Jennifer Parr

Stage Manager

Pronouns: She/Her. For Crow’s Theatre: Uncle Vanya, Red Velvet, The Master Plan. Other Theatre: Jennifer has stage managed from Fringe to Symphony stages, from classics to new operas and plays, to a six-month run of the musical Forever Plaid. From 2011 to 2016 Jennifer was the Canadian production stage manager, and de facto resident director, for the Chicago Symphony’s Beyond the Score shows as presented by Canadian orchestras around the country including in Toronto, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Quebec City. Other credits: Many “In Conversation” and other multimedia events for TIFF and at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Education: M.A. in Renaissance Drama, University of Warwick. More: A versatile theatre artist, Jennifer is also a director and dramaturge with credits including the world premieres of the operas Pandora’s Locker (Dean Burry) and The Last Wife (Dunleavy and Alexander); developing and directing new plays, including Waiting for Odysseus; and directing all-female productions of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and her own adaptation of Richard III.