measure for Measure
    • Million Dollar Quartet
    • Moonlight and Magnolias
    • My Name is Asher Lev
    • Noises Off
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    • Once
    • Other People's Money
    • Outlying Islands
    • Peter Pan
    • Peter Pan the Musical
    • Pinocchio
    • Rap-Punzel
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    • Rumplestiltskin
    • Skin in Flames
    • Snow White
    • Stalking the Bogeyman
    • The Velveteen Rabbit
    • Way to Heaven
    • The Wizard of Oz
    • 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    • Imaginary Theatre Company
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DANCING LESSONS

FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE
Lead Actor ("Ever Montgomery") / 2014-15
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Two lonely souls embark on a relationship filled with surprising discoveries. A young man seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer, now sidelined with injuries. As their relationship unfolds, they’re caught off-guard by the unexpected revelations - both hilarious and heartwarming - that they make about each other. REGIONAL PREMIERE!

REVIEWS

  • TalkinBroadway.com:  All that is really necessary to make this play work are two superlative performances—and Florida Studio delivers this. I was thinking during the play that Jason Cannon as Ever Montgomery may be the single best performance by a leading actor in a play that I will see this theatrical season. I noticed at one point, when he was listening intently to Vanessa Morosco as Senga Quinn, that the emotional distance, so typical of autism, was still in place.
  • Ticket Sarasota:  An impressive performance by Jason Cannon as Ever... Cannon clearly did his own homework to prepare for the role. His portrayal of Ever is detailed, nuanced and honest.
  • Sarasota Herald-Tribune:  Cannon, an associate artist at FST, whose intriguing portrayal steals the spotlight. His autistic mannerisms — rapid speech, lack of eye contact and body awkwardness — are authentic without becoming caricature and endearing without becoming saccharine. Thanks to St. Germain's fine script, there's never a word that's less than credible.
  • Sarasota Magazine:  Cannon and Morosco are convincing in their slow moves toward one another. Cannon especially has the physical attributes of an autistic right; his Ever is awkward physically, and literally has to practice making appropriate facial expressions in order to register the emotions that come naturally to others.
  • ​The Observer:  Cannon (who must have researched tons of YouTube videos) has a perfect command of his autistic character’s dialogue rhythms. Emotionally, Ever’s either at a dead stop or putting the pedal to the metal.  Sometimes that’s played for laughs, at other times for heartbreak — but never feels like caricature. Feeling aside, Cannon also conveys his character’s beautiful mind — compensating for his lack of emotional wiring with a scientist’s constant observation, inference and hypothesis.

ACCOLADES

  • Sarasota Herald Tribune 2015 "Handy" Award Recipient:  BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
  • Sarasota Magazine:  BEST ACTOR OF 2015
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