{"id":8923,"date":"2024-04-30T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=8923"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:48:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:48:31","slug":"aditi-kapil-about-the-artist-26-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=8923","title":{"rendered":"Jason King Jones: About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"686\" data-id=\"8916\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jones-2022.jpeg?resize=695%2C686&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8916\" 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">listen to his interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JASON KING JONES (Artistic Director, Director, <em>The Tempest<\/em>) is excited for his second season at PSF. Prior to moving to the Lehigh Valley with this family, Jason spent ten years at Maryland\u2019s Olney Theatre Center, where he served as Senior Associate Artistic Director and Artistic Director of National Players, America\u2019s longest-running touring theatre company. At Olney, Jason directed over twenty productions, mentored over 200 early-career theatre makers, and established various in-school and summer educational programs. As a freelance director, Jason has worked across the US, including the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jason is an Acting Company alumnus, a proud member of the PSF Board, and a member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association\u2019s IDEAA Committee, and Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Nonprofit &amp; Business Partners Council. Jason holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from Missouri State and an MFA in Directing from Boston University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to his interview. 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