Don Jordan

On the heels of a stellar career in show business as a performer and teacher in the Berkshires and around the world, with students the likes of Robin Williams, Christopher Reeve, and Kevin Kline, Don Jordan founded Nutshell Playhouse. Since 2003, Berkshire children have been loving Nutshell’s free, engaging, and interactive entertainment. Realizing his belief that everyone should have access to quality entertainment regardless of ability to pay, Jordan has put on more than 250 performances in venues that serve diverse groups—libraries, community centers, schools. “He has turned his life’s work into an extraordinary contribution to our community,” says local writer Monica Bliss.