Jamie M. Rea

Actor

As a renaissance woman of the theatre, Jamie has had the pleasure of exploring this powerful tool for connection and change for over 20 years. While she has directed everywhere from Australia to Canada to San Francisco to New York City, she makes Portland her home because it allows for a focus on the development of new work which is the foundation of her practice. As a 20 year company member with Sojourn Theatre, a founding member of Scott Kelman’s (The Group Theatre & The Open Theatre, NYC) local ensemble before his passing and as founding co-artistic director of The Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project, Jamie has been a lead collaborator on the development of over 45 new works. In collaborating with government (international, federal, and city level) entities, conflicted communities, and powerhouse artists committed to shaping the world we live in, helping to bring clarity, originality and specificity to new work is how Jamie prefers to show up in the room. Recent local work includes: Hot ‘N Throbbing and Mother Courage (Profile Theatre), the thrice nominated Jesus Hopped the A-Train (Beirut Wedding and Coho Productions), the Drammy-award winning Made to Dance in Burning Buildings (a multi-year collaboration with writer/performer Anya Pearson – first produced Joe’s Pub at the Public in NYC and then here at Portland’s own Shaking The Tree Theatre), as well as two of the Willamette Week’s top 10 picks of 2018, Topdog Underdog (Street Scenes) and B*tch in Kitchen as part of Salt also with Shaking the Tree. She has had the privilege of appearing as Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest, Olympe in The Revolutionists, and most recently as Halina in Indecent all with Artists Repertory Theatre.