About
About
I was raised in the DC/Maryland area and born in New Haven, CT. I am a proud alum of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where I realized directing was my JAM. I dove in and attended New York University where I received my BFA in directing and made NYC home. Upon graduating, I began Theater Yin Yin, a theatre collective (named for my grandmother "Yin-Yin") where I devised material, self-produced, and curated showcases for new artists to collide and share music, poetry, and visual art.
Presently, I am obsessed with heightened material that evocatively unpacks the social-political tragedies of our nation. I have a vast background in developing new plays, abstract musicals, adaptations, African American classics, and poetic texts. I love plays with expansive, intricate play-worlds where an audience can be both visually and aurally transported. Above all else, I am committed to leading a creative environment where actors and collaborators build radical-joyous community and partnerships.
Portrait by Emma Pratte
contact me:
candisjones@me.com "Lets make some magic! Xx"
