Jocelyn A. Thompson*

Stage Manager

Member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA).

THIS SEASON: Stage Manager

BIO: Jocelyn A. Thompson is proud to return to the Blackfriars for her first set of Shakespearean plays in rep, after making her debut last summer season as the first black stage manager in ASC history with Pass Over.Jocelyn has been lucky enough to serve as the production stage manager for Brava! for Women in the Arts and Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco, California during her career. Regional work: The Color Purple (North Carolina Theatre), Born With Teeth (Guthrie Theatre), Edward Albee’s Seascape, Born With Teeth (Alley Theatre). Pelleas & Melisande, …And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi, Ubu Roi, The Chairs (Cutting Ball Theater), The Oldest Profession, Iph… (Brava! for Women in the Arts), Harry Thaw Hates Everybody (Shotgun Players). Jocelyn is a graduate of Howard University and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Her work is dedicated to her two little black Queens in the making—heads high and elevated.