Jack Tamburri

Jack Tamburri is a theatremaker based in New York.

His work includes the upcoming world premiere of Drawing Lessons at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, the short films Sophocles in Staten Island and Clifford Odets in Staten Island produced by Ma-Yi Studio, queer clown solo I Was Confused From the Beginning with performer Jenson Titus, feminist comedy trio A Hard Time for Pig Iron Theater Co, community-based glam musical Twelfth Night for Shakespeare in Clark Park, and the rock music adaptation PEER GYNT & the Norwegian Hapa Band for Ma-Yi Theater Co. Jack co-created and produced fringe comedies Not For Profit and GAYZE with writer MJ Kaufman, directed the experimental play Parrot Talk for writer/producer Julius Ferraro, and is co-creator (with Terry Brennan) of School Play, a physical theatre solo for young audiences which was showcased at the 2018 IPAY conference. He has developed new plays with playwrights R. Eric Thomas, David Jacobi, MK Tuamanen, and more.

Jack served as the Director of the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Purchase from 2019 to 2024. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Yale School of Drama, and a 2018 alumnus of ArtEquity’s national facilitator training for anti-racist activists in the performing arts.