Resume
Jeremy Williams
Specializing in the Creation of New Works
MFA Theatre: Contemporary Performance –Naropa University
BA Liberal Studies: Artistic Leadership through Cultural Studies, Theory, & Practice – University of Louisville
Artistic Leadership
Founding Director of Convergences Theatre Collective (2008-present); a national network of contemporary theatre artists and innovative teachers. Performance and pedagogy labs with practice, dialogue, and collaboration to pose questions about creation/revision of work and training.
Associate Producer for Naropa University’s MFA department (2007-08).
Resident Director/Choreographer/Playwright for the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre Festival of Plays (2003-2007). Original works include It’s Just So(2003), Journey(2004), Everyone’s A Critic(2004), Da Boids(2005), The Price of Freedom(2005), Twilight/Starlight(2006), The Dream(2006), The Girls of the Pietá (2007), Phantasmagoria (2007).
Founding Artistic Director of Rhythms of Life Dance Company (2002-2005).
New York Theatre and Dance
| *The Woman Who Was Me | Director | CTC/TheatreLab, United Solo Festival + |
| BABEL | Director/co-Choreographer | CTC/Theatre at the 14th ST Y |
| A Mexican Affair | Director | CTC/Casita Maria, The Metropolitan Room + |
| MURROR | Director | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| Refracting Miss Julie | Director/Choreographer/Co-creator | One Arm Red |
| Uncle Vodka | Director/Co-creator | Mabou Mines/PS 122 |
| MARCH (staged reading) | Director | Vineyard Theatre |
| MARCH (staged reading) | Director | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/Stella Adler |
| Darger | Director/Co-Creator | CTC/Stage Left Studios |
| Yellow Wallpaper | Ass't Dir/Choreographer | The Culture Project/Women Center Stage |
| Strindberg Shorts: Facing Death, The Pariah, The Stronger | Director | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| Albert's Bridge & "M" is for Moon | Director | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| Rumplestiltskin | Director/Choreographer | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| The Toy Maker's Apprentice | Director/Choreographer | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| The Emperor's New Clothes | Director/Choreographer | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| Little Red Riding Hood | Director/Choreographer | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| Songs in the Key of Giggles | Choreographer | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| The Three Little Pigs | Choreographer | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project |
| Maybe, Tomorrow | Director | Hip Obscurity/The Producers Club |
| Curious Fish | Ass't Dir/Choreographer | KanButoh/Chashama |
Regional Theatre and Dance
| West Side Story | Director/Choreographer | Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre | Conway, AR |
| PIPPIN | Director/Choreographer | Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre | Conway, AR |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Director/Choreographer | Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre | Conway, AR |
| Romeo & Juliette | Choreographer | Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre | Conway, AR |
| The Woman Who Was Me | Director | CTC/Naropa University | Boulder, CO |
| A Mexican Affair | Director | CTC Mexico Tour | Guadalajara & Cordoba, Mexico |
| MURROW | Director | ACANSA Festival | Little Rock, AR |
| Snapshots | Choreographer | Actors Theatre of Louisville - Humana Festival | Louisville, KY |
| Executive Dance | Choreographer | Actors Theatre of Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| Handler | Director | DragonFly Arts/The Dairy Center for the Arts | Boulder, CO |
| ‡Three Sisters | Director | Boulder International Fringe Festival | Boulder, CO |
| Counter Thrust | Co-Dir/Choreographer | Boulder International Fringe Festival | Boulder, CO |
| Magdalene, Woman of Light | Choreographer | Denver Civic Theatre | Denver, CO |
| †Harriet Tubman | Director | Arkansas Arts Center (tour) | Little Rock, AR |
| †African Tales | Director/Choreographer | Arkansas Arts Center | Little Rock, AR |
| †Off The Wall | Director/Choreographer | Arkansas Arts Center | Little Rock, AR |
| Miss Saigon | Choreographer | The Weekend Theatre | Little Rock, AR |
| Evita | Choreographer | The Weekend Theatre | Little Rock, AR |
| I Am Not What I Am | Director/Choreographer | Naropa University – MFA Program | Boulder, CO |
| Inanna | Director/Choreographer | Naropa Univ./Convergences Theatre Collective | Boulder, CO |
| †Sea Storm | Director/Choreographer | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| ‡Medea | Assoc. Dir./Choreographer | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| Vinegar Tom | Choreographer | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| †Patriot Art 2004 | Choreographer | Rhythms of Life Dance Company | Louisville, KY |
| †Touched | Choreographer | Rhythms of Life Dance Company | Louisville, KY |
| †The Beginning | Choreographer | Rhythms of Life Dance Company | Louisville, KY |
| †Myth! | Choreographer | Rhythms of Life Dance Company | Louisville, KY |
| Guys and Dolls | Choreographer | The Hammel Playhouse/Camp Chipinaw | Swan Lake, NY |
| West Side Story | Choreographer | The Hammel Playhouse/Camp Chipinaw | Swan Lake, NY |
| Vanya Solo (workshop) | Director | CTC/Salem State University | Salem, MA |
| Ghosts of Troy | Guest Artist: story development, contributing choreographer | Salem State University | Salem, MA |
| †This Very Body | Director/Choreographer | Henderson State University | Arkadelphia, AR |
† Original work Conceived and Created by Jeremy Williams
‡ New Adaptation for performance
Cabaret, Variety, and Burlesque
| Glitter in the Air* | Choreographer | National Entertainer of the Year (2010)/Brown Theatre | Aerial & Jazz dance |
| Sky | Choreographer | National Entertainer of the Year (2009)/The Palace Theatre | Aerial & Contemporary dance |
| Bag Lady | Choreographer | Lannie's Clock Tower Cabaret | traditional burlesque performance |
| Hootenanny | Choreographer | Miss Kentucky Pride Festival (2006) | Drag variety show |
| Miss Black U of L | Choreographer | University of Louisville (2003 & 2004) | Opening hip-hop number with all contestants |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Choreographer | Bowler's Classic | Drag production number |
* Winner of the 2010 National Entertainer of the Year
** Winner of the 2006 Miss KPF
MFA Production & Thesis: Naropa University
| *Nina Lacuna | Director/Co-Creator | Leigh Fondakowski, Faculty Mentor |
| *LM | Director/Co-Creator | Steve Wangh & Erika Berland, Faculty Mentors |
| BeckettButoh | Assistant Director/Choreographer | Katsura Kan, Guest Director/Choreographer |
| Dover | Assistant Director | Moises Kaufman, Guest Director |
| Irreversible Poetics | Co-Creator/Director/Performer | Leigh Fondakowski, Faculty Mentor |
| Theatre as Dance, Dance as Theatre | Contributing Choreographer/Performer | Daniel Safer, Guest Director/Choreographer |
| Viewpoints Showcase | Contributing Choreographer/Performer | Wendell Beavers, Faculty Director |
| Collision | Contributing Choreographer/Performer | Daniel Safer, Guest Director/Choreographer |
* Thesis Production
Graduate Training
Meditation, Contemplative Dance, Buddhist Lineage: Barbara Dilly, Erika Berland
Viewpoints: Wendell Beavers, Barney O’Hanlon, & Leon Ingulsrud (SITI CO)
Choreography, Composition: Wendell Beavers, Daniel Saffer, Barney O’Hanlon & Leon Ingulsrud (SITI CO)
Somatics/Developmental Movement: Wendell Beavers, Erika Berland
Psycho-Physical Acting, Scene Study: Erica Berg, Daniel Saffer
Roy Heart Voice: Ethie Friend, Carol Mendelson (Roy Heart Theatre, France)
Shakespeare: Steve Wangh & Ethie Friend
Moment Work: Moises Kaufman & Leigh Fondakowski (Tectonic Theatre)
Butoh: Katsura Kan
Suzuki: Barney O’Hanlon & Leon Ingulsrud (SITI CO)