J. Corey Buckner

J. Corey Buckner is a Minneapolis based autistic playwright. He is a former Many Voices Fellow at the Playwright's Center. His play, Cross Roads: An Igbo Folktale was a Finalist for the 2020 Bay Area Playwright's Festival, and his play BLERDS was a Semi-Finalist for the 2022 Bay Area Playwright's Festival. He has also been fortunate to develop work with Chicago Dramatists The New Coordinates, and Jackalope Theatre Company. His sketch comedy has been seen at Stage 773 as part of the first annual Story Arc Sketch Comedy Festival, The Playground Theatre, pH Comedy Theatre, The Crowd Theater, and Judy's Beat Lounge at The Second City. J. Corey holds a BFA in Acting from Shenandoah Conservatory.

J. Corey Buckner is a Minneapolis based autistic playwright. He is a former Many Voices Fellow at the Playwright's Center. His play, Cross Roads: An Igbo Folktale was a Finalist for the 2020 Bay Area Playwright's Festival, and his play BLERDS was a Semi-Finalist for the 2022 Bay Area Playwright's Festival. He has also been fortunate to develop work with Chicago Dramatists The New Coordinates, and Jackalope Theatre Company. His sketch comedy has been seen at Stage 773 as part of the first annual Story Arc Sketch Comedy Festival, The Playground Theatre, pH Comedy Theatre, The Crowd Theater, and Judy's Beat Lounge at The Second City. J. Corey holds a BFA in Acting from Shenandoah Conservatory.

Scripts

BLERDS

by J. Corey Buckner

3
Cast Size
6—8
Genre
adventure,
comedy,
drama

DJ and his best friends are Straight A, honor roll students whose perfect record is tested when presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet their hero. The three perfect students skip school and cross DC to get to the convention center during the manhunt for the DC Sniper. BLERDS is a story of friendship, fandom, and fighting for whats's right.

DJ and his best friends are Straight A, honor roll students whose perfect record is tested when presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet their hero. The three perfect students skip school and cross DC to get to the convention center during the manhunt for the DC Sniper. BLERDS is a story of friendship, fandom, and fighting for whats's right.

Cross Roads: An Igbo Folktale

by J. Corey Buckner

6
Cast Size
4
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama,
fable/folktale

Using traditional African storytelling and the soulful music of Delta Blues artists including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and of course Robert Johnson, Cross Roads is a magical retelling of the Robert Johnson myth. Centering on the relationship between Robert and the Hoodoo God of the Crossroads, Legba, this is a story about choice, faith, sacrifice, and what it takes to play the Blues.

Using traditional African storytelling and the soulful music of Delta Blues artists including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and of course Robert Johnson, Cross Roads is a magical retelling of the Robert Johnson myth. Centering on the relationship between Robert and the Hoodoo God of the Crossroads, Legba, this is a story about choice, faith, sacrifice, and what it takes to play the Blues.