Jen Ferro

Jen Ferro

JEN FERRO grew up on an Arizona cattle ranch and began her involvement in theatre at age 40. She has performed with the Eugene Opera, the Very Little Theatre, Actors Cabaret of Eugene, the Cottage Theatre, and Oregon Contemporary Theatre (OCT). She was dramaturg for Gina Gionfriddo’s "Rapture, Blister, Burn" at OCT, and artistic advisor to Siri Vik for her cabaret show "Femme Fatale" at the...
JEN FERRO grew up on an Arizona cattle ranch and began her involvement in theatre at age 40. She has performed with the Eugene Opera, the Very Little Theatre, Actors Cabaret of Eugene, the Cottage Theatre, and Oregon Contemporary Theatre (OCT). She was dramaturg for Gina Gionfriddo’s "Rapture, Blister, Burn" at OCT, and artistic advisor to Siri Vik for her cabaret show "Femme Fatale" at the John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts. Her 10-minute play “The Agreement” was produced by the Northwest Ten Festival at OCT in 2014. Her full-length play "Cat Lady" was produced by the Very Little Theatre in 2023. By day, Jen is a librarian.

Plays

  • Harem by Jen Ferro
    Cast: 
    5–7
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: sexism in the arts, Islamophobia + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama
    Keyword: sexism in the arts, Islamophobia, Orientalism, Hollywood, Play within a play, Ottoman Empire
    Amy is a romance novelist working on a book about Aimée Dubuc de Rivery, cousin to Empress Josephine, who was purportedly kidnapped and sold into the Royal Harem in Istanbul in the late 18th century. Amy’s old college sweetheart Jason has become a powerful TV producer in Hollywood, and he convinces her to write a TV pilot instead. Amy has done her research and knows the history, but Jason knows what will sell....
    Amy is a romance novelist working on a book about Aimée Dubuc de Rivery, cousin to Empress Josephine, who was purportedly kidnapped and sold into the Royal Harem in Istanbul in the late 18th century. Amy’s old college sweetheart Jason has become a powerful TV producer in Hollywood, and he convinces her to write a TV pilot instead. Amy has done her research and knows the history, but Jason knows what will sell. He also knows what he wants: Amy. She discovers that being a big-time TV writer is far, far more than she bargained for.
  • Cat Lady by Jen Ferro
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: cats, cat ladies + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, movement/physical
    Keyword: cats, cat ladies, health insurance, female friendship
    Kathleen is in her 40s and works from home as a medical bill negotiator. She is the proud owner of 6 cats. When a stray kitten named Turkey gets hit by a car and is adopted by the wife of her ex-boyfriend, Kathleen suddenly feels compelled to make it 7. Her sister and stepbrother/brother-in-law, who co-own Kathleen's house, complicate matters when they try to evict her cats and force her to accept a 20-...
    Kathleen is in her 40s and works from home as a medical bill negotiator. She is the proud owner of 6 cats. When a stray kitten named Turkey gets hit by a car and is adopted by the wife of her ex-boyfriend, Kathleen suddenly feels compelled to make it 7. Her sister and stepbrother/brother-in-law, who co-own Kathleen's house, complicate matters when they try to evict her cats and force her to accept a 20-year-old roommate. Kathleen plots and schemes with her best friend Cindy as many zany interlocking intrigues escalate, both feline and human. Human actors play the cats, and they are double cast as Kathleen's friends and family members.
  • The Agreement: A Ten Minute Play by Jen Ferro
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: family, christmas + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, satire
    Keyword: family, christmas, mother and daughter, Play within a play
    Carol and Nicole get together every once in a while, and each time they enact the same little ritualized childhood Christmas drama. Carol wants more intimacy. Nicole prefers to follow the rules outlined in their signed agreement. But the true nature of their relationship is unclear. Are they mother and daughter? Therapist and patient? Or are they just consenting adults?
  • The Proselyte: A Ten Minute Play by Jen Ferro
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: rats, female empowerment + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire
    Keyword: rats, female empowerment, mania
    Julia and Harrison seem like a perfectly normal couple, until Julia turns a light lunch into an opportunity to tie Harrison up and lecture him at length about the virtues of rat meat.
  • In Terrorem: A Ten Minute Play by Jen Ferro
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: family, sibling rivalry + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: family, sibling rivalry, reading of will, Inheritance, dysfunctional family
    After the reading of their mother's will, 3 siblings in their 60s begin bickering about every named item. What's more, they have to find their long-lost gay brother Hank, who ran off with their sister Shirley's husband over 30 years ago. If they can't find him, they'll lose the entire estate. Tempers fray and the liquor flows, and then Hank suddenly walks through the front door. Not everyone is happy to see him.