J. Chavez

j.chavez (they/them) is a Seattle based playwright, educator, and all around theatre maker. Through the power of Red Bulls they earned a BA in Theatre from Western Washington University, concentrating in Directing, Dramatic Writing, and Education. They were crowned the unofficial title of Lil’ Miss Kennedy Center and Miss Kennedy Center Continental for their play “how to clean your room (and remember all your trauma)” which was awarded The KCACTF National Undergraduate Playwriting Award 2020 and the David Mark Cohen National Award in 2021. “how to clean” is featured in the Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays, a first of it’s kind anthology of Trans plays written by Trans playwrights for Trans people. It’s been over two decades and j is still chasing the knowledge of how wind works. They...

j.chavez (they/them) is a Seattle based playwright, educator, and all around theatre maker. Through the power of Red Bulls they earned a BA in Theatre from Western Washington University, concentrating in Directing, Dramatic Writing, and Education. They were crowned the unofficial title of Lil’ Miss Kennedy Center and Miss Kennedy Center Continental for their play “how to clean your room (and remember all your trauma)” which was awarded The KCACTF National Undergraduate Playwriting Award 2020 and the David Mark Cohen National Award in 2021. “how to clean” is featured in the Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays, a first of it’s kind anthology of Trans plays written by Trans playwrights for Trans people. It’s been over two decades and j is still chasing the knowledge of how wind works. They currently work as a Teaching Artist at Seattle Children’s Theatre teaching playwriting, sketch comedy, and acting. They also work at the Seattle Aquarium as a Marine Science Puppeteer, teaching kids and patrons empathy for marine creatures through the art of puppetry.

Scripts

The Alien Football Play

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

Carlos and Adele watch the football game. But things aren’t always what they seem. When things start to repeat and the world around us begins to melt away, who are we and what purpose do we serve on this earth?

Carlos and Adele watch the football game. But things aren’t always what they seem. When things start to repeat and the world around us begins to melt away, who are we and what purpose do we serve on this earth?

Another Goddamn Dystopian Play

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

What happens when four playwrights get together to workshop their plays after the world has ended?

What happens when four playwrights get together to workshop their plays after the world has ended?

the bridge we built

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

Marco and Emilia go to a their fathers favorite bridge to disperse his ashes, but Emilia can't hold her secret in any longer of how he died.

Marco and Emilia go to a their fathers favorite bridge to disperse his ashes, but Emilia can't hold her secret in any longer of how he died.

The Death of Feta the Ferret

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

[MONOLOGUE] Frannie’s a tik tok influencer with her pet ferret, Feta, who decides whether or not we’re going to have a good or bad weekend.

[MONOLOGUE] Frannie’s a tik tok influencer with her pet ferret, Feta, who decides whether or not we’re going to have a good or bad weekend.

Foolish

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

Does love at first sight exist? Can you be an alcoholic in college? What happens to the fool in Shakespeare? Inspired by Shakespeare's classic tale of Romeo and Juliet, we follow a bunch of college partiers coping with love, loss, and addiction. A play in 5 acts that use Shakesperean containers in a modern setting.

Does love at first sight exist? Can you be an alcoholic in college? What happens to the fool in Shakespeare? Inspired by Shakespeare's classic tale of Romeo and Juliet, we follow a bunch of college partiers coping with love, loss, and addiction. A play in 5 acts that use Shakesperean containers in a modern setting.

The Fourth Quarter

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

Carlos gears up for the Patriots vs Cowboys game, but some uninvited guests decide their conversations are more important than the game

Carlos gears up for the Patriots vs Cowboys game, but some uninvited guests decide their conversations are more important than the game

how to clean your room (and remember all your trauma)

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

Spencer begins to clean their room and reflect on their relationships with the people around them. Who can and can't we control in our lives, does caring mean anything beyond words, and does infatuation go both ways? A play in two cycles with anxiety, depression, and puppets.

Spencer begins to clean their room and reflect on their relationships with the people around them. Who can and can't we control in our lives, does caring mean anything beyond words, and does infatuation go both ways? A play in two cycles with anxiety, depression, and puppets.

lasting beauty

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

On top of a long hike, overlooking the water and sunset, Carla asks the mortal question "What would your last words be?"

On top of a long hike, overlooking the water and sunset, Carla asks the mortal question "What would your last words be?"

Nearly, Washington

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

A completely original, totally unique, and never been done before play that takes in a fictional town. Welcome to Nearly, Washington, a town somewhere north of Vancouver and south of Vancouver. At golden hour on a Thursday night in spring turned summer, we explore the complex relationships of the people who make up Nearly. Nearly, Washington is a series of plays written about the lives of those who populate our...

A completely original, totally unique, and never been done before play that takes in a fictional town. Welcome to Nearly, Washington, a town somewhere north of Vancouver and south of Vancouver. At golden hour on a Thursday night in spring turned summer, we explore the complex relationships of the people who make up Nearly. Nearly, Washington is a series of plays written about the lives of those who populate our little suburb. With bears, puppets, demons, and bee costumes, Nearly, Washington is a play about where we find ourselves in the middle of it all.

Next Exit

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

Trapped on the side of the highway on the record setting hottest day, Miguel passes the time with Orlando, a dead possum. Together they question anything and everything that crosses their minds, all the while a sinister being lurks in the forest waiting to claim a lost soul left to die by the cars that pass along I-5. Do the deer really lead you home? Who is the Lady In Yellow? And how far can they make it in...

Trapped on the side of the highway on the record setting hottest day, Miguel passes the time with Orlando, a dead possum. Together they question anything and everything that crosses their minds, all the while a sinister being lurks in the forest waiting to claim a lost soul left to die by the cars that pass along I-5. Do the deer really lead you home? Who is the Lady In Yellow? And how far can they make it in Slide?

Roulette!

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

Jasper confronts his mortality on his birthday during a game of Russian Roulette

Jasper confronts his mortality on his birthday during a game of Russian Roulette

when a whale falls

by J. Chavez

Synopsis

Gale asks the scientific question, "Can Gale forget the world if she threw her phone into the ocean".

Gale asks the scientific question, "Can Gale forget the world if she threw her phone into the ocean".