Jackson Hoemann

Jackson Hoemann

My Name is Jackson P. Hoemann. I am a Twin Cities-based theatre artist and educator. As an artist, my goal is to create new and interesting work based on the guiding principles of collaboration and accessibility.

Plays

  • Conventional Wisdom(by Logan Alger) by Jackson Hoemann
    Cast: 
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    Genre: movement/physical, young audiences
    Genre: movement/physical, young audiences
    A solo performance piece for one speaker(speech/forensics competition piece)
  • Rerun by Jackson Hoemann
    Cast: 
    1–4
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 4 more
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    Keyword: Existential Absurdism, 80s Cartoons + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, melodrama, radio drama, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: Existential Absurdism, 80s Cartoons, monologue
    Star-Ray: Hero of the 22nd Century! He travels the galaxy defeating galaxy-level threats, but he's just a cartoon character, right? Right? This monologue explores the nature of self, existential dread, and the wonderful world of cheaply made 80s cartoons!(Originally produced for the podcast Soundbite Theater)
  • Beneath The Mask(Or, Hans Asperger Can Go %@#& Himself) by Jackson Hoemann
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: biography, comedy
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    Keyword: autism, trauma + 3 more
    Genre: biography, comedy
    Keyword: autism, trauma, bullying, mental illness, Nazis
    After an issue of terminology is brought up in their college psych class, a professor teaches their class about the history of Autistic labels, their own history living with Autism, and why we should not follow century-old Nazi rhetoric when it comes to stigmatizing people with mental illness(Originally written and performed for the podcast Soundbite Theater)
  • Brain Damage by Jackson Hoemann
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: biography, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: developmental disability, bullying + 2 more
    Genre: biography, comedy, movement/physical, tragedy
    Keyword: developmental disability, bullying, isolation, Deep exploration of the self
    Trapped inside his own mind with only the voices in his head to keep him company, The Lunatic revisits points in his life to understand how he got here, and what he can do to escape back into the real world and find the human connection he desperately craves.

    A surreal, semi-autobiographical retelling of experiences growing up on the Autism spectrum, the piece blends isolated fantasy and harsh...
    Trapped inside his own mind with only the voices in his head to keep him company, The Lunatic revisits points in his life to understand how he got here, and what he can do to escape back into the real world and find the human connection he desperately craves.

    A surreal, semi-autobiographical retelling of experiences growing up on the Autism spectrum, the piece blends isolated fantasy and harsh reality to help people understand that our differences, seen or unseen, are what make us human.