Jefferson Mays
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
A Connecticut native, L. Jefferson Mays studied at Yale College and
trained in the Graduate Drama Program at the University of California -
San Diego where he appeared in numerous La Jolla Playhouse productions.
A two-time Obie Award winner, Mr. Mays has worked extensively with
director Des McAnuff and Anne Bogart; for a number of years, Mr. Mays
was a member of Bogart's SITI company. Although he has been in a number
of television specials and films - most notably the works of George
Hickenlooper - he is mainly known for his outstanding stage work,
especially his starring role in Doug Wright's Tony and Pulitzer-winning
one-man Broadway show "I Am My Own Wife" (directed by Tectonic Theatre
Project's founder Moises Kaufmann.) Currently, Mr. Mays is touring the
world in his Tony-winning role and in 2005-2006 will be entertaining
audiences in London, Krakow, San Francisco, and elsewhere. He married
actress Susan Lyons in 2004; they live in New York City. He has the
distinction of having played Hamlet twice - once as a Yale
undergraduate and once at San Diego Rep in 1995.
