Jason O'Connell

Tranio, Prologue Speaker, Thersites

Jason is thrilled to be returning for his third season with HVSF, having previously appeared in Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick), Cymbeline (Cornelius), and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Juliet, Macduff, Ophelia, Jack Nicholson, Carol Channing, etc, etc). Recent credits include Frost/Nixon at Arkansas Rep and Boeing Boeing at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Jason has worked regionally at American Players Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, and the Nebraska and Texas Shakespeare Festivals, and appeared at the Public Theatre, BAM, EST, and Symphony Space in NYC. He has played Hamlet, Richard III, Petruchio, Mercutio,Oberon and Falstaff. Jason also appeared in last fall's successful and acclaimed Off-Broadway comedy Penny Penniworth, which will return to NYC this September. TV credits include Law & Order:Criminal Intent and Law & Order: SVU. Dedicated to my niece-to-be, Marisa Hansen.