Biography
Verson grew up in the Midwest in a Reform Judaism, reform Jewish home. They graduated from the Chicago Academy for the Arts in 2001, which inspired them to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA in musical theater from the Boston Conservatory. They then received their Master of Fine Arts, MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama. In 2017, Verson appeared in ''Indecent (play), Indecent'' on Broadway, playing Madje, Reine, and Virginia during the show's two-year run. They played Ali Pfefferman in the ''A Transparent Musical'', based on the Amazon Prime show ''Transparent (TV series), Transparent'', which premiered in May 2023 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. The show is planned to open on Broadway in 2024. They were one of the co-founders of the Old Sound Room theater company, which is made up of Yale School of Drama alumni. Verson auditioned for the role Cinda Canning on Hulu's ''Only Murders in the Building'', a character written for Tina Fey, during the COVID-19 pandemic. When Fey confirmed she was available to play Cinda, the role of Poppy White was written for Verson. Verson has also worked as an audiobook narrator for Penguin Random House.Personal life
Though Verson's gender identity had been developing prior to joining the cast of ''Indecent'', the play helped them "realize that [they] don't identify with being a woman, and [they] don't identify with being a lesbian." They are married to Michael McQuilken; the couple has one child, Zelda. Their pronouns are they/she.Selected filmography
Stage
Television
References
{{reflist 1980s births Living people Date of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American actors 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American LGBT people Actors from Chicago American non-binary actors American Reform Jews American stage actors American television actors Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni Jewish American actors