Jason C. McLean
Encyclopedia
Jason C. McLean is a Montreal
-based theatrical activist, actor, writer, journalist, and a
co-founder of both the International infringement Festival
and the Forget The Box Media Collective.
Born in Montreal in 1977, McLean has performed on stage, on film, on Web-TV and in numerous culture jams. He has performed in Travesty Theatre's Dead Dolls Cabaret and Mumbo Jumbo: King Leopold's Opus and played the role of Sean in Tom Fennario's The Legend of Jackie Robinson (Circle K Media Collective)
In 2003, he joined Optative Theatrical Laboratories and has since performed with this dramatic collective in the long-running theatre experiment Car Stories, the anti-racist deconstruction Sinking Neptune and various guerrilla theatre performances targeting Starbucks, American Apparel and other companies.
In 2004, McLean co-founded the infringement Festival
with fellow Optative members Donovan King
and Gary St-Laurent. The festival is currently in five cities. McLean is an organizer of the international circuit and the annual Montreal event.
In 2009, he co-founded the Forget The Box Media Collective. He currently serves as Editor-In-Chief and writes a weekly column called The Soapbox in addition to other contributions in the site's news and arts sections. He is also the in-character host of JC Sunshine's Fireside Chat, a comedic web-TV talk show with fictional narrative elements produced by Forget The Box Studios.
McLean holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Concordia University
, was the original editor of the now-defunct Indie Theatre Times and Review and has been published in the Montreal Mirror
.
McLean is a former member of the Quebec Drama Federation board of directors.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based theatrical activist, actor, writer, journalist, and a
co-founder of both the International infringement Festival
Infringement Festival
The infringement Festival is an international, interdisciplinary critical arts festival that features theatre, music, film, culture jamming, street performance and visual arts, with an emphasis on activist art and work that challenges the commodification of culture.Conceptualized by theatre...
and the Forget The Box Media Collective.
Born in Montreal in 1977, McLean has performed on stage, on film, on Web-TV and in numerous culture jams. He has performed in Travesty Theatre's Dead Dolls Cabaret and Mumbo Jumbo: King Leopold's Opus and played the role of Sean in Tom Fennario's The Legend of Jackie Robinson (Circle K Media Collective)
In 2003, he joined Optative Theatrical Laboratories and has since performed with this dramatic collective in the long-running theatre experiment Car Stories, the anti-racist deconstruction Sinking Neptune and various guerrilla theatre performances targeting Starbucks, American Apparel and other companies.
In 2004, McLean co-founded the infringement Festival
Infringement Festival
The infringement Festival is an international, interdisciplinary critical arts festival that features theatre, music, film, culture jamming, street performance and visual arts, with an emphasis on activist art and work that challenges the commodification of culture.Conceptualized by theatre...
with fellow Optative members Donovan King
Donovan King
Donovan King is a performance activist and experimental theatre artist from Montreal, Canada who juggles acting, teaching, directing, dramaturgy, and theory, and is a columnist for Indie Theatre Times and Review.-Background:...
and Gary St-Laurent. The festival is currently in five cities. McLean is an organizer of the international circuit and the annual Montreal event.
In 2009, he co-founded the Forget The Box Media Collective. He currently serves as Editor-In-Chief and writes a weekly column called The Soapbox in addition to other contributions in the site's news and arts sections. He is also the in-character host of JC Sunshine's Fireside Chat, a comedic web-TV talk show with fictional narrative elements produced by Forget The Box Studios.
McLean holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
, was the original editor of the now-defunct Indie Theatre Times and Review and has been published in the Montreal Mirror
Montreal Mirror
Montreal Mirror is a free English language alternative newsweekly based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a circulation of 70,000, and reaches a quarter of a million readers per week. It is published by Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée....
.
McLean is a former member of the Quebec Drama Federation board of directors.
Organization
- Forget The Box Media Collective 2009 to present
- infringement Montreal 2004 to present
- infringement International 2005 to present
- Optative Theatrical Laboratories 2004 to present
Theatre (limited)
- Car Stories/sCARe Stories Optative Theatrical Laboratories, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Buffalo, New York City (2003-present)
- Sinking Neptune II Optative Theatrical Laboratories, Montreal, Guelph, Quebec City (2008)
- The Mutilation of San Pedro Frente Ampilio Oppositor & Optative Theatrical Laboratories, 2007
- Sinking Neptune Optative Theatrical Laboratories, Montreal, Halifax, Annapolis Royal (2006)
- Rachel's Words: The Words About the Words Optative Theatrical Laboratories, 2005
- Dead Dolls Cabaret Travesty Theatre, 1999-2005
- Mumbo, Jumbo: King Leopold's Opus Travesty Theatre, 2002
Film and Video (limited)
- JC Sunshine's Fireside Chat Forget The Box, bi-weekly, beginning 2009
- Car Stories: The Church of Capitalism Guerilla Video Productions, 2007
- American Apparel: Fake Revolution Guerilla Video Productions, 2006
- Death by Latte CPO Productions, 2005
- The Legend of Jackie Robinson Circle K Productions, 2005