Parent’s history as an educator extends back over a decade. He’s taught at Northeastern University, MIT, Boston University, The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and spent 6 years as a Performing Arts Specialist in the Boston Public School System. He was named the Boston College Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J. Professor in Theatre Arts for 2018-2019 and a Tufts University Neubauer Faculty Fellow for the 2019-2020 academic year. Currently Parent is Professor of the Practice in the Tufts Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

Parent is the co-founder of Front Porch Arts Collective, “a black theatre company committed to advancing racial equity in Boston through theater.” In its fifth season, The Porch has become a major voice in the Boston theatrical landscape, winning multiple awards and being featured in WBUR, The Boston Globe and The New York Times. In residence at the Huntington Theatre Company, Parent serves as both Co-Producing Artistic Director of The Porch and Consulting Producer for The Huntington.