Nathaniel "JR" Russ
JR Russ is a Washington, DC native who has spent his entire professional career in the metropolitan DC area. He’s worked on and off stage with local and regional dance and theatre companies, including Adventure Theatre, BosmaDance, Discovery Theater, Jazzlan Dance Theater, Studio Theatre 2nd Stage, Synetic Theater, and the Washington Savoyards. He is co-grant manager for the Artist Fellowship Grant program at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities by day, and sits on the Board of SpeakeasyDC by night. This is his third year on the Steering Committee for the Emerging Arts Leaders DC. He is also active in the local Burning Man community, where he might be known by some as Nexus.