Jason Trachtenburg (author/director) is best known for his role as
"The Dad" in the long running Off-Broadway and Indie-rock act The
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. He has appeared on "Late Night
with Conan O'Brian," MTV, VH1, Sundance Channel, The Bonnaroo Fest,
and is a multiple time award winner at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
He has received feature coverage in the New York Times, the Los
Angeles Times, The Guardian, Pitchfork, N.M.E., Spin, and many more.
He has given a T.E.D. talk, and his band's debut album (Vintage Slide
Collections From Seattle, Vol. 1) reached #79 in the CMJ charts.
Jason's first musical, "Dr. Glassheart - A Modern-Day Medical Musical
Comedy" is being developed into a podcast. His current musical, "Me
and Lee - The Musical" is the authorized musical adaptation of the
historical auto-biography of Judyth Vary Baker: Teen Science
Superstar, witness to history, and secret girlfriend of Lee Harvey
Oswald in 1963. Jason is the leader of the Indie-Big Band "The
Pendulum Swings," and also leads the alt-country band "The Watersheds"
and the pop band, "The Type."
Jason is the President of the 4th St. Food Co-op in the East Village.
Cast
Emily Frembgen - Judyth Vary Baker
Jason Trachtenburg - Lee Oswald
Trav S.D. - Capt. Dr. David Ferrie
Miz Stefani - Dr. Mary Sherman
Bob Palos - Raphaelo Cruz
Mike Amato - Dr. Alton Ochsner
Sal Mander - Scary Sailor