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'''Leslie Jacobson''' is a [[George Washington University]] professor emeritus of theatre,<ref name="auto1"></ref> playwright, director, and the founding artistic director of the longest-running women's theatre in the [[United States]], Horizons: Theatre from a Woman's Perspective in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref></ref> She was also a founder and vice president of the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Bokamoso Youth Foundation,<ref name="auto6"></ref> president of the [[League of Washington Theatres]], and recipient of a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship.<ref>https://ift.tt/38XvxKT>
==Education==
Jacobson graduated [[cum laude]] from [[Northwestern University]] with a degree in theatre. She earned her [[Master of Fine Arts|Master of Fine Art]] in Directing from [[Boston University]]’s School for the Arts. In 2001, Jacobson graduated from a program at Leadership America.<ref></ref>
==Career==
Jacobson began her career at George Washington University in 1976.<ref name="auto7"></ref>
In 1977, Jacobson helped establish Pro Femina Theatre, later called Horizons: Theatre from a Woman's Perspective,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref><ref></ref> in [[Washington, D.C.]]. She produced plays by and about women for 30 years.<ref name="auto3"></ref><ref name="auto4"></ref> Throughout the three decades, Jacobson fully produced 60 new plays and playwrights and an additional 50 through staged readings.<ref name="auto4"/> Works included ''Nancy Drew, Girl Detective'';<ref name="auto2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref> Miss Lulu Bett;<ref name="auto2"/> ''Club Horizons: Masquerade'';<ref></ref> ''[[Top Girls]]''; ''[[Eleemosynary (play)|Eleemosynary]]''; and ''My Name Is Alice''.<ref></ref>
From 1985-1986, Jacobson served as the president of the League of Washington Theatres.
Jacobson served as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at [[George Washington University]] for 13 years, from 1995 to 2008, and taught at the university for 42 years.<ref name="auto1"/> During this time, she helped create the one-year intensive MFA program in Classical Acting, over which she presided as Director of Graduate Studies,<ref name="auto"></ref> and the Women’s Leadership Program in International Arts and Culture.<ref name="auto7"/> She also originated new courses, including "Theatre for Social Change."<ref name="auto"/> In addition, she served as an affiliate faculty member at the university's Honey B. Nashman Center for Civic Engagament & Public Service and chair of the Faculty Learning Community on Community Engagement and the Arts.<ref></ref>
In 2003, Jacobson began collaborating with Roy Barber to create eight music and theatre pieces with at-risk youth from the Bokamoso Youth Centre
in the impoverished rural township of Winterveldt, [[South Africa]]. The works addressed issues the youth were facing, ranging from the [[HIV/AIDS]] crisis and family violence to [[teen pregnancy]].<ref name="auto5"></ref> Since 2003, 12 youth from Winterveldt have been selected to travel to Washington, D.C. perform. In the process, they have helped raise scholarship funds for themselves and their peers. Additionally, students from Jacobson's department at George Washington University have traveled to Winterveldt to work with the youth there.<ref name="auto5"/> To complement the program, Jacobson established the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Bokamoso Youth Foundation, serving as its vice president.<ref name="auto6"/>
Throughout her career, Jacobson directed many theatre works, from those at George Washington University to those at Horizons: Theatre from a Woman's Perspective, and a number of works at D.C. theatre companies and regional theatres in [[Colorado]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]].<ref></ref>
==Select dramatic works==
*''Migratory Tales'' (2018)<ref></ref>
*''Vanishing Point'' (2009)<ref></ref>
*''The Body Project'' (2005)<ref name="auto3"/>
*''I Want to Tell You'' (1999)<ref name="auto"/>
*''Strangers In Their Own Land'' (1992)<ref name="auto2"/>
==Other writings==
*"Myriam, Morocco, My Mother, Me — And George Gershwin," ''[[Huffington Post]]'' (2017)<ref></ref>
*"Grandpa Was a Draft Dodger," ''[[Huffington Post]]'' (2017)<ref></ref>
*"People of Fauth," ''[[Huffington Post]]''(2016)<ref></ref>
==Awards and recognition==
*Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship recipient (2008)<ref>https://ift.tt/38XvxKT>
*Three-time nominee for the [[Helen Hayes Award]] in the category of Outstanding Director.<ref name="auto4"/>
*Chosen by the [[Historian of the U.S. Senate]] to write, direct, and produce a play commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Senate. (1989)<ref name="auto"/>
==References==
==Education==
Jacobson graduated [[cum laude]] from [[Northwestern University]] with a degree in theatre. She earned her [[Master of Fine Arts|Master of Fine Art]] in Directing from [[Boston University]]’s School for the Arts. In 2001, Jacobson graduated from a program at Leadership America.<ref></ref>
==Career==
Jacobson began her career at George Washington University in 1976.<ref name="auto7"></ref>
In 1977, Jacobson helped establish Pro Femina Theatre, later called Horizons: Theatre from a Woman's Perspective,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref><ref></ref> in [[Washington, D.C.]]. She produced plays by and about women for 30 years.<ref name="auto3"></ref><ref name="auto4"></ref> Throughout the three decades, Jacobson fully produced 60 new plays and playwrights and an additional 50 through staged readings.<ref name="auto4"/> Works included ''Nancy Drew, Girl Detective'';<ref name="auto2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref> Miss Lulu Bett;<ref name="auto2"/> ''Club Horizons: Masquerade'';<ref></ref> ''[[Top Girls]]''; ''[[Eleemosynary (play)|Eleemosynary]]''; and ''My Name Is Alice''.<ref></ref>
From 1985-1986, Jacobson served as the president of the League of Washington Theatres.
Jacobson served as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at [[George Washington University]] for 13 years, from 1995 to 2008, and taught at the university for 42 years.<ref name="auto1"/> During this time, she helped create the one-year intensive MFA program in Classical Acting, over which she presided as Director of Graduate Studies,<ref name="auto"></ref> and the Women’s Leadership Program in International Arts and Culture.<ref name="auto7"/> She also originated new courses, including "Theatre for Social Change."<ref name="auto"/> In addition, she served as an affiliate faculty member at the university's Honey B. Nashman Center for Civic Engagament & Public Service and chair of the Faculty Learning Community on Community Engagement and the Arts.<ref></ref>
In 2003, Jacobson began collaborating with Roy Barber to create eight music and theatre pieces with at-risk youth from the Bokamoso Youth Centre
in the impoverished rural township of Winterveldt, [[South Africa]]. The works addressed issues the youth were facing, ranging from the [[HIV/AIDS]] crisis and family violence to [[teen pregnancy]].<ref name="auto5"></ref> Since 2003, 12 youth from Winterveldt have been selected to travel to Washington, D.C. perform. In the process, they have helped raise scholarship funds for themselves and their peers. Additionally, students from Jacobson's department at George Washington University have traveled to Winterveldt to work with the youth there.<ref name="auto5"/> To complement the program, Jacobson established the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Bokamoso Youth Foundation, serving as its vice president.<ref name="auto6"/>
Throughout her career, Jacobson directed many theatre works, from those at George Washington University to those at Horizons: Theatre from a Woman's Perspective, and a number of works at D.C. theatre companies and regional theatres in [[Colorado]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]].<ref></ref>
==Select dramatic works==
*''Migratory Tales'' (2018)<ref></ref>
*''Vanishing Point'' (2009)<ref></ref>
*''The Body Project'' (2005)<ref name="auto3"/>
*''I Want to Tell You'' (1999)<ref name="auto"/>
*''Strangers In Their Own Land'' (1992)<ref name="auto2"/>
==Other writings==
*"Myriam, Morocco, My Mother, Me — And George Gershwin," ''[[Huffington Post]]'' (2017)<ref></ref>
*"Grandpa Was a Draft Dodger," ''[[Huffington Post]]'' (2017)<ref></ref>
*"People of Fauth," ''[[Huffington Post]]''(2016)<ref></ref>
==Awards and recognition==
*Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship recipient (2008)<ref>https://ift.tt/38XvxKT>
*Three-time nominee for the [[Helen Hayes Award]] in the category of Outstanding Director.<ref name="auto4"/>
*Chosen by the [[Historian of the U.S. Senate]] to write, direct, and produce a play commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Senate. (1989)<ref name="auto"/>
==References==
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