Jared Robert Strange

Jared Strange is the Director of Education and Community Programs at The National Theatre Foundation, as well as a writer, theatre artist, scholar, and educator based in Washington, DC. He holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Maryland, where he was a Mary Savage Snouffer Fellow, and an MFA in Playwriting from Texas Tech University. His scholarship and reviews can be found in American Theatre, Theatre Research International, Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Comparative Drama, Theatre Journal, TDR, the Washington City Paper, DC Theatre Arts, 3Views on Theater, and a series of historical websites for The National Theatre. His plays have been produced and developed across the United States and in Europe, including at the MeetFactory in Prague, DC Source Festival, Rorschach Theatre Company, WildWind Performance Lab, Bath Fringe Festival, Dayton Playhouse FutureFest, William Inge Theatre Festival, the Lubbock Community Theatre, Florida Atlantic University Theatre Lab, Texas Tech University, and the University of Maryland. As a dramaturg, Jared specializes in new play development, audience engagement, and education.