Jason Chimonides

Jason Chimonides’ original plays include THE OPTIMIST, PATHOLOGICAL, THE BLUEST WATER, THE STONE AGE, HUMANS: AN ELF STORY, and THE GENTLEMEN MISANTHROPE. They were all developed with the assistance of Manhattan Class Company’s Playwright's Coalition, of which he is a member. His work has been professionally produced by Ground UP Productions in New York City, La Cosa Nostra in Chicago, and Endstation Theatre Company in Amherst, Virginia. His workshops and fellowships include Naked Angels, Ars Nova / Underwood Theatre, MCC Playlab, The Boulder Fringe Festival, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. An Assistant Professor of Theatre at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), Jason holds a B.A in Theatre and a M.F.A in Directing from Florida State University. He has written a screenplay of THE STONE AGE. Jason lives in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Brooklyn, New York.