Biography

Jessie Dean (she/hers), originally from Atlanta, Georgia, is a director, actor, and writer, and proud member of Actor’s Equity. She has trained at the Globe Theatre and the RSC in England and earned her MFA with a focus on acting classical work from Illinois State University under the direction of Henry Woronicz. Jessie is a multi-discipline theatre maker: writer, actor, director, producer, musician, and former Associate Artistic Director of Molière in the Park, Brooklyn’s first free theatre in Prospect Park. Previously, she has also served as Co-Artistic Director of Monk Parrots, an avant-garde theatre company based in Manhattan, and Managing Director of Dad’s Garage Theatre in Atlanta. She is the co-author of Our New Town, a musical developed with the Civilians, a co-producer of a Joe’s Pub cabaret called Hate, Actually, and a co-writer of the movie Get Gomez. Jessie began working in the theatre professionally in Atlanta, Georgia after graduating from Oglethorpe University with a BA in Theatre, quickly becoming an acclaimed director and musical theatre performer specializing in comedy.

Since moving to New York after graduate school, Jessie has performed and produced groundbreaking off-Broadway work with Monk Parrots, classical work with Molière in the Park, written a book, become a mother of three, and written sketch comedy. Jessie has performed and developed work at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Dad’s Garage Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, La MaMa, 59E59th, Joe’s Pub, and the Kennedy Center.