Martin Jago
British-American poet & stage director (born 1972)
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Martin Jago (born 4 August 1972) is a British-American poet,[1][2][3] nonfiction writer,[4][5] and stage director.[6][7][8][9]
4 August 1972
Martin Jago | |
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| Born | Martin Jago 4 August 1972 Kent, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom, United States |
| Education | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, University of Oxford |
| Occupations | Poet, nonfiction writer, stage director |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | www.martinjago.net |
His debut poetry collection, Photofit, is published by Pindrop Press[10] and his writing has been published widely in literary magazines and journals such as LIT Magazine,[11] The Moth,[12] and Acumen [13] among many others.
His first nonfiction book, To Play or Not to Play: 50 Games for Acting Shakespeare,[14][15] with a foreword by British actor Alfred Molina, was published in the U.S. in 2012 by Smith & Kraus. His second book, ESL Shakespeare: 101 Everyday Phrases,[16][17] also published by Smith & Kraus, was released in 2013.
In 2018, Jago published two more theatre books with Smith & Kraus, From Courts to Dungeons,[18][19] and The Actor's Complete Shakespeare Sonnet Bible.[20][21]
Educated at The University of Oxford, Jago first trained as an actor[22] at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama before a change of career in 2004 to focus on writing and directing.