Candis C. Jones

Candis is a director and rising artistic leader. Select credits include: Nike (A.C.T.-New Strands Festival), Visions From Eartha (Williamstown Theatre Residency), Eradication (Rattlestick-F*ck!ng Good Plays Fest.), Gloria (American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Cullud Wattah (The Lark), Awakened (NYU Grad Musical Theatre), The Fire This Time Fest (Kraine Theater), Name Calling (The Kennedy Center-Page to Stage ), Brother Rabbit (New Black Fest), Colony (The Movement/NYU Festival of Voices), 48hrs in Harlem (Harlem 9, NBT), The Homecoming Queen workshop (New Harmony Project), New Shoes (Drama League Directorfest), Morning in America (Primary Stages), Black Girl Magic (National Black Theatre), TEMBO! (Zanzibar International Film Fest). Assistant Director: Oedipus El Rey (The Public Theater), The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (NY City Center), The Death of the Last Black Man (Signature Theatre). Awards and Fellowships: NY Women’s Foundation Lilly Award, Drama League Alum, Women’s Project Theater 2018-2020. Candis currently serves as the Playwrights Lab Manager at New Dramatists in NYC. www.candiscjones.com

Previous DPT Work

Pipeline — Season Four