Jonathan is a director and fight director. He is a Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) Fight Director and Certified Teacher, and serves as one of three members of the SAFD Theatrical Firearms Safety Committee. He is a full member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (Director/Choreographer).
He holds a black belt in Danzan Ryu Jujitsu from the Salem Budokai under Bob Parksion and Al Elfstrom, and also holds rank in Aikido and Judo.
Education
- Ph.D. in Theatre Arts, emphasis in directing pedagogy, University of Oregon
- M.S. in Theatre Arts, emphasis in acting pedagogy, University of Oregon
- B.A. in Theatre, B.A. in Music, Dickinson State University
Productions & Performances
Willamette University Theatre
- Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. 2022. Fight Director.
- The Amateurs, by Jordan Harrison. 2021. Director.
- A Bright New Boise, by Samuel D. Hunter. 2021. Director.
- Dead City, by Sheila Callaghan. 2018. Director.
- Burn This, by Lanford Wilson. 2018. Director.
- Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. 2017. Director and Fight Choreographer.
- bobrauschenbergamerica, by Charles Mee. 2015. Director.
Regional & Local productions
- Gloria, directed by Josh Hecht. Profile Theatre, Portland, OR, 2022. Fight Director.
- Indecent, directed by Josh Hecht. Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland, OR, 2020. Fight Director.
- The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, directed by Luan Schooler and Dámaso Rodríguez. Artists Repertory Theatre, 2019. Fight Director, Movement Consultant.
More production credits
- La Ruta, directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Artists Repertory Theatre, 2019. Fight Director, Special Effects.
- 1984, directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Artists Repertory Theatre, 2019. Fight Director, Special Effects.
- The Revolutionists, directed by Lava Alapai Artists. Repertory Theatre 2019. Movement Director.
- Wolf Play, directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Artists Repertory Theatre, 2019. Fight Director.
- Robin Hood, directed by David Smith-English. Clackamas Repertory Theatre, 2019. Fight Director.
- Teenage Dick, directed by Josh Hecht. Artists Repertory Theatre, 2019. Fight Director, Special Effects.
- Skeleton Crew, directed by Bill Earl Ray. Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland, OR. 2018. Fight Choreographer.
- The Thanksgiving Play (world premiere), directed by Luan Schooler. Artists Repertory Theatre. 2018. Fight Choreographer.
- Magellanica (world premiere), directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Artists Repertory Theatre. 2018. Fight Choreographer and Movement Direction.
- Uncle Vanya, directed by Cristi Miles. Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble. 2018.
- The Happiest Song Plays Last, directed by J. Hecht. Profile Theatre, Portland, OR. 2017. Firearms Consultant.
- An Octoroon, directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Artists Repertory Theatre. 2017. Fight Choreographer.
- The Talented Ones (world premiere), directed by Jane Unger. Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland, OR, 2017. Fight Choreographer.
- Feathers and Teeth (Northwest premiere), directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Artists Repertory Theatre, 2017. Fight Choreographer.
Conference Presentations
- “Staging Intimacy, the Chicago Theatre Standards, University Policy, and You.” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, 2019.
- “On The Presentation of the Real in Stage Violence.” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, 2017.
- “Racial Violence and Actor Safety: Conventional Approaches to the Tropes of Violence in Drury’s We Are Proud to Present...” Association for Theatre in Higher Education, 2016.