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 |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, nonfiction writer, stage director |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | www.martinjago.net |
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]
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.