Poetry Resume
Theatre Background
Martin Jago's first career was acting; his earliest professional was playing Fleance alongside Denis DeMarne's Banquo in the Vanessa Ford U.K. touring production of Shakespeare's Macbeth (1985). He later trained as an actor at the Royal Welsh College of Drama (1991 - 1994). Jago worked as a theatre actor in his native UK for over a decade, building credits in fringe, Theatre-In-Education, small-scale touring companies, and regional repertory theatres such as the Chichester Festival Theatre, Theatre Clwyd, and The Sherman Theatre as well as West End credits on Little London's 2004 production of After Chekhov in which he played the title role.
Following a stint at Theatre-In-Education company Spectacle Theatre Co in South Wales, in the early 2000s he began work as a commissioned playwright for Spectacle with Arts Council of Wales funding, writing several plays for the company over a two-year period.
Following his move to the United States in 2007, he continued to develop as a writer and also began directing for the stage. Having won a place on the 2014 Directors Lab West, he founded the Los Angeles based theatre collective Raze The Space and launched a 'Global Theatre for Global Audiences' initiative with performances and staged readings at the Los Angeles Public Library's Mark Taper Forum. Performances featured six original short plays, all with their own cast and director, and supported by a creative team of more than thirty artists. A key part of the initiative was to bring quality new writing for the stage from around the world to the City of Los Angeles and ensure that all public performances were free. The festival succeeded in its goals and attendance at its performances were at capacity.
Recent Directing & Dramaturgy Credits:
"The Masks We Wear" (Devised), 2023
Eagle Rock Theatre Co/Edinburgh Fringe Festival, “Unseen Shepard,” 2022
Glendale Community College, “Spring Awakening,” 2022
Santa Monica Playhouse, “Tabula Rasa,” 2019
Los Angeles Public Library / Mark Taper Auditorium, “Lost & Found” Short Plays Festival, 2019
Los Angeles Public Library / Mark Taper Auditorium, “Exit Strategies” Short Plays Festival, 2018
Pasadena Playhouse, “King Charles III” (Dramaturgy), 2017
Los Angeles Public Library / Mark Taper Auditorium, “Antigone.” 2017
REDCAT, “Displaced,” Fall Showings, 2016
New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, UK, “Small Talk,” 2016
Classical Theatre Lab/Lounge Theatre Los Angeles, “The Revenger’s Tragedy,” 2016
San Pedro Rep Theatre “Hamlet,” 2013
Lange Theater, Los Angeles, “Les Miserables,” 2013
Theatrum Elysium, Los Angeles, “The Vanek Trilogy,” 2012
Martin Jago's first career was acting; his earliest professional was playing Fleance alongside Denis DeMarne's Banquo in the Vanessa Ford U.K. touring production of Shakespeare's Macbeth (1985). He later trained as an actor at the Royal Welsh College of Drama (1991 - 1994). Jago worked as a theatre actor in his native UK for over a decade, building credits in fringe, Theatre-In-Education, small-scale touring companies, and regional repertory theatres such as the Chichester Festival Theatre, Theatre Clwyd, and The Sherman Theatre as well as West End credits on Little London's 2004 production of After Chekhov in which he played the title role.
Following a stint at Theatre-In-Education company Spectacle Theatre Co in South Wales, in the early 2000s he began work as a commissioned playwright for Spectacle with Arts Council of Wales funding, writing several plays for the company over a two-year period.
Following his move to the United States in 2007, he continued to develop as a writer and also began directing for the stage. Having won a place on the 2014 Directors Lab West, he founded the Los Angeles based theatre collective Raze The Space and launched a 'Global Theatre for Global Audiences' initiative with performances and staged readings at the Los Angeles Public Library's Mark Taper Forum. Performances featured six original short plays, all with their own cast and director, and supported by a creative team of more than thirty artists. A key part of the initiative was to bring quality new writing for the stage from around the world to the City of Los Angeles and ensure that all public performances were free. The festival succeeded in its goals and attendance at its performances were at capacity.
Recent Directing & Dramaturgy Credits:
"The Masks We Wear" (Devised), 2023
Eagle Rock Theatre Co/Edinburgh Fringe Festival, “Unseen Shepard,” 2022
Glendale Community College, “Spring Awakening,” 2022
Santa Monica Playhouse, “Tabula Rasa,” 2019
Los Angeles Public Library / Mark Taper Auditorium, “Lost & Found” Short Plays Festival, 2019
Los Angeles Public Library / Mark Taper Auditorium, “Exit Strategies” Short Plays Festival, 2018
Pasadena Playhouse, “King Charles III” (Dramaturgy), 2017
Los Angeles Public Library / Mark Taper Auditorium, “Antigone.” 2017
REDCAT, “Displaced,” Fall Showings, 2016
New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, UK, “Small Talk,” 2016
Classical Theatre Lab/Lounge Theatre Los Angeles, “The Revenger’s Tragedy,” 2016
San Pedro Rep Theatre “Hamlet,” 2013
Lange Theater, Los Angeles, “Les Miserables,” 2013
Theatrum Elysium, Los Angeles, “The Vanek Trilogy,” 2012
Production Stills, THE MASKS WE WEAR (2023)
Unseen Shepard @ Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022
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Spring Awakening, 2022
2021 International Monologues Festival @ RAZE THE SPACE
Produced by RAZE THE SPACE Theatre Ensemble, the monologues festival was a reimagining of the annual international plays festival during the global pandemic. Six monologues were selected from over six-hundred international submissions and performed by key ensemble actors, bringing together creative talent from around the globe. The monologues were shot and streamed live from Los Angeles.
Produced by RAZE THE SPACE Theatre Ensemble, the monologues festival was a reimagining of the annual international plays festival during the global pandemic. Six monologues were selected from over six-hundred international submissions and performed by key ensemble actors, bringing together creative talent from around the globe. The monologues were shot and streamed live from Los Angeles.
INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE SERIES (I.Q.S. 2020)
RAZE THE SPACE Artistic Director Martin Jago and Associate Artistic Director Josh T. Ryan with host of international theatre makers explore online rehearsals, chats, interviews, playlets, table reads, and much more. Visit https://www.razethespace.com/iqs.html to learn more.
RAZE THE SPACE Artistic Director Martin Jago and Associate Artistic Director Josh T. Ryan with host of international theatre makers explore online rehearsals, chats, interviews, playlets, table reads, and much more. Visit https://www.razethespace.com/iqs.html to learn more.
Lost & Found
2019 International Festival of 10-Minute Plays
This fall LOST & FOUND takes to the stage at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. The festival includes 8 world-premiere performances of 10-minute plays from around the world and will bring together more than 30 international theatre artists together. Festival Director, Martin Jago will produce in association with LAMADE. The final 8 plays have been chosen from more than 600 submissions. “I'm so proud of the event, the plays, and all the artists who take part in showcasing new writing talent through this free public event of live theatre.” Learn more at https://www.razethespace.com/recent-archive.html
2019 International Festival of 10-Minute Plays
This fall LOST & FOUND takes to the stage at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. The festival includes 8 world-premiere performances of 10-minute plays from around the world and will bring together more than 30 international theatre artists together. Festival Director, Martin Jago will produce in association with LAMADE. The final 8 plays have been chosen from more than 600 submissions. “I'm so proud of the event, the plays, and all the artists who take part in showcasing new writing talent through this free public event of live theatre.” Learn more at https://www.razethespace.com/recent-archive.html
Santa Monica Playhouse Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre is a five-week event featuring a host of productions and workshops - celebrating the idea that theatre arts experiences are vital, transformative, and must be available for all.
https://www.santamonicaplayhouse.com/thebff.html |
Also in 2019...A wicked art-world satire from RAZE THE SPACE.
When Anna, a celebrated French painter, proposes a radical and fearless new exhibition to attack global terrorism, the only problem is Simon, the New York gallery owner who is not so sure that ‘art to die for’ is the right choice...Can she convince him? Will he refuse? What tricks do they have up their sleeves? And what are the explosive consequences of art with teeth?! Starring Nicola Bertram and Alec Frasier. 7.30 pm. Fri. Oct. 18th, 2019 @ The Other Space, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Tickets are FREE. Reservations Required. Call: (310) 394-9779 ext. 1 Email: [email protected] A BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre Event |
