Jason C. McLean
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Jason C. McLean is a Montreal-based theatrical activist, actor, writer, journalist, and a co-founder of the International infringement Festival.
Born in Montreal in 1977, McLean has performed on stage, on film 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.
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.
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[edit] Organization
- infringement Montreal 2004 to present
- infringement International 2005 to present
- Optative Theatrical Laboratories 2004 to present
[edit] Theatre (limited)
- Car Stories/sCARe Stories Optative Theatrical Laboratories, 2003-present
- The Mutilation of San Pedro Frente Ampilio Opositor & Optative Theatrical Laboratories, 2007
- Sinking Neptune Optative Theatrical Laboratories, 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
[edit] Film and Video (limited)
- 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
[edit] Journalism
[edit] References
- Bottenburg, Rupert. "Bad taste on the bill", Montreal Mirror, 2001-03-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- Nerstruck, J. Kelly. "When the Fringe becomes the main event", National Post, 2004-06-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- Delisle, Rania. "Wild car ride more fringe than Fringe", Ottawa Citizen, 2005-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- "Interview with Jason C. McLean (MP3 format)" (MP3 format), CKUT-FM (McGill University's radio station), 2005-06-06. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- "Native Solidarity News interview with Donovan King and Jason C. McLean" (MP3 format), CKUT-FM (McGill University's radio station), 2006-12-05. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- Lejtenyi, Patrick. "Main Claim", Montreal Mirror, 2007-03-08. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- Smith, Wendy. "Ad trucks leave trail of exhaust and controversy in their wake", The Tempest (blog) -- "Climate Change News from Journalism Students at Montreal's Concordia University"), 2007-03-21. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
