Described as a modern-day Renaissance Man, Jason is a published playwright, stage & screen actor, award-winning theatre director, voiceover artist, in-demand acting workshop leader, guitarist and composer, 20-year teaching veteran, wellbeing coach and practitioner, and lasagna master.

He holds an M.Ed. in IB Education, a black belt in Mas Oyama karate, and he trained at the Actors Studio Drama School. He completed his MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. His plays include The Sideshow (The New Theatre, Nottingham), Marriage Counselling: Three Sessions (Jue Arts Festival, Shanghai), Mend the Envelope (Thespis Theatre Festival, Midtown International Theatre Festival, New York), Ferry Transfer (Shanghai Repertory Theatre), Sons of Liberty (Shanghai), The Lifeguard (Shanghai), Rendezvous (Shanghai, New York), Manifold ’15 (Blooming Arts Festival, New York), Facta Non Verba (Manhattan Repertory Theatre, New York), Last Exit Before You’re Off The Grid (Act One: One Act Festival, New York).

Jason’s authored articles for Tanya Eby Writes, International Teacher Magazine, Drama Matters magazine, the Teacher Horizons blog, and EDDi International, and has been interviewed and featured in ITI-International Magazine, Creative Armenia, Life in Armenia, CanvasRebel Magazine, American Theatre Magazine, and Broadwayworld.com.

As the Head of Audio at Honey to Your Ears, he has narrated, directed, proofed, edited, and mastered dozens of audiobooks, produced podcasts heard in over 40 countries, and been a cast member of award-winning audio dramas. His latest audiobook, Dr. Strange: A Decade of Dark Magic-Marvel Age of Comics, was released by Bloomsbury Academic. He has voiced projects for SHELL, Allianz, the NBA, Michelob Ultra, Nor Shin Armenia, Hybuys, and is currently narrating audiobooks for Podium Audio and Simon & Schuster releases.

Currently, he is narrating Dr. Recep “Richie” Karaburun’s The Power of Perseverance: 10 Principles to Transform Challenges into Triumphs. Dr.Karaburun is a Clinical Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism and Distinguised Teacher at the NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism. In 2023, Dr. Karaburun was named one of the Top 30 Most Influential Educators in Global Hospitality by the International Hospitality Institute, further solidifying his reputation as a leader in both academia and the industry.

Jason’s voice has been described as a combination of millennial sharpness, authoritative yet friendly, and emotionally charged. At the drop of a hat and a change of intention, he can pivot

from soothing, conversational, and warm to commanding, spiteful and monstrously evil!

Jason currently teaches IGCSE and A-level Drama at the International School of Moscow where he’s directed Mamma Mia! and Shrek: The Musical. Prior to that, he served as the Teacher of Theatre and English, Theory of Knowledge, and Literature and Performance at UWC Dilijan, where he oversaw the doubling of student enrollment in the IBDP Theatre program, directed The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged)[revised] and premiered A Journey of Angels and The Seeds of New Armenia.

With his wife Svetlana, he is the co-creator of The Lasky Wellbeing Approach, combining acting, voice training, mindfulness, and breathing techniques to foster emotional literacy, spatial awareness, authentic communication, and overall wellness.

Jason is the current Drama Teacher at the International School of Moscow- Nord Anglia.

40 Days of Night

A collaborative theater and cultural exchange project in Murmansk, Russia

that will yield a new full-length play.
 

Made possible with Theater Communications Group's Global Connections: On the Road Grant