Jenna Jane is an internationally-produced playwright, based in Florida. She subverts genre expectations in her comedies and sci-fi for the stage. Jenna’s writing puts authenticity front and center, blows up gender expectations, and explores the relationship between the body and the self.
Jenna started writing plays in 2020 out of frustration over the roles available to her as an actor. Many of the female characters she saw on casting notices were surface-level love interests who only existed as decoration or to further a man’s storyline. No thanks.
Since then, Jenna’s plays have been performed by dozens of theatre companies from Tampa, Florida to Kyiv, Ukraine.
Formerly a national award-winning investigative journalist, she graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University’s...
Jenna Jane is an internationally-produced playwright, based in Florida. She subverts genre expectations in her comedies and sci-fi for the stage. Jenna’s writing puts authenticity front and center, blows up gender expectations, and explores the relationship between the body and the self.
Jenna started writing plays in 2020 out of frustration over the roles available to her as an actor. Many of the female characters she saw on casting notices were surface-level love interests who only existed as decoration or to further a man’s storyline. No thanks.
Since then, Jenna’s plays have been performed by dozens of theatre companies from Tampa, Florida to Kyiv, Ukraine.
Formerly a national award-winning investigative journalist, she graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She’s now a full-time artist, focusing on voiceover, playwriting, and acting.
Jenna is a member of the Dramatists Guild.