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Jaybird O'berski, Assistant Professor of the Practice

Jaybird O'berski
Office Location:  03C Page, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:   send me a message
Web Page:   http://www.littlegreenpig.com

Research Interests:

Current projects: Writing MIDDLETON & ROWLEY: THE CHANGELING for Palgrave Macmillan (pub. 2012). , Writing a play about Scientology called THETAN 7., Directing GLASS, an adaptation of Williams' GLASS MENAGERIE (Little Green Pig). , Acting Pinter's THE BIRTHDAY PARTY and portraying Donald Rumsfeld in DONALD (Little Green Pig).

Jay O’Berski (M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University/Moscow Art Theatre School) is an assistant professor 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. His work has been seen in New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Moscow (Russi), San Miguel Allende (Mexico and Port-au-Prince (Haiti). Recent directing credits include A STEADY RAIN, THE LOWER D'S, MISTERIOSO (Duke); GLASS, NIGHT OF THE BEAST, WESTERN MEN, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, EUROPE CENTRAL, FISTFUL OF LOVE, and GOIN' A BUFFALO (Little Green Pig); THE OVERWHELMING, THE MAN WHO, SHOPPING & FUCKING, THE SHAPE OF THINGS, BACK OF THE THROAT (Manbites Dog); BOSTON MARRIAGE (Ghost & Spice). Acting credits include ANARCHIST!, JANE EYRE, THE ITALIAN ACTRESS (Little Green Pig); BUDDY COP 2, THOM PAIN, DYING CITY, AGE OF AROUSAL, THE PILLOW MAN (Manbites Dog); SUPERIOR DONUTS, ENDGAME (Deep Dish Theatre).

Office Hours:

By appointment. Email me!
Education:

M.F.A.Carnegie Mellon University1997
BA in TheatreMichigan State University1992
Specialties:

Acting
Directing
Dramatic Literature
Recent Production Credits

  Directing Credits:

  1. Directing Credits, , April, 2013
    THE WOOSTER GROUP'S DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Little Green Pig
  2. ART TATUM: PIANO STARTS HERE, Kennedy Theatre: Progress Energy Center, December, 2010 - present
    with Jay O'berski
  3. WESTERN MEN, Nasher Museum, 2010/10/01
    with Jay O'berski

  New York Theater:
  1. A Midsummer Night's Dream, , 2015/01/01
    Played Oberon/Theseus, with Jaybird O'berski; Kelley Baker-Ewert; Kevin Ewert
  2. The Caretaker by Harold Pinter, , 2015/01/01
    with Jaybird O'berski
  3. Tarantino's Yellow Speedo, , 2014/01/01
    with Jay O'berski
  4. TRIALS OF SHAKESPEARE, , 2012/11/01
    with Jay O'berski
  5. WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN, , 2012/11/01
    with Jay O'berski
  6. Richie, , 2012/09/01
    with Jay O'berski
  7. BLACK TERROR CORIOLANUS, , 2012/04/01
    with Jay O'berski
  8. CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, , 2012/03/01
    with Jay O'berski
  9. NIGHT BEAST, , 2010/09/01
    with Jay O'berski

  Regional Theatre:
  1. THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY, , 2013/12/02
    with Jay O'berski
  2. OUR TOWN, , 2013/09/01
    with Jay O'berski
  3. NADIA A, , 2013/05/01
    with Jay O'berski
  4. THE WOOSTER GROUP'S DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, , 2013/04/01
    with Jay O'berski
  5. DERKLOWNSCHPANKENEFFEKT, , 2013/02/01
    with Jay O'berski
  6. CLYBOURNE PARK, , 2013/01/01
    with Jay O'berski
  7. DONALD, , 2012/03/01
    with Jay O'berski
  8. THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, , 2011/11/01
    with Jay O'berski
  9. BUDDY COP 2, , 2011/06/01
    with Jay O'berski
  10. SUPERIOR DONUTS, , 2011/04/01
    with Jay O'berski
  11. PICASSO AT LAPIN AGILE, , 2011/03/01
    with Jay O'berski
  12. BLACKBIRD, , 2010/06/01
    with Jay O'berski

  Other Production Credits:
  1. The New Colossus, , 2016/05/19
    with Jaybird O'berski

Recent Publications

  1. Berski, JO. Middleton & Rowley’s THE CHANGELING.  edited by Ewert, K; Edmondson, P Palgrave Macmillan, (May, 2012). [title.aspx]  [abs]

 


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