"I’m just happy to be here."
Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre and a Master’s in Theatre from The University of Central Florida, Jarrett serves as an actor and teaching artist in the Central Florida region. They have most recently worked with the Orlando Shakes, the Orlando Family Stage (formerly the Orlando Repertory Theatre), and at the Orlando Fringe Festival. He has also performed and choregoraphed in Chicago at the Underscore Theatre for the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival and appeared off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Festival.
Jarrett has been fascinated with character voices and dialects both on and off stage and very recently started working as a dialect coach specializing in British (RP, Estuary, & Cockney) as well as French and Slavic accents. They have served as a dialect coach at various regional theatres and schools including UCF’s production of Man and Superman, for which they received an Irene Ryan nomination.
Jarrett also has studied and worked as an Intimacy Director and is continuing to expand and learn in that field.
They are a co-founder and current President of The Orlando Artist Guild, a non-profit organization designed to create brave and inclusive spaces for all. Jarrett also worked to establish Crack an Egg TVY, a local Theatre for the Very Young group which has performed to great success at The Orlando Family Stage, Orlando Fringe Festival, and other community centers and schools.
Jarrett cares deeply about the world around him and stands up for minorities and the oppressed. Jarrett raised $500 for The Zebra Coalition (an Orlando organization that assists LGBTQ+ youth) in their cabaret Identity in response to the Pulse tragedy. An avid lover of theatre for social change, Jarrett uses their identity as a performer to speak up on LGBTQIA+ issues and has worked on many passion projects including Speech and Debate and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later to continually educate on issues that still plague society.
Funny, loyal, and dependable, Jarrett aims to continue their career on the stage as a performer as well as behind the table in creative leadership. They hope one day to open their own acting studio for underprivileged children and teens with a focus on creating a voice for minorities and the oppressed.