Jason C. McLean

Jason C. McLean is a Montreal-based theatrical activist, actor, writer, journalist, and a co-founder of the International infringement Festival.

Born in Montreal in 1977, McLean has performed on stage, on film and in numerous culture jams. He has performed in Travesty Theatre's Dead Dolls Cabaret and Mumbo Jumbo: King Leopold's Opus and played the role of Sean in Tom Fennario's The Legend of Jackie Robinson (Circle K Media Collective)

In 2003, he joined Optative Theatrical Laboratories and has since performed with this dramatic collective in the long-running theatre experiment Car Stories, the anti-racist deconstruction Sinking Neptune and various guerrilla theatre performances targeting Starbucks, American Apparel and other companies.

In 2004, McLean co-founded the infringement Festival with fellow Optative members Donovan King and Gary St-Laurent. The festival is currently in five cities. McLean is an organizer of the international circuit and the annual Montreal event.

McLean holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Concordia University, was the original editor of the now-defunct Indie Theatre Times and Review and has been published in the Montreal Mirror.

McLean is a former member of the Quebec Drama Federation board of directors.

Organization

* [http://www.infringementfestival.com/montreal infringement Montreal] 2004 to present
* [http://www.infringementfestival.com infringement International] 2005 to present
* [http://www.optative.net Optative Theatrical Laboratories] 2004 to present

Theatre (limited)

* Car Stories/sCARe Stories Optative Theatrical Laboratories, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Buffalo, New York City (2003-present)
* Sinking Neptune II Optative Theatrical Laboratories, Montreal, Guelph, Quebec City (2008)
* The Mutilation of San Pedro Frente Ampilio Opositor & Optative Theatrical Laboratories, 2007
* Sinking Neptune Optative Theatrical Laboratories, Montreal, Halifax, Annapolis Royal (2006)
* Rachel's Words: The Words About the Words Optative Theatrical Laboratories, 2005
* Dead Dolls Cabaret Travesty Theatre, 1999-2005
* Mumbo, Jumbo: King Leopold's Opus Travesty Theatre, 2002

Film and Video (limited)

* Car Stories: The Church of Capitalism Guerilla Video Productions, 2007
* American Apparel: Fake Revolution Guerilla Video Productions, 2006
* Death by Latte CPO Productions, 2005
* The Legend of Jackie Robinson Circle K Productions, 2005

Journalism

* [http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2004/090204/news2.html "Staging Dissent" by Jason McLean, Montreal Mirror, September 2, 2004]

References

*cite news
last =Bottenburg
first =Rupert
title =Bad taste on the bill
publisher =Montreal Mirror
date =2001-03-15
url = http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2001/031501/cover.html
accessdate = 2007-11-10
*cite news
last =Nerstruck
first =J. Kelly
title =When the Fringe becomes the main event
publisher =National Post
date =2004-06-15
url = http://www.infringementfestival.com/press/whenthefringe.htm
accessdate = 2007-11-10
*cite news
last =Delisle
first =Rania
title =Wild car ride more fringe than Fringe
publisher =Ottawa Citizen
date =2005-07-08
url = http://optative.net/carstories/comments/citizen0708.jpg
accessdate = 2007-11-10
*cite news
title = Interview with Jason C. McLean (MP3 format)
publisher =CKUT-FM (McGill University's radio station)
date =2005-06-06
url = http://www.infringementfestival.com/ckut_interview.mp3
format = MP3 format
accessdate = 2007-11-10
*cite news
title = Native Solidarity News interview with Donovan King and Jason C. McLean
publisher =CKUT-FM (McGill University's radio station)
date =2006-12-05
url = http://www.optative.net/neptune/nativesolidaritynews.mp3
format = MP3 format
accessdate = 2007-11-10
*cite news
last =Lejtenyi
first =Patrick
title =Main Claim
publisher =Montreal Mirror
date =2007-03-08
url = http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/030807/front.html
accessdate = 2007-11-10
*cite news
last =Smith
first =Wendy
title = Ad trucks leave trail of exhaust and controversy in their wake
publisher =The Tempest (blog) -- "Climate Change News from Journalism Students at Montreal's Concordia University")
date =2007-03-21
url = http://newsisaconversation.blogspot.com/2007/03/ad-trucks-leave-trail-of-exhaust-and.html
accessdate = 2007-11-10
*cite news
last =Lejtenyi
first =Patrick
title =Covering up the Main
publisher =Montreal Mirror
date =2007-08-07
url = http://www.montrealmirror.com/2008/080708/news1.html
accessdate = 2008-08-09

External links

* [http://www.infringementfestival.com infringement Festival]
* [http://www.optative.net Optative Theatrical Laboratories]