A bit about Jocelyn
Jocelyn is an award winning actor/creator. Hailed as "one of the queens of the downtown irregulars," she has performed in a wide array of NYC stage productions. She has also appeared on television, in film, and in audio fiction podcasts. Most recently, Jocelyn appeared in the Telly Award winning short, -∞(The Bad Infinity), which she produced — the first film to adapt the works of the legendary playwright, Mac Wellman. Additionally, she played a supporting role in the original podcast series, I Think You're Projecting, awarded Audible's "Best of the Year," directed by Peabody Award winner, Jenny Turner Hall. Other recent-ish appearances: The Blacklist, 16 Words or Less. Jocelyn is the creator of A Simple Herstory, a Webby Award honored, and Anthem Award and Telly Award winning multi-platform podcast series. The series features a slew of stage luminaries, including Tony Award winner Kara Young, Lucille Lortel Award nominee Florencia Lozano, Tony Award nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega, among many more. She is also a founder and the actor-in-residence of the Drama Desk Award nominated & Lucille Lortel Award winning immersive theater company, Woodshed Collective. Along with her colleagues at Woodshed, she is one of the original conceivers of Broadway's groundbreaking, Tony Award nominated KPOP. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.
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 the resident performer, and as an ideator and producer with Woodshed Collective — one of America's leading immersive theater companies — Jocelyn has acted in and co-conceived several immersive productions, including Does it Hurt?, The Tenant, The Confidence Man, and 12 Ophelias. She co-conceived KPOP (3 Tony noms), Empire Travel Agency.

Jocelyn is the Founding Artistic Director of the NYIT Award winning initiative, The Muse Project, dedicated to centering and spotlighting women theater actors. With Muse, in 2021, Jocelyn launched the podcast series, A Simple Herstory, starring a bevy of renowned theater actresses. In 2018, Jocelyn produced a collection of new, actress-led work with The Muse Project at The Flea Theater. The presentations featured work by Lynn Cohen, Jessica Frances Dukes, Kyra Miller, Déa Julien, and Vanessa Aspillaga. Additionally, with Muse, she ideated, developed, produced, and starred in Stet, ​which premiered at Abingdon Theatre Company in the 2015/16 season, enjoying an extended, Off-Broadway run.

​She is also the founder of Staging Film, an ongoing, experimental project that is designed to meld the stage and screen. She has starred in and produced 6 short films with Staging Film. Since the fall of 2023, two of her films — -∞(The Bad Infinity) and 16 Words or Less — have been broadcast via a partnership with CUNY TV.

Annnd, new! Jocelyn is working with The Coffee House Club to produce an ongoing audio fiction series, called Breaking the Audio Fiction Form, and she occasionally helps to program the Coffee House Club Luncheon Series, as well. Recent panels and interviews have featured Davy Gardner (Tribeca Audio), Carl Raymond (The Gilded Gentleman), Julian Schlossberg (veteran producer), more. 

Jocelyn and her projects are affiliated with a variety of Off and Off-Off Broadway companies, like New Georges, The New Group, Abingdon Theatre Company, The Tank, The Flea Theater, The PIT, Theaterlab, & Torn Page.
Actresses — ​The Tank, NYC.
(Florencia Lozano, Jocelyn, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Erin Cherry).
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A bit about Jocelyn outside of acting and producing (though often related)
Outside of her acting and producing life, Jocelyn teaches and designs (and she used to assist). She has guest instructed students in theater at The New Group, Rutgers University, and SUNY New Paltz; and she has mentored students at the Playwrights Horizons Theater School (NYU). She formerly taught language and literacy at a variety of organizations, including Make The Road New York and New York Communities for Change. She designs websites as often as she can. She has a dedicated clientele of renonwned artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, and corporate professionals. She is currently pursuing certification in digital design from Parsons. Jocelyn also worked as an assistant stage director for various notable New York directors; and, for many years, she personally assisted the renowned Elaine May and Stanley Donen. 
Jocelyn was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in La Paz, Bolivia and Atlanta, Georgia. She has traveled extensively with her family — dedicated to global health, development, and diplomacy. 
Creators — Powerhouse Theater, Poughkeepsie NY.
(Jocelyn, Jenny Turner Hall, Meghan Finn).
A bit about Jocelyn's education
She went to the Atlanta International School for high school, and studied at Scripps College (The Women's College) in Claremont, California. She has 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). ​
Resumés
Awards/residencies/selections (partial list)
  • Silver Anthem Award Winner (Education, Art & Culture-Special Projects-Awareness Categories) A Simple Herstory, The Muse Project, The Tank (Creator, 2024)
  • NYIT Honorary Ellen Stewart Award The Muse Project (Founding Artistic Director, 2024)
  • Silver Telly Award (Craft-Use of Comedy) The Bad Infinity, Staging Film, CUNY TV (Producer/Actor, 2024)
  • Webby Award Honoree (Best Indie Podcast) A Simple Herstory , The Muse Project, The Tank (Creator, 2024)
  • Audible's Best of the Year I Think You're Projecting, Audible (Actor, 2023)
  • 3 Tony Award Nominations KPOP, Woodshed Collective (Conceiver, 2023)
  • Bronze Telly Award (People's Telly-Immersive & Mixed Reality) Herstory in the House, Quills Fest (Creator, 2023)
  • Auggie Award Finalist (Best Art or Film) Herstory in the House, Quills Fest (Creator, 2023)
  • NEH Grant A Simple Herstory, The Muse Project, The Tank (Creator, 2022)
  • The Tank Gala Honoree (Artists of the Year) A Simple Herstory, The Muse Project, The Tank (Creator, 2022)
  • NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund The Muse Project (Founder/AD, 2022)
  • Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical, Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Unique Theatrical Experience, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Musical, ​Drama League Award Nomination for Outstanding Production KPOP, Woodshed Collective (Conceiver, 2018)
  • The Discover Film Awards (Official Selection/Best Micro Drama) Domesticity, Staging Film (Producer/Actor, 2017)
  • SPACE on Ryder Farm Residency Woodshed Collective (Conceiver/Resident Actor, 2014, 2013, 2012)
  • Princess Grace Foundation Award Nomination New Georges (Actor, 2013), The New Group (Actor, 2012, 2011)
  • Patrick Lee Theater Blogger Award (Unique Off Off Bway Experience)The Tenant, Woodshed Collective (Conceiver/Producer/Actor, 2011)
Created, co-conceived, written &/or produced
  • A Simple Herstory (Podcast) Created & Executive Produced w/ The Muse Project, The Tank (2021-present)
  • The Bad Infinity (Short Film) Produced w/ Staging Film, Presented by CUNY TV (2020-2024)
  • KPOP (Broadway) Originally Conceived w/ Woodshed Collective & Jason Kim (2022)
  • KPOP (Off-Broadway) Conceived w/ Woodshed Collective & Jason Kim (2017)
  • Stet (Off-Broadway) Ideated, dev. w/ Kim Davies & Tony Speciale, Produced by Abingdon & The Muse Project (2016)
  • Does It Hurt? (Workshop Production) Conceived & Produced w/ Woodshed Collective (2016)
  • Empire Travel Agency (Off-Broadway) Conceived & Produced w/ Woodshed Collective (2015)
  • That Poor Dream (Off-Broadway) Text Co-Written w/ The Ensemble (2015, 2014)
  • The Tenant (Off-Broadway) Conceived & Produced w/ Woodshed Collective (2011)
  • The Confidence Man (Off-Broadway) Conceived & Produced w/ Woodshed Collective (2009)
  • Twelve Ophelias (Off-Broadway)  Produced by Woodshed Collective (2008)​​
Panels/interviews (recent)
Recent Panels/interviews
  • Breaking The Audio Fiction Form Julian Schlossberg Interview, Coffee House, Salmagundi Club (2024)
  • Scripps Presents A Simple Herstory Presentation, Scripps College (2024)​
  • Breaking The Audio Fiction Form Panel, Coffee House, Salmagundi Club (2024)
  • CUNY TV Presents Panel, NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival, CUNY TV (2023)
  • Podcast as Theatre, Theatre as Podcast Panel, Quills Fest, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (2022)
  • Bard's Action Corner Women Leading Panel, Avant Bard Theatre (2023)
  • ​Europe Then and Now in Audio Drama Panel, Play for Voices, Czech Center NY (2018)​

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  • Caitlin Davies Actor, Director
  • Johnny G. Lloyd Playwright, Producer
  • David Cote Critic, Playwright, Librettist
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