The Tanne Foundation
The Tanne Foundation

Tanne Foundation awards recognize outstanding achievement and are an expression of gratitude to artists for their passion and commitment to their work.

Bob Devin Jones

2024 Tanne Award Recipient
St. Petersburg, Florida
Playwright/Director/Actor

Bob Devin Jones has been a theater worker for the last fifty years. As a playwright, his work includes “Uncle Bends: a home-cooked negro narrative”, Further Down the Road, and C - a Water Narrative. He directed four August Wilson plays, including King Hedley II and Seven Guitars, as a part of the historic Century Cycle at American Stage. In 2005, Jones founded The Studio@620, an award winning interdisciplinary small non-profit arts organization, where he served as artistic director for twenty years. A Los Angeles native, he has spent the last twenty-six years residing in St. Petersburg with his partner. In 2021, in recognition of his contributions to the arts community, he was awarded a key to the city.