HONORING ARS NOVA’S FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JASON EAGAN

Jason Eagan is a Tony-nominated Producer, Director and the Founding Artistic Director of Ars Nova, a not-for-profit organization in New York City committed to supporting theater, comedy and music artists in the early stages of their professional careers. During his time with the organization, he has had the great fortune of discovering, developing and launching thousands of artists, many of whom are now cultural drivers, whose work has begun to expand across the globe. Directing credits include world premieres: Love Around the Block, an immersive musical by Dave Malloy and Isaac Oliver for Hermés, A House Tour of the Infamous Porter Family Mansion with Tour Guide Weston Ludlow Londonderry by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb and Now Circa Then by Carly Mensch; as well as new productions of Gypsy starring Andrea McArdle and the award-winning San Francisco commercial production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Eagan first made his way to New York City to oversee Disney Theatrical’s Design Studio for The Lion King on Broadway. He has enjoyed affiliations with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, England’s Improbable Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Manhattan Theatre Club, Los Angeles Opera and San Francisco Opera among many others.