(they/them) is a writer, producer, fundraiser, and occasional clown with a penchant for new work and (queer) joy. They are on the board of National Queer Theater, co-director of Ring of Keys, and co-producer of Down to Clown, a community for new work. Jess also works with Recent Cutbacks (catch Hold On To Your Butts at Soho Playhouse through 15 March!), Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, and Moxie Arts NYC. They have produced work at Fringe festivals on three continents, and also created EdFest, a festival of Edinburgh previews at The Tank. Outside of theatre, Jess is a proud member of UAW Local 2320 and serves as secretary of the national executive board. Jess previously worked in Aotearoa New Zealand, where they managed and advised arts campaigns for NZ’s first crowdfunding platform, co-founded and produced Queer AF, Wellington’s first festival of queer art, and created Unfinished Business, in which artists shared works in progress over a dinner party in their flat. Their writing has appeared in RNZ, Landfall, and off-Broadway in Primary Stages’ Echoes residency. Jess enjoys nature, dinner parties, public transit, books, unions, cheese, other people’s dogs, cycling (slowly!), knitting, and creating order from chaos. فلسطين حرة @thejduce