Meet the Fences Team

Jeremy Rashad Brown is a director and multidisciplinary artist based in Austin, Texas, whose work focuses on socially aware productions exploring identity, community, and resilience. His directing portfolio reflects a commitment to engaging audiences with complex narratives that address timely social issues and foster meaningful dialogue. 

 

Jeremy’s directing credits include Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling (September 2017), where he brought fresh nuance to the classic with an all-Black female cast, and Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau (Summer 2019), a powerful exploration of systemic challenges in education and race. In January 2020, he directed The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess, a charged examination of race, privilege, and historical perspective. Later that year, he premiered his original choreo-poem work, The Descendants: A Grievance Peace, as part of The Odyssey, a COVID-conscious drive-thru performance series with The VORTEX Theatre (Fall 2020). 

 

In August 2020, he directed a virtual stage reading of In the Upper Room by Beaufield Berry, demonstrating his adaptability in bringing impactful theater to new platforms. Most recently, he directed Bedside by Tarik Daniels (June 2023), a sensitive portrayal of the complexities of a Black queer relationship, exploring layers of love, HIV, chronic illness, and mental health with depth and insight. 

 

Beyond theater, Jeremy is the founder of Brown Boy Productions, an entertainment company dedicated to uplifting strategically silenced voices and stories, and the creator of Reggie Rap’s Room, a multimedia initiative promoting mental health and social-emotional development. He also shares his expertise as a guest lecturer in the Drama & Theatre for Youth and Communities MFA program at The University of Texas at Austin. 

 

Through his directorial vision and wide-ranging projects, Jeremy Rashad Brown continues to shape a dynamic and inclusive narrative landscape that resonates deeply across communities and platforms.