Jess Frieze

Director

Director originally from Leeds and trained on the MA Directing programme at East 15. I am Artistic Director of female-led new writing and script development company Forest Theatre Company and work between London and Yorkshire. I am interested in new writing, devised and verbatim theatre, documentary theatre and updates/revivals of classics. She/her.

Currently in pre-production/R&D for "Don't Send Flowers", a new play by Emily Garside.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Don’t Send Flowers, Forest Theatre Company/The White Bear Theatre, 1 week, 2021

DIRECTOR, Shed (Rehearsed Reading), Forest Theatre Company/ Online, 2021

CO-DIRECTOR, The Funeral, Zoom/East 15, Online Showcase, 2020.

DIRECTOR, Antelope, East 15, Work sharing evening, 2019.

DIRECTOR, Our Country’s Good, Durham Festival of the Arts, 1 week, 2018

COSTUME DESIGNER/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, Bacchae, St Chads College, 1 week, 2017.

Training

MA Theatre Directing, East 15 Acting School, 2019-2020

BA English Literature and Education Studies, Durham University, 2015-2018

Workshops as part of Furnace/JMK Trust at Leeds Playhouse with Liz Stevenson (Theatre by the Lake, Junction 21)

Location

West Yorkshire

Experience

2-5 years

What I do

  • Costume Design
  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Writing

Additional Languages

German- conversational

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