{"id":5412,"date":"2024-09-11T17:31:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T17:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/?page_id=5412"},"modified":"2024-09-11T17:36:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T17:36:27","slug":"jess-hawthorne-fiene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/jess-hawthorne-fiene\/","title":{"rendered":"Jess Hawthorne Fiene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5413 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/Jess-1.png?resize=207%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/Jess-1.png?resize=207%2C300&amp;ssl=1 207w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/Jess-1.png?resize=35%2C50&amp;ssl=1 35w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/Jess-1.png?w=697&amp;ssl=1 697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jess Hawthorne Fiene<\/strong> is an accomplished Artistic Director and theater educator with a distinguished career in the performing arts. Holding an MFA in Directing from Texas State University and a BA from Columbia College Chicago, Jess has a robust academic and practical background in theater.<\/p>\n<p>As the Artistic Director of Medium Rare Theater, Jess is known for innovative adaptations and immersive experiences, including the acclaimed Not Your Average Shakespeare series. Notably, Jess\u2019s thesis directing of\u00a0<em>Antigone<\/em>\u00a0received Outstanding Non-Traditional Thesis recognition, and their production of\u00a0<em>Gloria<\/em>\u00a0won Broadway Regional Awards for Best Play while at Texas State.<\/p>\n<p>Jess has taught at Texas State University and worked as a teaching artist in Chicago, blending practical experience with a commitment to educational outreach. Jess\u2019s passion lies in creating engaging theater experiences that enhance students&#8217; literary understanding and appreciation for the arts.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jesshawthornefiene.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/jesshawthornefiene.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726159937588000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1y5g0kQH5Pngj-XRir0Qd3\">jesshawthornefiene.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jess Hawthorne Fiene is an accomplished Artistic Director and theater educator with a distinguished career in the performing arts. Holding an MFA in Directing from Texas State University and a BA from Columbia College Chicago, Jess has a robust academic and practical background in theater. As the Artistic Director of Medium Rare Theater, Jess is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5412","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":false,"sidekick":"","hero_content":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/drama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}