Jason Bohon

Drama professor Jason Bohon previously taught in the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas and in the M.F.A. Actor training program at the University of Missouri- Kansas City. He has also taught in the B.F.A. Musical Theatre program at Drake University and the B.F.A. Actor training program at the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theatre.

Career Highlights

• Actor-creator and Producing Director for Split Knuckle Theatre, a devising theatre company based in New York and Connecticut.
• Split Knuckle teamed with Korn/Ferry International, a global leadership-training firm, to develop Split Knuckle's production of "Endurance" into a performance-training tool for business leaders around the world. This production toured from Connecticut to New York, London, Paris, Athens, Frankfurt, Prague, Bangkok and the Netherlands.
• Specializes in mask, movement and devising techniques rooted in the pedagogy of Jacques Lecoq.
• Holds a 500-hour yoga instructor certification through the Yoga Alliance.
• Executive Business Coach with Exec/Comm, a communication skills firm based in New York City.

Awards, Recognitions and Honors

• Split Knuckle's partnership with Korn/Ferry International was recognized in American Theatre magazine, "The Americans Are Coming."
• Best Ensemble Award at the New York International Fringe Festival for Split Knuckle Theatre's "The Curious Case of Phineas Gage."
• Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Production and Connecticut's Best Theatre Productions for Split Knuckle Theatre's "Endurance" in residence at Long Wharf Theatre.

Organizations

• National Alliance of Acting Teachers (NAAT)
• Actors Equity Association (AEA)
• Association of Theatre Movement Educators (ATME)
• Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET)
• Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP)
• Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
• Lincoln Center Directors Lab