Jessie Bond

Jessie Bond

Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Jessie ventured to North Carolina to study at Elon University, where a double major in Theatre Studies and English accidentally ignited a passion for playwriting.

Now back in the city that she loves, Jessie works in the children's department of a suburban library, where she gets to answer important questions like "where are the Disney princess...
Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Jessie ventured to North Carolina to study at Elon University, where a double major in Theatre Studies and English accidentally ignited a passion for playwriting.

Now back in the city that she loves, Jessie works in the children's department of a suburban library, where she gets to answer important questions like "where are the Disney princess books?" She's currently working toward her Masters of Library and Information Science at Dominican University with a focus on youth services, so she can get even better at locating Disney Princess books. She also moonlights as a theatre critic for Splash Magazine.

Jessie's plays have been produced by Dandelion Theatre, Compass Creative Dramatics, and Elon University's student production company, Renegade. Her flash fiction piece "Ink" was selected by Newberry Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill as a winner at the Book Stall's inaugural fiction writing contest. She read that piece as an opener for Ms. Barnhill's reading.

In her spare time, Jessie can be found practicing her violin (if she's feeling productive) or binge-watching competitive cooking shows (if she isn't). Her hair color changes frequently, and she enjoys being compared to Ramona Flowers.

Plays

  • Deviants by Jessie Bond
    Cast: 
    8–11
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: BDSM, Sex + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: BDSM, Sex, sexuality, kink, LGBTQ, queer, dominatrix, Catholic
    From the halls of a Catholic high school to the desk of Sigmund Freud, Deviants explores the topic of BDSM through a myriad of times, places, and relationships.

    Claire and Paige, Catholic school teenagers, use Fifty Shades of Grey as a platform to discuss their sexuality. Sam and Gwen, a couple in their mid-twenties, bite off more than they can chew with their first BDSM scene. Jamie, a...
    From the halls of a Catholic high school to the desk of Sigmund Freud, Deviants explores the topic of BDSM through a myriad of times, places, and relationships.

    Claire and Paige, Catholic school teenagers, use Fifty Shades of Grey as a platform to discuss their sexuality. Sam and Gwen, a couple in their mid-twenties, bite off more than they can chew with their first BDSM scene. Jamie, a professional dominatrix, faces discrimination at the hands of the hospital caring for her terminally ill partner, Laura. Mary Margaret, a lifelong Catholic in her fifties, seeks to spice up her sex life with her husband, John. David, a stressed-out CEO, finds relief in the dungeon of Andrew, an aspiring artist, waiter, and Dom. The play also contains historical material.
  • The Doctor Will Be With You Shortly by Jessie Bond
    Cast: 
    3–4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: health care, medicine + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire
    Keyword: health care, medicine, doctor, doctors office
    All Megan wants is to see a doctor about her migraines. But in an office where nothing makes sense and the staff and circumstances of her visit grow increasingly bizarre, Megan has more to deal with than just wait times.
  • Unpaid Internship by Jessie Bond
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: internship, unpaid internship + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire
    Keyword: internship, unpaid internship, intern, millennials, generational divide, office, office culture
    Unpaid Internship tells the story of Caitlin, a recent college graduate who takes an unpaid internship to get experience in her field. Promised fabulous opportunities to learn and network, Caitlin quickly becomes disillusioned as she is assigned a project equal parts nonsensical and pointless and meets her increasingly insane coworkers. When group of former interns (transformed into zombies after years of soul-...
    Unpaid Internship tells the story of Caitlin, a recent college graduate who takes an unpaid internship to get experience in her field. Promised fabulous opportunities to learn and network, Caitlin quickly becomes disillusioned as she is assigned a project equal parts nonsensical and pointless and meets her increasingly insane coworkers. When group of former interns (transformed into zombies after years of soul-sucking work) escapes from the bathroom closet, Caitlin has to take a stand against the status quo to avoid meeting the same fate as her predecessors.
  • The Wonder Emporium by Jessie Bond
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: fantasy, political + 1 more
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    Keyword: American politics, alternate universes
    Genre: fantasy, political, science fiction
    Keyword: American politics, alternate universes
    At the Wonder Emporium, an adventurous traveler can purchase a ticket not just to another place—but to another universe. Erin, overwhelmed by life in Trump's America, is seriously considering taking a one-way trip to an alternate timeline, but will veteran multiverse traveler Marigold change her mind?