Jon Jory

Professor
Directing, Acting

206-221-6638

Professor of Acting and Directing. Mr. Jory joined the faculty after 30 years as producing director at Actors Theatre of Louisville, where he founded the Humana Festival of New American Plays in 1979. Mr. Jory’s book, Tips: Ideas for Actors, was published in 2000 and his second book, Tips: Ideas for Directors, was published in 2002. His Tips II for Actors was published in 2005.

He was the founding artistic director of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. His most recent directing credits include Omnium Gatherum, The Game of Love and Chance, The Underpants and Good Boys . Mr. Jory has devoted his energy to the rebirth of the regional repertory and excellence in all facets of production, but especially to the encouragement of new writers and the production of new American plays.

Mr. Jory has directed productions at numerous regional theatres including Seattle's Intiman and A Contemporary Theatre, Washington’s Arena Stage, San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre, Hartford Stage, Arizona Theatre Company, the McCarter in Princeton and the Guthrie Theatre.

Mr. Jory has received the National Theatre Conference Award and ATA Distinguished Career Award. For his commitment to new plays, he has received the Margo Jones Award twice, the Shubert Foundation’s James N. Vaughn Memorial Award for Exceptional Achievement and Contribution to the Development of Professional Theatre, Carnegie Mellon’s Commitment to Playwriting Award and, with Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Special Tony Award for Achievement in Regional Theatre and was recently installed in New York City's Theatre Hall of Fame.

Additional Information:

University of Washington Columns Magazine, March 2002
Making it Work, by Nancy Wick

Video Interview with Jon Jory, about The Clean House at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2007.

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