Jocelyn Kuritsky
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A bit about Jocelyn
Jocelyn is an actor, creator, and producer with a strong presence in New York’s downtown theater scene and a steadily expanding career in digital media. She has appeared in a wide range of NYC productions and has conceived and produced original, process-driven work that often blurs boundaries between mediums and traditional frameworks, challenging convention and expanding the vocabulary of performance. Her projects — recognized by the Webby, Telly, Anthem, Honorary NYIT, Lortel, and Drama Desk Awards, among others — reflect a sustained commitment to innovative, artist-led initiatives. 

A frequent actor in new play development, Kuritsky has been closely involved in the life of plays from their earliest stages, participating in readings, workshops, and laboratory productions long before they premiere. She has worked alongside influential voices in American theater, including Caridad Svich, Mac Wellman, Robert O’Hara, and Sheila Callaghan, and has originated roles in numerous productions. She is a familiar presence across New York’s experimental theater ecosystem, with appearances at companies such as The Bushwick Starr, Clubbed Thumb, The Flea, New Georges, and the seminal 13P, among many others. Regionally, she has performed at Arena Stage, The Kennedy Center, and Olney Theatre Center.

​Outside of stage, Jocelyn’s career extends into television and film, and she maintains a growing footprint in audio fiction podcasts. 

Recent acting credits include staged workshop presentations of Vincent Katz's Hippolyta, Emily Maltby’s adaptation of Nicole Krauss’s The History of Love (prods. Douglas Denoff, David Luff), Sara Farrington’s Theater is Hard, A Simple Herstory (a project she created, written and developed by Jonathan A. Goldberg), and Barrie Kreinik’s A Thousand Shapes. Other recent work includes a workshop of Martha Pichey’s I Am A Ship, Audible's I Think You're Projecting (directed by Peabody Award-winner Jenny Turner Hall, Audible’s Best of the Year, 2023), The Bad Infinity, a short she also produced (recipient of two Telly Awards, including the inaugural Gold Telly for Experimental Film), and an appearance on NBC's The Blacklist.

As a creator and producer, Jocelyn has developed and presented the multi-platform podcast series A Simple Herstory at Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater and has led collaborations with Scripps College, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Merchant’s House Museum, The Muse Project, and The Tank.
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She is a founding member of Woodshed Collective and the founder of The Muse Project and Staging Film. Jocelyn is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA and, since 2025, serves as an Executive Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS).
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Woodshed Collective — West Park Presbyterian Church, NYC. 
​Photo by Guy Calaf for the The New York Times.
​(Teddy Bergman, Steve Squibb, Emily Fishbaine, Jocelyn, Carl Faber).
A bit about Jocelyn's initiatives and companies
As an ideator, producer, and the resident performer with Woodshed Collective — one of America's leading immersive theater companies — Jocelyn contributed to several productions, including Does it Hurt?, Empire Travel Agency, The Tenant, The Confidence Man, and 12 Ophelias. She co-conceived KPOP (3 Tony nominations — Score, Costumes, Choreography; Lucille Lortel win and Drama Desk nomination — Outstanding Musical).

Jocelyn is also the Founding Artistic Director of The Muse Project, which won the NYIT Honorary Ellen Stewart Award. Dedicated to centering women theater actors, The Muse Project launched the podcast series A Simple Herstory in 2021. The podcast features stage luminaries like Tony Award winner Kara Young, Lucille Lortel Award nominee Florencia Lozano, and Tony Award nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega, among others. A Simple Herstory has received recognition from the Webby Awards, the Anthem Awards, and the Telly Awards. In 2018, Jocelyn produced an actress-led collection of new work at The Flea Theater, featuring works by Lynn Cohen, Jessica Frances Dukes, Kyra Miller, Déa Julien, and Vanessa Aspillaga. With Muse, she also ideated, developed, produced, and starred in Stet, which premiered at Abingdon Theatre Company in the 2015/16 season and enjoyed an extended Off-Broadway run.

Additionally, Jocelyn is the founder of Staging Film, an experimental project that blends stage and screen. She has starred in and produced six short films under this initiative. Three of these films, -∞(The Bad Infinity), 16 Words or Less, and This Thing of Ours have been broadcast via a partnership with CUNY TV. -∞(The Bad Infinity) is the first film to adapt the work of legendary, avant-garde playwright Mac Wellman, and it won a Silver Telly Award for Use of Comedy in 2024. In 2025,
-∞(The Bad Infinity)  won the inaugural Gold Telly Award for Experimental Film.

Jocelyn is currently collaborating with The Coffee House Club to produce an ongoing audio fiction series, Breaking the Audio Fiction Form, and occasionally helps to program their Luncheon Series. Recent panels and interviews have featured Davy Gardner (Tribeca Audio), Carl Raymond (The Gilded Gentleman), and veteran producer Julian Schlossberg.

Jocelyn and her projects are affiliated with Off and Off-Off Broadway companies, including New Georges, The New Group, Abingdon Theatre Company, The Tank, The Flea Theater, The PIT, Theaterlab, and Torn Page.
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Actresses — ​The Tank, NYC.
(Florencia Lozano, Jocelyn, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Erin Cherry).

A bit about Jocelyn outside of acting and producing (though often related)
Outside of her acting and producing career, Jocelyn is a (sometimes) educator and designer. She has guest-taught theater at The New Group, Rutgers University, and SUNY New Paltz, and mentored students at the Playwrights Horizons Theater School (NYU). Jocelyn also previously taught language and literacy at organizations such as Make The Road New York and New York Communities for Change. In addition, she designs websites for a dedicated clientele of acclaimed artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, and corporate professionals. 

Jocelyn has a background in assisting New York stage directors and worked as an assistant director for several prominent names in the industry. She also personally assisted the renowned Elaine May and Stanley Donen for many years.

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised in La Paz, Bolivia and Atlanta, Georgia, Jocelyn has traveled extensively with her family, who are dedicated to global health, development, and diplomacy.
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Creators — Powerhouse Theater, Poughkeepsie NY.
(Jocelyn, Jenny Turner Hall, Meghan Finn).
A bit about Jocelyn's education
Jocelyn attended the Atlanta International School for high school and studied at Scripps College (the Women's College) in Claremont, California. She received training from the O'Neill National Theater Institute, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles, and The Flea Theater (Jim Simpson/Carol Ostrow). The rest was carved from the dirt and grit of downtown theater, steeped in the freakish lineage of avant-garde work. She believes in the friction of paying dues.
Resumés
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Awards / Honors / Recognitions (select)
Digital & Media
  • Silver Anthem Award (2×) – A Simple Herstory (Creator, 2024, 2025)
  • Gold, Silver & Bronze Telly Awards – The Bad Infinity; Herstory in the House: Quills Fest (Producer / Creator / Actor, 2023–2025)
  • Webby Award Honoree – A Simple Herstory (Creator, 2024)
  • Audible Best of the Year – I Think You’re Projecting (Actor, 2023)
  • Auggie Award Finalist – Herstory in the House: Quills Fest (Creator, 2023)
Theater
  • NYIT Honorary Ellen Stewart Award – Jocelyn Kuritsky & ​The Muse Project (Founding Artistic Director, 2024)
  • Tony Award Nominations (3) – KPOP (Conceiver, 2023)
  • Lucille Lortel Award; Richard Rodgers Award; Off Broadway Alliance Award – KPOP (Conceiver, 2018)
  • Drama Desk & Drama League Nominations – KPOP (Conceiver, 2018)
  • The Tank Artists of the Year Gala Honoree – A Simple Herstory (Creator, 2022)
  • Princess Grace Foundation Award Nominations – New Georges; The New Group (Actor, 2011–2013)
Film
  • Best First-Time Filmmaker / Best Short Film – 16 Words or Less (Producer / Actor, 2021)
    LA Indies; Boden International Film Festival; Durgapur International Film Festival
  • Best Micro Drama – Domesticity (Producer / Actor, 2017)
    Discover Film Awards
  • Official Selections – 16 Words or Less; Domesticity (Producer / Actor, 2017–2021)
    20+ international film festivals, including Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival, Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival, Chicago Indie Film Awards, Prisma Rome Independent Film Awards, Austin Indie Fest, and others
Residencies, Grants & Leadership
  • Powerhouse Theater Residency (2×) – A Simple Herstory (Creator, 2024, 2025)
  • SPACE on Ryder Farm Residency – Woodshed Collective (Conceiver / Resident Actor, 2012–2014)
  • NEA Grant – A Simple Herstory (Creator, 2022)
  • NYSCA Grants – The Muse Project (Founder / Artistic Director, 2022, 2025)
  • Executive Member – International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (2025)
Created / Co-Conceived / Written &/or Produced
Podcasts
  • A Simple Herstory – Created & Executive Produced with The Muse Project, The Tank (2021–present)​
Film
  • This Thing of Ours – Produced with Staging Film, Presented by CUNY TV (2025)
  • ​The Bad Infinity – Produced with Staging Film, Presented by CUNY TV (2023)
  • 16 Words or Less – Produced with Staging Film, Presented by CUNY TV (2023)
Broadway / Off-Broadway Theater
  • KPOP (Broadway) – Originally Conceived with Woodshed Collective & Jason Kim (2022)
  • KPOP (Off-Broadway) – Conceived with Woodshed Collective & Jason Kim (2017)
  • Stet (Off-Broadway) – Ideated & Developed with Kim Davies & Tony Speciale, Produced by Abingdon & The Muse Project (2016)
  • Does It Hurt? (Workshop Production) – Conceived & Produced with Woodshed Collective (2016)
  • Empire Travel Agency (Off-Broadway) – Conceived & Produced with Woodshed Collective (2015)
  • That Poor Dream (Off-Broadway) – Text Co-Written with The Ensemble (2014–2015)
  • The Tenant (Off-Broadway) – Conceived & Produced with Woodshed Collective (2011)
  • The Confidence Man (Off-Broadway) – Conceived & Produced with Woodshed Collective (2009)
  • Twelve Ophelias (Off-Broadway) – Produced by Woodshed Collective (2008)​
Panels / Interviews (select)
Discussions on audio fiction, theater, and digital storytelling
  • Frame by Frame (CUNY TV Presents) – Co-Host, NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival, CUNY TV (2025)
  • Breaking the Audio Fiction Form – Panels & interviews with The Coffee House Club @ The Salmagundi Club: Signal Awards interview with Jemma Rose Brown; Critics’ panel with Mimi O’Donnell & David Cote; St. Patrick’s Mixer with Dorothy Wiggins; Tribeca Audio interview with Davy Gardner (2025)
  • ​Breaking the Audio Fiction Form – Panels & interviews with The Coffee House Club @ The Salmagundi Club: Julian Schlossberg interview; Breaking the Audio Fiction Form panel with Davy Gardner, Jenny Turner Hall, Arielle Nissenblatt, James Scully (2024)
  • A Simple Herstory – Presentation, Scripps Presents, Scripps College (2024)
  • ​CUNY TV Presents – Panelist, NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival, CUNY TV (2023)
  • Women Leading Panel – Panelist, Bard’s Action Corner, Avant Bard Theatre (2023)
  • ​Podcast as Theatre, Theatre as Podcast – Panelist, Quills Fest, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (2022)
  • Europe Then and Now in Audio Drama – Panelist, Play for Voices, Czech Center New York (2018)

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