Jason Parrish | Director

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE by Matthew Lopez

FLORIDAREPERTORY THEATRE | 2023
Choreographer: Kyle Brand | Set Design by Dennis C. Maulden | Costume Design by Joseph Shrope | Lighting Design by Mario Raymond | Sound Design by Katie Lowe | Stage Manager: Ruth E. Kramer | Drag Consultant: Alyssa Lemay | Photos: Nick Adams

“The Legend of Georgia McBride is more than I ever expected, a true heart-warming music-filled comedy about finding friends in the unlikeliest of places…today’s audiences are willing to flock and see the Queens of Glitz and Gall and this show is proof!” -NBC 2

“The build of that show was damn-near perfect!”

VIDEO CONTENT: Meet the Director | Meet the Costume Designer

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET by Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux

ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEATRE | 2023
Musical Director: Nat Zegree | Set Design by Bert Scott |
Costume Design by Denise Warner | Lighting Design by George Jackson |
Sound Design by Britt Sandusky | Stage Manager: George Hamrah |
Photos: Tony Fiorello

“Well, goodness gracious, great balls of fire. Orlando Shakes’ Million Dollar Quartet is a welcome jolt of energy…The musical opens the theater’s 35th season with a bang. And under the fluid and thoughtful direction by Jason Parrish, the show even provides a moment or two to think about something deeper than the four superstars depicted onstage.” -Orlando Sentinel

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RING OF FIRE: the Music of Johnny Cash by Richard Maltby, Jr. & Jason Edwards

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2023
Musical Director: Matt Cusack | Choreographer: Amy Marie McCleary |
Set Design by Bert Scott | Costume Design by Kim Griffin |
Lighting Design by Tyler M. Perry | Sound Design by Katie Lowe |
Stage Manager: Ruth E. Kramer | Photos: Joe Dafeldecker

“From the moment you walk into the theater and set eyes on the stunning well-lit set, you get a feeling it’s going to be a magnificent performance...Kudos to Director Jason Parrish for what is sure to be an award winner!” -NBC2

"Ring of Fire at Florida Rep sets the stage aflame with talent and music...A whirlwind ride...The show speeds along, like a runaway train Cash might sing about…An entertaining and engrossing show!" -Florida Weekly

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RIPCORD by David Lindsay-Abaire

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2023
Set Design by Jim Hunter | Costume Design by Stefanie Genda |
Lighting & Projection Design by Rob Siler | Sound Design by Katie Lowe |
Stage Manager: Phill Madore | Assistant Stage Manager: Jon Bros | Photos: Nick Adams

“Excellent casting makes Ripcord amusingly sarcastic, but this show delivers more than just laughter, but a few tears and life lessons.” -NBC2

“Director Jason Parrish has delivered another great performance at Florida Repertory Theatre.” -NBC2

“When a play has you laughing from the very first few lines, you know you’re in for a good time!” -NBC2

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BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
By Alan Janes

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2022
Musical Direction by Matt Cusack | Choreographed by Amy Marie McCleary
Set Design by Bert Scott | Costume Design by Stefanie Genda |
Lighting Design by Julie Duro | Sound Design by Adam Trummel |
Stage Manager: Ruth E. Kramer | Assistant Stage Manager: Sara Goshman

“Director Jason Parrish has put together what may be one of the most perfect musical productions at Florida Rep". -Florida Weekly

“I’ve seen other productions of “Buddy” before, but none like the one playing at Florida Rep. It’s fresh. It’s exciting and inciting.” -Florida Weekly

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LET’S FALL IN LOVE: A World Premiere Cabaret Event
A Salute to Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., & Tony Bennett
Developed by Evan Tyrone Martin, Victoria Casella & Jason Parrish

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2021
Musical Direction & Arrangements by Victoria Casella |
Set Design by Dennis C. Maulden | Costume Design by Anthony Toney |
Lighting Design by Joel Zishuk | Sound Design by John McQuiggan |
Stage Manager: Rachel Berkhouse

“If you’ve never attended a cabaret, you owe yourself the treat to be immersed into a bygone era with some great talent and great songs! Jason Parrish has done a great job directing!” -NBC2

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A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER
by Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2020
Musical Direction by Victoria Casella | Choreography by Kyle Brand |
Set Design by David Arsenault | Costume Design by Charlene Gross |
Lighting Design by Tyler M. Perry | Projection Design by Rob Siler |
Sound Design by Katie Lowe | Stage Manager: Janine Wochna

“Florida Rep and director Jason Parrish have a triumph on their hands. Not only is this an excellent cast, but Mr. Parrish skillfully gets the right mixture of lightness and humor from his actors.” -Florida Weekly

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ALABASTER by Audrey Cefaly
A National New Play Network
Rolling World Premiere

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2019
Set Design by Richard Crowell | Costume Design by Charlene Gross |
Lighting & Projection Design by by Rob Siler | Sound Design by Katie Lowe | Artwork by Sara Morsey | Stage Manager: Ruth Kramer

“Mr. Parrish…has done a remarkable job with this play, and is also to be commended for shepherding it and championing it. He’s brought to life this tender, heartbreaking yet humorous story of two women who discover how much bravery it takes to just live.” -Florida Weekly

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2019
Musical Direction by David Sonneborn | Set Design by Richard Crowell |
Costume Design by Stefanie Genda | Lighting Design by Julie Duro |
Sound Design by Katie Lowe | Stage Manager: Kathleen Barrett

“Director Jason Parrish has assembled an impressive cast for this rare Florida Rep musical  — and more importantly, an impressive group of singer/musicians…Together, this smoking-hot cast nearly blows the roof off…the audience cheers and hoots and claps…This doesn’t feel like any old musical. It’s a rock ‘n’ roll revival, pure and simple!” -The News-Press

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THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
by William Finn, Rachel Sheinkin, & Rebecca Feldman

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2017
Musical Direction by Victoria Casella | Choreography by Jennifer Byrne
Set Design by Michael Winkleman | Costume Design by Dina Perez
| Lighting Design by Tyler M. Perry | Sound Design by John Kiselica
| Stage Manager: Amy L. Massari

“The Florida Rep production is directed under the able hand of Jason Parrish. A gifted comic actor himself, he mines the most from the material.” -Florida Weekly

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STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Robert Harling

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2018
Set & Lighting Design by Jim Hunter | Costume Design by Brad Musgrove |
Sound Design by Katie Lowe | Stage Manager: Janine Wochna

“Director Jason Parrish has cast this well…He also has a lighter touch, keeping this heart-tugging play from becoming a soap opera.” -Florida Weekly

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Jean Shepherd’s
A CHRISTMAS STORY
Adapted by Philip Grecian

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2015
Set Design by Jim Hunter | Costume Design by Charlene Gross
| Lighting Design by Todd O. Wren | Sound Design by John Kiselica
| Stage Manager: Audrey M. Brown

“Florida Rep’s ‘A Christmas Story’ is my clear-cut favorite. Director Jason Parrish and his cast win you over with their funny take on this nostalgic, cartoonish holiday movie.” -The News-Press

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THE FANTASTICKS
by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2013
Musical Direction by Justin P. Cowan | Set Design by Christopher T. Simpson |
Costume Design by Roberta Malcolm | Lighting Design by Matthew McCarthy |
Sound Design by Tim Cobb | Stage Manager: Amy L. Massari

“There's a reason the show has been running for decades in New York. Jason Parrish finds every one of them in this magical dreamscape that celebrates the whimsical fantasy of love…Gorgeous. Evocative. Well-acted. Sung even better. Subtle where it needs to be, over the top in exactly the right spots…Parrish succeeded remarkably well in his bold quest to give 'Fantasticks' an update that would move the show into this millennium, but honor the whimsy and magical realism that was so entranced audiences.” -Naples Daily News

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AVENUE Q
by Jeff Marx, Robert Lopes, & Jeff Whitty

OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY | 2016
Musical Direction by Justin P. Cowan | Choreography by MK Lawson
Set & Lighting Design by Tyler M. Perry | Costume Design by Emily Taradash |
Sound Design by Evan Perry

“If you're going to see one show this summer, make it ‘Avenue Q’ at Ocean State Theatre...ably directed by Jason Parrish…it's hard to imagine that any theater could create as perfect a production of ‘Avenue Q.’”-The Providence Journal

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TRU
by Jay Presson Allen

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | 2011
Set Design by Christopher T. Simpson | Lighting & Sound Design by Kate Smith |
Costume Design by Roberta Malcolm | Stage Manager: Amy L. Massari

“Director Jason Parrish…brings many of the skills that have allowed his own 'The Santaland Diaries' to run for three years. Namely, 'Tru' feels like an intimate, cheeky conversation between the audience and the actor...Parrish and Chambers make the show look and feel so lively…I laughed so hard at some lines that the woman next to me moved during intermission.” -Naples Daily News

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by Jeff Bowen & Hunter Bell

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE | Intern Showcase 2011
Directed & Choreographed by Jason Parrish |
Musical Direction by Justin P. Cowan | Set Design by Scott Mason | Lighting Design by Martin Gurganis | Costume Design by Keller Anderson | Stage Manager: Tracy Hoida

“Staged in Florida Rep's studio theatre, Parrish keeps the 90-minute, no-intermission show humming. The tiny stage creates a pressure-cooker atmosphere that fits the show's 'create or die' theme - and the confines resemble both a ramshackle off-off-Broadway theatre or the minuscule New York apartment where the piece was born…You will laugh as hard as I did at the silliness. -Naples Daily News

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JOURNEY TO OZ
World Premiere Commission by Christopher Parks

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE EDUCATION | 2015
Original Musical Composition by Josh Totora
Set Design by Jordan Moore | Costume Design by Roberta Malcolm |
Sound Design by John Kiselica | Properties Design by Jesseca Terhaar |

“It was wildly entertaining and surprisingly innovative.” -Florida Weekly

“The experience was fantastic! Many of our students have never had the opportunity to see a love performance” -fifth Grade Teacher

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THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
Adapted by Don Quinn | From the Novel by C.S. Lewis

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE EDUCATION | 2019
Set Design by Jordan Moore | Costume Design by Jacquelyn Loy |
Sound Design by Katie Lowe | Properties Design by Jesseca Terhaar |

“My goal with this iconic story was to give it a highly theatrical treatment. The scenic elements were steamer trunks and an A-Frame ladder, and the costume pieces and props all had to fit in the trunks. I wanted the students to use their imaginations to fill in the details and force them to rely on the magic of theatre to tell the story.” -Jason Parrish

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