Jeanette W. Hill
Multiple award-winning playwright, Jeanette W. Hill, is a creative activist whose unique voice and delivery make it difficult, if not impossible to categorize her or her work. Her courage in approaching the taboo subjects of African American community head on causes her to stand out.
As the artistic director and founder of JWHill Productions LLC, her mission is to tell stories about the African American experience with ‘their’ voice.
An advisory board member for the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival and Urban Playwrights United; an Artist INC facilitator, she is also a member of The Dramatists Guild, New Play Exchange and the International Centre for Women Playwrights.
Her work has been included in three anthologies, When Women Become Business Owners, When Women Connect...
Jeanette W. Hill
Multiple award-winning playwright, Jeanette W. Hill, is a creative activist whose unique voice and delivery make it difficult, if not impossible to categorize her or her work. Her courage in approaching the taboo subjects of African American community head on causes her to stand out.
As the artistic director and founder of JWHill Productions LLC, her mission is to tell stories about the African American experience with ‘their’ voice.
An advisory board member for the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival and Urban Playwrights United; an Artist INC facilitator, she is also a member of The Dramatists Guild, New Play Exchange and the International Centre for Women Playwrights.
Her work has been included in three anthologies, When Women Become Business Owners, When Women Connect, and her fictional work When Love Comes Calling. She is also featured in the documentary, Black and Write. Jeanette continues to share and encourage others to pursue their talent and calling through her talks, presentations and workshops.
The recipient of numerous national awards and recognitions from coveted organizations including the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, DC Black Theatre Festival, the Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival, Ntozake Shange Reading Series/Woodie King Jr., and New Federal Theatre, Black Pearls Magazine, and Urban Playwrights United. For the last thirteen years she has been awarded funding and support from the City of Austin Economic Development Division, and other Arts organizations such as the Mid-America Arts Alliance and other fiscal sponsorships.
Jeanette is a sought-after panelist, peer reviewer and consultant for several groups and organizations including the City of Austin Cultural Arts Program, Mid-America Arts Association, Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, and the American Association of Community Theatre.
Jeanette can be contacted via social media, email or her website.
jeanette@jwhillprod.com
www.jwhillproductions.com
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