Jason Loewith

JASON LOEWITH (Book/Lyrics) is the Artistic Director of the Olney Theatre Center, where he will soon direct the NNPN Rolling World Premiere of Steven Dietz’s Rancho Mirage. As a playwright, Jason won Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, and Jeff Awards for Best New Musical for Adding Machine: A Musical, which he co-wrote with composer Joshua Schmidt (off-Broadway, 2008). Recent regional work as a director includes the world premiere of Broke (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta), Time Stands Still (Everyman, Baltimore), Crime and Punishment and Working It Out (CENTERSTAGE, Baltimore), Adding Machine: A Musical (Studio Theatre, DC), and a dozen plays for Chicago’s Next Theatre Company, where he served as artistic director from 2002-08. Before joining the team at Olney Theatre Center, Jason proudly served four years as Executive Director of the National New Play Network. His book The Director’s Voice, Volume 2 was published by TCG in 2012.