Jill Rafson took on the role of Producing Artistic Director at Classic Stage Company in June 2022.

Previously, she worked with Roundabout Theatre Company since 2005, most recently serving as Associate Artistic Director as well as Artistic Producer for Roundabout Underground, an acclaimed program supporting productions from early-career playwrights. She has developed dozens of new plays and musicals for Roundabout, with highlights including Stephen Karam’s Tony-winning The Humans; Steven Levenson’s If I Forget; Joshua Harmon’s hit Bad Jews; Adam Gwon’s musicals Ordinary Days and Scotland, PA; Ming Peiffer’s Drama Desk-nominated Usual Girls; and Sanaz Toossi’s award-winning English.

Jill has been a dramaturg for several commercial musical projects and at institutions including the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, The Flea, The Playwrights’ Center, Fault Line Theater, and more. She has worked for The Broadway League, New York City Center, and ART/NY. Jill was a member of NYFA’s Emerging Arts Leaders, later returning as a program mentor, and has taught/lectured for the Commercial Theater Institute, ESPA, Kenyon College, Columbia University, Hunter College, and others. Jill received her BA from Johns Hopkins University and a Graduate Certificate in Fundraising Management from Boston University.