Jamie McMurray, Director

Grew up in Scarsdale, New York and Palm Beach, Florida. He attended the University of Florida and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater performance. After that, he attended the Burt Reynolds Institute for Theater Training, at its time, one of the most unique Equity membership candidacy programs in the country. It was one of the best years of his life. To be immersed in theater sixteen hours a day, seven days a week was challenging, exciting and very informative. He received $100 a week, nine meals a week and the opportunity to work with theater professionals he would not otherwise come in contact with. It culminated with the earning of his Actor Equity card at the end of fifty-two weeks. Burt Reynolds himself was so impressed with the caliber of talent in his class of thirteen, that he very generously paid all our initiation fees into Equity. McMurray started The Glorious Impossible Theater Works. He Was Here, a book of poetry he discovered and adapted for the stage with Will Willoughby, was first produced at St. Thomas the Apostle in Hollywood and raised over $1,000 for the Episcopal Church. It moved onto The Rose Alley Theater in Venice, CA. where it continued a five week run. McMurray’s tenure at The Rose Alley continued as co-Artistic Director for two and a half years along with Willoughby where they produced over seven full length plays, two staged readings, poetry readings and a dynamic childrens program for at risk youth in the local community. Most recently James produced and directed and eight week sold out run of Michaelangelo’s Models at the Rose Alley. His latest performance was in Chromolume’s Los Angeles premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night. McMurray can frequently be seen on Home & Garden Television. He’s thrilled to be a part of the Chromolume company.