Kwik-RESUME
about me
I want to be a bridge for individuals to journey into unfamiliar worlds and leave them with a better understanding of what plagues human beings and societies.
KWIK JONES
TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Playwrighting, screenwriting, Ten Minute playwrighting, Dramatic Writing, Stage Managing, Producing, Directing, Voice and movement, Monologue Development, Character Development, Scene, and Script Analysis.
FULL LENGTH PLAYS
2023 Two White Stripes CoHo Theatre Productions
2022 Man's Favor Devil's Play The Robey Theatre
2021 Cat Napper ZOOM
2020 Puzzle Dream Kelly’s Olympian
2019 The Killing Game Kelly’s Olympian
2019 The Price of Fame Kelly’s Olympian
2018 Jupiter is Stormy Kelly’s Olympian
2008 Black Like Me IFCC
2006 Spotlight Musical IFCC
2005 Voices IFCC
1997 Forgotten Soul Harriet Tubman Middle School
1994 Both Sides of the Fence Eastern Oregon University
READINGS / ONE ACTS/ MONOLOGUE/Ten Minute
2024 A Cup of Life (Reading) ATL Blk Theatre Festival
2024 The Ride (One Act) Columbus Black Theatre Festival
2024 The Blind Thief (Ten Min) Black Men Talk Festival
2023 Water Boyz (Reading) Bare Essentials Play Reading
2023 Finding Belief (Ten Min.) Make/Believe Short Play Festival
2022 Paper Listens (Reading) ZOOM
2022 Man's Favor Devil's Plan (Reading) Paul Robeson Theater Festival
2022 A Cup of Life (Reading) Texas State University BLC
2012 Sweet Mother Jones (Reading) IFCC
2007 The Code (One Act) IFCC
2009 Chance of a Lifetime (Reading) Someday Lounge
2004 L.U. S. T. (Monologue) Firehouse Theater
1996 Conversations (Monologue) Bonneville Auditorium
HONORS / AWARDS
2024 NAACP Best Playwright 99 Seat Man’s Favor, Devil’s Plan
2024 NACCP Theatre Awards 14 nominations Man’s Favor, Devils Plan
2023 Finalist Downtown Urban Arts Festival NY A Cup of Life
2023 Semifinalist National Playwrighting Conference A Cup of Life
2022 Winner Paul Robeson Theatre Festival Man’s Favor, Devil’s Plan
HONORS / AWARDS
2022 Winner Texas State U. Black & Latina Play Conference A Cup of Life
2022 Finalist PCTG New Play Award A Strange Seed
2022 Finalist PNMC New Play Readers Series Festival Water Boyz
2022 Finalist Downtown Urban Arts Festival NY Water Boyz
2022 Semifinalist National Playwrighting Conference A Strange Seed
2022 Semifinalist Jewish Playwriting Contest Paper Listens
2021 Semifinalist Land Wilson Playwrighting Festival Closet Pigeon
2021 Winner PCTG New Play Award Cat Napper
2021 Finalist Downtown Urban Arts Festival Memphis Bound
2006 Drammy Consideration Voices
1993 Community Service award Portland, OR.
COMMISSIONS/RESIDENCIES
2024 Commission Every Great Dream/Book of plays
2023 Commission Collective Consciousness Theatre
2022 Playwriting Residency IFCC Residency Grant
2022 semifinalist playwright Residency I AM SOUL National Black Theater Inc. NY
2021 Commission The Robey Theatre
Articles
2022 Downtown Los Angeles/ Robey Explores Pressures…/by Bridgette M Redman
2018 Portland Observer / Writing to Make a Difference/ by Danny Peterson
2007 Portland Tribune/ State of the Stage/ by Eric Bartle
2006 Portland Tribune / Person of the Week/ by Eric Bartle
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