Bio
“I am a highly self-motivated individual who believes the impact of the theatre is immeasurable. I pride myself on being creative, organized, and professional. I also strive to use innovative ideas in all performances I am involved with, and I have a passion for all aspects of the arts.”
Jenn Hunter is a director, teacher, actor and improviser in Portland, Oregon. She is currently an MFA student in the University of Portland Theater Department, where she most recently directed Eleemosynary. She also performs with several Portland theater and improv companies.
Before attending University of Portland, Jenn was a director and drama teacher at University High School in Spokane, Washington, where she directed over a dozen musical and non-musical productions. She was the Artistic Director of ComedySportz in Spokane and an actor/director for a national tour of Missoula Children’s Theatre.
In Portland she performs with ComedySportz, Curious Productions and Brody Theater, and was seen as Cookie in the Anonymous Theater production of Rumors presented by Theater Vertigo.
Jenn has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Montana, a Masters in Education from Eastern Washington University and will receive her MFA in 2010. She has also studied the Meisner Approach to Acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.