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Jon Jory

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Book WriterDirector b. 1938

Jon Victor Jory (born June 1, 1938, Pasadena, California) is a theatrical director instrumental in the development of Actors Theatre of Louisville; he is also widely rumored to be the writer behind the pseudonym Jane Martin.

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In the literature8 passages

  • The Long Wharf Theatre was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, by two Yale alumni, Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman, in 1965, when Arthur Miller's The Crucible opened for a two-week engagement. Michael Christofer's The Shadow Box premiered at Long Wharf and earned its author a Pulitzer, and D. L. Coburn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize after his…ebooks/Donahue, Tim & Patterson, Jim/Stage Money_ The Business of the Professional Theater - Tim Donahue & Jim Patterson.txt
  • ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE Louisville, Kentucky August 24, 1971— May 14, 1972 Producing Director, Jon Jory; General Manager. Alexander Press, Trish Pugh; Company Manager, Vaughn McBride; Business Manager, Janel Levy; Directors. Jon Jory, Victor Jory. Christopher Murney, Ken Jenkins, Patrick Tovatt; Designers. Paul Owen. Geoffrey T. Cunn…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis).txt
  • TRICKS BcK)k and Direction, Jon Jory; Based on play by Moliere; Music, Jerry Blatt; Lyrics, Lonnie Burstein; Choreography, Donald Saddler; Scenery, OUver Smith; Costumes, Miles White; Lighting, Martin Aronstein; Orchestrations, Bert De Coteau; Dance and Incidental Music Arranged by Peter Howard; Conductor, David Frank; Sound, Jack Shearin…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • Producing Director, Jon Jory; Administrative Director, Alexander Speer; Associate Director and Press, Trish Pugh; Company Manager, Vaughn McBride; Business Manager, Janet Levy; Directors, Jon Jory, Victor Jory, Frank Wicks, Patnck Tovatt, John Wyhe, Charles E. Kerr,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE Louisville, Kentucky September 27, 1973— May 26, 1974 Producing Director, Jon Jory; Administrative Director, Alexander Speer; Associate Director, Trish Pugh; Assistant General Man-theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • Stewart Slater; Community Relations Director, Marilee Hebert-Slater; Press, Norma Eckroate; Directors, Jon Jory, Sue Lawless, Jeffrey Tambor, William Cain, Vaughn McBride, Charles Kerr, Adale O'Brien, David Semonin; Designers, Paul Owen, Kurt Wilhelm, Geoffrey T. Cunningham, Diann Fay, James Stephens,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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