Artistic Director James Jones

James Jones

Artistic Director, School for Creative and Performing Arts

James Jones, joins the SCPA leadership team as Artistic Director July 2025. As Artistic Director, James will collaborate and oversee SCPA’s artistic departments to implement the artistic curriculum and SCPA’s 250+ performances annually.

James brings a broad range of experience to the position with a background in teaching, directing, acting, costume design, set design, and career technical education. Before becoming the head of the Drama Department at SCPA, James spent over a decade working professionally in theaters across the country. James holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Northern Kentucky University, an MEd from Bowling Green State University and holds a Career Technical Education Certification.

James joins the SCPA Leadership Team overseeing nationally, top-rated artistic programming dedicated to preparing students for lifelong involvement in artistic and academic pursuits.