J. Corey Buckner

J. Corey Buckner

J. Corey Buckner is a Minneapolis based autistic playwright. He is currently a Many Voices Fellow at the Playwright's Center. His play, Cross Roads: An Igbo Folktale was a Finalist for the 2020 Bay Area Playwright's Festival, and his play BLERDS was a Semi-Finalist for the 2022 Bay Area Playwright's Festival. He has also been fortunate to develop work with Chicago Dramatists The New Coordinates,...
J. Corey Buckner is a Minneapolis based autistic playwright. He is currently a Many Voices Fellow at the Playwright's Center. His play, Cross Roads: An Igbo Folktale was a Finalist for the 2020 Bay Area Playwright's Festival, and his play BLERDS was a Semi-Finalist for the 2022 Bay Area Playwright's Festival. He has also been fortunate to develop work with Chicago Dramatists The New Coordinates, and Jackalope Theatre Company. His sketch comedy has been seen at Stage 773 as part of the first annual Story Arc Sketch Comedy Festival, The Playground Theatre, pH Comedy Theatre, The Crowd Theater, and Judy's Beat Lounge at The Second City. J. Corey holds a BFA in Acting from Shenandoah Conservatory.

Plays

  • BLERDS by J. Corey Buckner
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    6–8
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 1 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, drama
    DJ and his best friends are Straight A, honor roll students whose perfect record is tested when presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet their hero. The three perfect students skip school and cross DC to get to the convention center during the manhunt for the DC Sniper. BLERDS is a story of friendship, fandom, and fighting for whats's right.
  • Cross Roads: An Igbo Folktale by J. Corey Buckner
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: delta blues, Robert Johnson + 5 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, fable/folktale
    Keyword: delta blues, Robert Johnson, hoodoo, Oral Storytelling, History, black musicians, biography
    Using traditional African storytelling and the soulful music of Delta Blues artists including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and of course Robert Johnson, Cross Roads is a magical retelling of the Robert Johnson myth. Centering on the relationship between Robert and the Hoodoo God of the Crossroads, Legba, this is a story about choice, faith, sacrifice, and what it takes to play the Blues.

Recommended by J. Corey Buckner

  • Essential Starlite by Zack Peercy
    5 Mar. 2021
    “ Full of imagination and heart, Essential Starlite, is a well, essential addition to the fabric of superhero stories woven so thickly into our modern world. A moving story of young people trying to make a difference in a world that so often sees disabled bodies as disposable and worthless. Peercy deftly comments on current issues without being preachy and overbearing. Do yourself a favor and read this play! ”
  • Kubrickian by Zack Peercy
    12 Sep. 2019
    “ Kubrickian's wholly unique premise allows a playfully dark meditation on the ways pop culture simultaneously unites and divides us. I am still grappling with questions about the limits of human communication days after finishing the play. Even if you have never seen a film by Stanley Kubrick, this play reveals how deeply art shapes the way we see ourselves, our families, and the World. I highly recommend Kubrickian! ”