Jason Parrish

Jason is a professional director, actor, and arts leader now in his twentieth season with Florida Repertory Theatre, where he is the Associate Artistic Director and an Ensemble Artist. Parrish leads Florida Rep's PlayLab Festival, which has produced 46 new play readings since 2014. From its Festival, Florida Rep produced NNPN Rolling World Premieres of Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly and Doublewide by Stephen Spotswood, as well as Damascus by Bennett Fisher, Split in Three by Daryl Lisa Fazio, and regional premieres of A Sherlock Carol and The Dingdong by Mark Shanahan, and others - as well as numerous commissioned works for young audiences. Parrish directed the reading of Alabaster at the 2018 NNPN Annual Showcase in Sacramento, and went on to direct the first production of its 11-theatre RWP...

Jason is a professional director, actor, and arts leader now in his twentieth season with Florida Repertory Theatre, where he is the Associate Artistic Director and an Ensemble Artist. Parrish leads Florida Rep's PlayLab Festival, which has produced 46 new play readings since 2014. From its Festival, Florida Rep produced NNPN Rolling World Premieres of Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly and Doublewide by Stephen Spotswood, as well as Damascus by Bennett Fisher, Split in Three by Daryl Lisa Fazio, and regional premieres of A Sherlock Carol and The Dingdong by Mark Shanahan, and others - as well as numerous commissioned works for young audiences. Parrish directed the reading of Alabaster at the 2018 NNPN Annual Showcase in Sacramento, and went on to direct the first production of its 11-theatre RWP at Florida Rep in 2019. In 2021, he co-created a world premiere cabaret-style musical salute to Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Sammy Davis Jr, called Let's Fall in Love, which opened Florida Rep's first season after the pandemic closed the theatre.

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  • Florida Rep was happy to showcase Daryl's work again in our 2023 PlayLab Festival. Mountain Mamas looks at a specific subset of southern women - coal miners in West Virginia. She tackles a huge issue with heart and humor (as always with Daryl). She makes you cry and laugh and shines a light on the special bonds between mothers and daughters. I highly recommend considering this play for your theatre and the actresses in your circle of artists.

    Florida Rep was happy to showcase Daryl's work again in our 2023 PlayLab Festival. Mountain Mamas looks at a specific subset of southern women - coal miners in West Virginia. She tackles a huge issue with heart and humor (as always with Daryl). She makes you cry and laugh and shines a light on the special bonds between mothers and daughters. I highly recommend considering this play for your theatre and the actresses in your circle of artists.

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    For a 90s kid, this is a beautiful piece of nostalgia - and for everyone else, it feels like a period epic unfolding in a video store. This coming-out, coming-of-age teen love story tackles young love, loyalty, friendship, and LGBTQ issues with heart, depth, and humor. Florida Rep showcased this play in its 2023 PlayLab Festival.

    For a 90s kid, this is a beautiful piece of nostalgia - and for everyone else, it feels like a period epic unfolding in a video store. This coming-out, coming-of-age teen love story tackles young love, loyalty, friendship, and LGBTQ issues with heart, depth, and humor. Florida Rep showcased this play in its 2023 PlayLab Festival.

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    Audrey Cefaly never disappoints. Strong Southern women, heartache, catharsis, magical realism, and some great laughs all in one place. Florida Rep showcased this play as part of its 2023 PlayLab, and the reading of an early draft left audiences in awe of how Cefaly tells a story with rich, deep, human (and not human) characters. Read it; it's worth the "trouble."

    Audrey Cefaly never disappoints. Strong Southern women, heartache, catharsis, magical realism, and some great laughs all in one place. Florida Rep showcased this play as part of its 2023 PlayLab, and the reading of an early draft left audiences in awe of how Cefaly tells a story with rich, deep, human (and not human) characters. Read it; it's worth the "trouble."

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    Brent Askari has captured white fragility at its most hilarious. John and Laura Baron could be ANY wealthy white couple who feel like their world is getting smaller and smaller as the headlines close in on them. Read as part of Florida Rep's 2020 Virtual PlayLab Festival, this play is a really crisp satire that resonated with an audience who has a lot in common with the Barons. WHITE PARTY turns the A.R. Gurney cocktail party play formula on its head with a modern-day unraveling. The characters are rich and the comedy crisp.

    Brent Askari has captured white fragility at its most hilarious. John and Laura Baron could be ANY wealthy white couple who feel like their world is getting smaller and smaller as the headlines close in on them. Read as part of Florida Rep's 2020 Virtual PlayLab Festival, this play is a really crisp satire that resonated with an audience who has a lot in common with the Barons. WHITE PARTY turns the A.R. Gurney cocktail party play formula on its head with a modern-day unraveling. The characters are rich and the comedy crisp.

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    Read as part of Florida Rep's 2020 Virtual PlayLab, JEROME, is a must-read. This family saga deals with issues we all will face one day or another: what to do about our adult relations who need 24/7 care. The central character is a complex tour-de-force performance for an actor to dig into. The family dynamics explored keep you turning pages to the very end.

    Read as part of Florida Rep's 2020 Virtual PlayLab, JEROME, is a must-read. This family saga deals with issues we all will face one day or another: what to do about our adult relations who need 24/7 care. The central character is a complex tour-de-force performance for an actor to dig into. The family dynamics explored keep you turning pages to the very end.

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