A jack of many trades, Jason Tipsword currently teaches in the Theatre Arts department at the University of Iowa. He also works extensively in youth theatre including serving as Program Director for Driftless Youth Theatre and serving several residencies with George Daily Youth Theatre. Recently, Jason has begun using narrative gaming to generate original material for performance. 

In his other work, Jason teaches at an alternative day school, works in a county substance abuse treatment court, coaches high school soccer, and worked for seven years in security and law enforcement. 

He lives in Northeast Iowa where he and his wife Nika live on a small acreage along Highway 52 with many animals. Mostly goats.