Jason O'Connell

Off-Broadway: Harold Ryan in Happy Birthday, Wanda June (Wheelhouse Theater), Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (Primary Stages), Bottom and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Pearl), Edward and Robert Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility (Gym at Judson), Trigorin in The Seagull (Bedlam), John Kempe and Friar Bonadventure in The Saintliness of Margery Kempe (The Duke on 42nd St), and Jason's own solo show, The Dork Knight (Abingdon Theatre Company, Joe's Pub, Bedlam). NYIT Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Don Juan in Hell (Phoenix Theatre Ensemble). Regional: Two River Theater, American Players, Great Lakes Theater, Portland Stage, and 9 seasons with the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. TV: Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. As a director, Jason most recently mounted the World Premiere of his own adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyrano, with co-writer Brenda Withers) at Fort Worth's Amphibian Stage, and will direct Kate Hamill's Pride and Prejudice for Syracuse Stage in 2019. www.jason-oconnell.com