JESSICA OWENS

Jessica Owens is a New York based Playwright, Dramaturg, Producer and Theatre Administrator. Writing includes Shedding Load (O'Neill 2021 Semifinalist)(59E59 Theatres), The Valkyries (O'Neill 2020 Semifinalist) (The Tank, Dixon Place) I LOVE NEW YORK: a found text american dream/nightmare (Dixon Place, The Tank) Dramaturgy includes: Farragut North (5th Floor Theatre Company), The Glass Menagerie (Pigeonholed Theatre), The Pitchforks (The Loading Dock, The Drama League), Macbeth (Columbia Stages), Northern Lights (ATHE Development Workshop). She is a receipient of The Vanderbilt University Sesquicentennial Grant, which will culminate in a production in Vanderbilt University Theatre's 2023-2024 Season (titled Dores to The Past). 

As the Producing Director of The Varsity Theatre Company, she has produced multiple productions and developmental readings.  

Jessica most recently worked as the Manager of Labor Relations at ABC Inc.. She has previously worked at institutions such as Roundabout Theatre Company, The Broadway League,  The Public Theater, and Creative Artists Agency. She is a Script Reader for Roundabout, The Public, The  Dramatists Guild Fellowship, The Playwrights Realm, Jewish Plays Project, and various other playwrighting competitions. Co-Founder of The Varsity Theatre Company and Initiative for Millennial Theatre Artists. She holds a BA from Vanderbilt University and an MA from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts & Birkbeck College.