Jess Jung

Associate Professor of Performance

Faculty

Theatre Arts College of Arts and Sciences

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Jess serves as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Associate Professor of Directing for the the College of Arts & Sciences at North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND). Professional directing credits include Theatre B (MN), The Rose Theater (NE), Adventure Theatre MTC (MD), Source Festival (DC), Okoboji Summer Theater (IA), Forum Theatre (DC), and the Hangar Theatre (NY). Jess earned her MFA from The Theatre School at De Paul University, and is a recipient of the Drama League's Directors Project Fellowship.

Areas of Study & Research

  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Playwriting
  • Theatre for Young Audiences

Courses Taught

  • Advanced Acting
  • Directing (I-III)
  • London Theatre Immersion
  • Acting Shakespeare
  • Theatre History
  • Storytelling.

Awards & Honors

Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Distinguished Director of a Play for Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Outstanding Creativity Award

Professional Associations

Assocation for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), Drama League Directors Project

Education

  • Certificate of Leadership & Managerial Skills, North Dakota State University
  • M.F.A., Directing, The Theatre School at DePaul University
  • B.A., Theatre, Augsburg College