Jesse Cooper

Director

In 2006, I received government funding for the inception of Dramarama Theatre of Vancouver Island, producing theatre, Mosaic youth talent fundraisers, and commissioned films for organizations including Homalco First Nation, The BC Heart &
Lung Cancer Association, Rotary Club, and Victoria Shakespeare Society. I was the proprietor and Artistic Director of Dramarama until moving to London in 2012.

My original play, Telling of the Bees, won the Mythical Voices contest withVancouver's Theatre in the Raw, and toured the province in 2009, directed by Broadway lyricist Jay Hamburger (Godspell) and starring Broadway veteran Sean Allan (Mame, Half a Sixpence).

My current interests are Absurd theatre, Physical theatre, and Musicals. He/Him

Credits

DIRECTOR, A National Scandal, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 1 week, 2018
PLAYWRIGHT/PRODUCER, Break a Leg, Jesus!, London Improv Theatre, 1 week, 2018
DIRECTOR, The Wasteland, Brunel Uni, 1 week, 2017
DIRECTOR, Spring Awakening, Brunel Uni, 1 week, 2017
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Goodbye Girl, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 4 weeks, 2015
DIRECTOR, When the Stars are Right, Bread & Roses, 1 week, 2015
DIRECTOR, Cuckoos & Chrysalides, Camden Fringe, 1 week, 2015
DIRECTOR, Are You Awake, Bread & Roses, 1 week, 2015
DIRECTOR, Farfetched Fables, Brunel Uni, 1 week, 2014
DIRECTOR, Chaos & the Cosmos, Port Theatre Canada, 2 weeks, 2012
DIRECTOR, The Last 5 Years, Canadian Tour, 4 weeks, 2012
DIRECTOR, Dr Horrible, Malaspina Theatre, 1 week, 2012
DIRECTOR, Othello, UVic, 1 week, 2010
DIRECTOR, A Number, UVic, 1 week, 2010
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Woman in Black, Okanagan Stage, 2 weeks, 2007
FIGHT DIRECTOR, Urinetown, Malaspina Theatre, 2 weeks, 2007
DIRECTOR, Nunsense, Quaaout Lodge, 5 weeks, 2006
DIRECTOR, The Odd Couple, Quaaout Lodge, 4 weeks, 2006
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Clue the Musical, Quaaout Lodge, 4 weeks, 2005

Training

Training:
MA Music Theatre at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, 2013 BFA Theatre Directing at University of Victoria, Canada, 2011 Fight Director Certified, Fight Directors Canada, 1999
Workshops & Courses:
Marcel Marceau: Mime (UVic 1998)
Lina de Guevara: Commedia dell'Arte (CCPA 1999; VSS 2010)
Jonathan Pitches: Physical Theatre: Meyerhold and Biomechanics (Univ. of Leeds, 2015)
Jon Wardle & Pete Fraser: Explore Filmmaking (National Film & Television School, 2015)

Location

London

Experience

10+ years

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Dramaturgy
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Music Composition
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Sound Design
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Video Design
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Writing

Additional Languages

French

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