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Jay O'Berski, Lecturing Fellow

Jay O'Berski
Office Location:  210B Branson Building
Email Address:   send me a message
Web Page:   www.littlegreenpig.com

Research Interests:

Current projects: Writing MIDDLETON & ROWLEY: THE CHANGELING for Palgrave Macmillan. Acting in THE ITALIAN ACTRESS, JANE EYRE andACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST for Little Green Pig. Directing BOSTON MARRIAGE for Ghost & Spice and writing a film script, THE HARD ONES, based on JULIUS CAESAR.

Jay O’Berski (M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University/Moscow Art Theatre School) is a senior lecturing fellow at Duke University where he teaches acting, movement, improv and special topics like Black Theatre Workshop and Acting Shakespeare. Jay is artistic director of The Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern and an associate artistic director of Manbites Dog Theater. Recent directing credits include THE LOWER D'S, MISTERIOSO (Duke); A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, EUROPE CENTRAL, FISTFUL OF LOVE, and GOIN' A BUFFALO (Little Green Pig); THE OVERWHELMING, THE MAN WHO and BACK OF THE THROAT (Manbites Dog). Jay is a member of Transactors Improv Company and his vocal talent can be heard on games like XBox's SAVAGE SKIES.

Teaching (Fall 2009):

  • THEATRST 145S.01, INTRODUCTION TO ACTING Synopsis
    Brody 001, TuTh 02:50 PM-04:05 PM
  • THEATRST 149S.02, SPECIAL TOPICS IN ACTING Synopsis
    Brody 001, TuTh 01:15 PM-02:30 PM
Teaching (Spring 2010):

  • THEATRST 143S.01, BLACK THEATER WORKSHOP Synopsis
    Bryan Center 127, MW 02:50 PM-04:05 PM
  • THEATRST 145S.01, INTRODUCTION TO ACTING Synopsis
    Brody 001, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM
  • THEATRST 146S.01, SHAKESPEARE STUDIO Synopsis
    Brody 001, TuTh 11:40 AM-12:55 PM
Education:

MFA-ActingCarnegie-Mellon University/Moscow Art Theatre School1997
Specialties:

Acting
Directing
Recent Production Credits

  Directing Credits:

  1. Director: Life/Love/Cows, Shakespeare & Originals Theatre Company, 2000/07/01
  2. Artistic Director, Shakespeare & Originals Theatre company, Durham NC, 1999/07/01

 


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