Jeremy Williams is a director, choreographer, and playmaker. As a playmaker he has led the creation of over 20 original works with theatre, dance, music, puppet, visual, and technology artists as well as numerous smaller pieces with students and professional companies. Highlights include Darger (with Susan Ferrara), The Three Sisters (with Taavo Smith & Benjamin Stuber), Counter Thrust (with Kate Kohler Amory), Harriet Tubman, and The Girls of the Pieta (with composer Lori Isner). As a director and choreographer he has staged traditional plays, musicals, and concert dance in New York, regional theatre, and for universities. Highlights include Medea, Robert Schenkkan’s Handler, and Miss Saigon. Williams has also collaborated with Cabaret, Burlesque, and Variety performers to create production numbers which highlight their unique entertainment personas. Working with a highly theatrical sensibility, Williams creates within a large range of genres and styles through compelling storytelling, heightened sensory entertainment, and a great love for old fashioned showmanship.

As a teacher Williams has served as a resident faculty member, guest teaching artist and master teacher for colleges, universities, community centers, and professional performing arts organizations. He is a practitioner and teacher of multiple approaches to performance including The Viewpoints, Somatic/Experiential Anatomy, Developmental Movement Technique, Suzuki Actor Training, and Psycho-Physical Acting. As a choreographer he has taught technique and style classes in Contemporary, Jazz, Modern, Ballet, and Theatre Dance. Additionally he has taught theatrical composition, choreography, and playmaking as approaches to developing new work. Mr. Williams has also served as a movement and acting coach and is available for personal coaching.

Williams holds a BA in Artistic Leadership from the Liberal Studies department at the University of Louisville. He is a graduate of the MFA Theatre: Contemporary Performance program at Naropa University. He is a member of the international Butoh company KAN BUTOH. Affiliations include Founding Director of Convergences Theatre Collective (a national network of contemporary theatre artists and innovative teachers), founding member of Contemplative Dance Practice/NYC, founding member/teacher of Dance!Kentucky, and Associate Member of The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. He has received multiple grants and awards for his work in theatre and dance.

News & Upcoming Events

Jeremy recently choreographed Vanessa DeMornay’s winning performance that earned her the title of National Entertainer of the Year.  Stay tuned for video clips.

Auditions for the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble and Hudson Theatre Ensemble’s co-production of Little Red Riding Hood (a musical adaptation) on August 23rd.  For more information on auditions email kathyferman@hotmail.com