JESSIE AUSTRIAN
Jessie Austrian (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate-theater-maker, educator and parent. She is one of Fiasco’s founders and co-artistic directors. With Fiasco: Imogen, Cymbeline; Baker’s Wife, Into the Woods; Escalus/Marianna, Measure for Measure; Julia/co-director, Two Gentlemen of Verona; Balene/co-director, Imaginary Invalid; Olivia, Twelfth Night; Mary, Merrily We Roll Along. Other credits include Broadway: The Importance of Being Earnest, Lend Me a Tenor Off-Broadway: The Marriage of Bette and Boo. Regional: The Guthrie, Emerson Colonial, Actors Theater of Louisville, Cleveland Playhouse, Trinity Repertory Company, Virginia Stage Company, Folger Theater, McCarter Theater, Old Globe. As a director: NYU, Playmaker’s Rep, Trinity Rep. TV/Film: Mistress America, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Made in Jersey. Adjunct faculty at NYU Gallatin School. Favorite roles: partner to Noah and mom to Asher and Tabitha.