Geovonday Jones
Asst. Professor, Performance
M.F.A. Brooklyn College, 2018
geovjon@siue.edu
618.650.5614
Geovonday Jones is an actor, director, and teaching artist/coach. He most recently directed The Importance of Being Earnest, The High Captain at The Tank, The Motherf%$#@r with the Hat, and In the Blood. Jones has also directed or assisted on operas, including but not limited to Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, The Bartered Bride, Carmen, to name a few. Most recently, as an actor, he was a costar on Law & Order: Organized Crime and a part of JAG’s Jagfest 4.0. Previous: Irondale Theatre’s work of Lynn Nottage’s Sweat (Brucie), Waterwell’s Ajax (Ensemble), which was a part of The Green Plays Festival, Ancram Opera House’s production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brother Size (Ogun), New Works Brooklyn’s reading of Nambi Kelley’s Translation of Likes (Too Legit To Quit). Regionally, Geovonday has performed in several shows with Tent Theatre, including Peter and the Starcatcher (Captain Scott), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Senex), Rumors (Officer Welch), and Anything Goes (Henry T. Dobson). Other regional roles include Bobo in A Raisin in the Sun, Jose the Muleteer in Man of La Mancha, and Tinca in Puccini’s Il Tabarro. Among his favorites are Gabriel Pleasure in Mac Wellman’s The Lesser Magoo, Vanya in Uncle Vanya, Sly in Dominique Morisseau’s Detroit ’67, Father Luka/Eugene in Ambition Facing West, and Twilight Los Angeles, 1992. Previously, he taught on the faculty at The People’s Improv Theater, and the adjunct faculties in Brooklyn College's Department of Theater and The City College of New York’s Department of Theatre and Speech, where he developed the popular course entitled Theatre and Racism. Recently, he joined the coaching team at Ignite, CSP and the faculty at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Geo is a member of SAG-AFTRA and an Associate Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Additionally, he is a freelance Implicit Bias & Anti-Racism consultant. Also, he serves as the Performer Advocate and Antiracist consultant for River & Rail Theatre Company. He has an MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College and a BFA in Acting from Missouri State University. Currently, he is completing his Teacher Certification in the Chekhov Technique with Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. www.geovondayjones.com
