About Herman

Herman LeVern Jones (Actor, Artistic Director, Lecturer, Producer), from Garner/Raleigh/Cary, North Carolina, is a forty-six year veteran in the American Theatre. Mr. Jones received his Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Theatre and English from North Carolina State University (NCSU ‘81) and his Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC ‘83).

 

Mr. Jones moved to New York City and advanced his career under the guidance of Broadway Producer Woodie King, Jr. as Associate Producer of the National Black Touring Circuit, Inc. of New York (NBTC) from 1983 to 2001. Jones worked with the late Larry Leon Hamlin as Special Assistant to the Producer for the National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from 1989 to 2003.

 

Mr. Jones has worked with many celebrities over the years and has toured productions both nationally and internationally. He is now based in Miami, Florida, and producing projects under TheatreSouth Atlanta, Inc. (Founded in Atlanta in 2007).