Jerre Dye

Jerre Dye is the Artistic Director of Voices of the South, Memphis’ premiere theatre company dedicated to producing new works from diverse southern perspectives. With VOTS, he has developed and directed original work like Sister Myotis (Off-Broadway in June of 2010), Pre-sent / Pre-sent, and many other solo and group performance projects over the last decade. Some of his written work for the stage includes: Hold Fast with Phil Darius Wallace (Ostrander Award) and Cicada (Ostrander Award). He has also written and adapted works for young audiences, such as: The Ugly Duckling, The Wild Swans, The New Adventures of Hansel and Gretel, and Sid and the Magic Box. He adapted and directed Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale for the Iris Orchestra (Conductor: Michael Stern). Jerre was recently presented with The Bryan Family Foundation Award for Dramatic Literature from The Fellowship of Southern Writers.

When he is not writing, directing or performing, Jerre can be found teaching workshops throughout the U.S. through organizations like Heifer International (The Heifer Theatre Project). Some of his favorite acting roles include Kynaston in Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Ostrander Award) Cyrano in Cyrano (Ostrander Award) and Darl in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. He is currently touring throughout the country with Wild Legacy, a show created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (commissioned by The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Jerre is one of the creators of the Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival and is a graduate of the University of Memphis.

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