(he/him) is a theater director and arts and culture producer. He's been in conversation with authors like Gabrielle Zevin, Emily St. John Mandel, Jedidiah Jenkins, Lara Love Hardin, The Old Gays, among others. Jason produces and hosts the book podcast Gays Reading where recent guests include: Kaveh Akbar, Dolly Alderton, Angie Kim, Steven Rowley, Elif Shafak, R. Eric Thomas, and many more. Jason produced two seasons of the Books That Changed My Life Festival for JCC Manhattan and the Palm Springs Readers’ Festival for the Best Bookstore in Palm Springs. As the former Associate Artistic Director for TheaterWorksUSA, Jason cast the original Off-Broadway productions of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Pete the Cat, and Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School, as well as produced and developed dozens of new works. During his tenure in the artistic department at The Public Theater, he worked on 40+ productions including Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide…, The Apple Family Plays, and Fun Home. You can find him on Instagram @jasonblitman and jasonblitman.com