Accessibility. Play. Perspective.
Embracing the weird in the wonderful, charming in the terrifying, and queer in the classic…
Jess Yates is a director who invites audiences and collaborators to play with multidimensional perspectives in accessible theatre and new work development.
A graduate of the National Theatre Institute's Advanced Directing Program and Macalester College, select credits of their work include: What the Constitution Means to Me (Lakeshore Players Theater); Marie Antoinette (Emerging Professionals Ensemble); Seph (Macalester College); Under the Surface (AATE); Women Supporting Women (Lime Arts Productions).
Jess is currently based in the Northern Midwest, and is proud to be an Associate Member of SDC.
Associations: (Minnesota) History Theatre, Children’s Theater Company, Yellow Tree Theatre, Theater Mu, Lakeshore Players Theatre, Emerging Professionals Ensemble, Stages Theater Company, Sod House Theater, Sheldon Theater. (Elsewhere) Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Renaissance Theaterworks, American Alliance for Theatre & Education, Lime Arts Productions, #1MPF One Minute Play Festival, National Theater Institute, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, National Queer Theater, NYU’s Broke People Play Festival, Make/Shift Theatre.