Accessibility. Play. Perspective.
Embracing the weird in the wonderful, charming in the terrifying, and queer in the classic…
Jess Yates is a midwestern director who invites audiences and collaborators to play with multidimensional perspectives in accessible theatre and new work development.
This year, Jess has directed the remount of Addie Gorlin-Han’s The Root Beer Lady at the History Theatre and The Book Club Play at Lakeshore Players Theatre. Currently, Jess is gearing up for the Br!NK New Play Festival at Renaissance Theaterworks and serving as the Engagement Coordinator at Collide Theatrical Dance Company.
Jess 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) Trinity Repertory Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, National Queer Theater, American Alliance for Theatre & Education, Renaissance Theaterworks, Lime Arts Productions, #1MPF One Minute Play Festival, NYU’s Broke People Play Festival, Make/Shift Theatre.