Jerre Dye

Jerre Dye is a director, writer, performer, designer, and teacher whose primary artistic focus is the creation and facilitation of new theatrical work. Some of his favorite acting roles include Prof. Dark in Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes and Darl in Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying. He is the Artistic Director of Voices of the South, a theater ensemble specializing in adaptations of literature, original work, and theatre for children. Through Voices he coordinates The Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival, develops new works, and directs audience favorites like: Sister Myotis and Pre-sent Pres-ent. 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 (Winner of the Darrell Award and Ostrander Award). He recently adapted and directed Stravinsky's "A Soldier's Tale" for the Iris Orchestra (Conductor: Michael Stern), choreographed Little Shop of Horrors for Theatre Memphis, and directed Dancing at Lughnasa at The McCoy Theatre. He is an aesthetics education trained teacher whose workshops and residencies focus on directing, puppetry, physical theatre, and script devising.

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