Jean Koppen
Jean Koppen is an award-winning playwright who lived in Alexandria, VA for over 25 years before moving to Portugal in 2021. Her plays have been seen at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival, at Keegan Theatre (D.C.), the Capital Fringe Festival (D.C.), SkyPilot Theatre (LA), and The Alumnae Theatre (Toronto). Capsmittment was Active Culture’s 2012 playwriting competition winner, and Got a Light?, a...
Jean Koppen is an award-winning playwright who lived in Alexandria, VA for over 25 years before moving to Portugal in 2021. Her plays have been seen at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival, at Keegan Theatre (D.C.), the Capital Fringe Festival (D.C.), SkyPilot Theatre (LA), and The Alumnae Theatre (Toronto). Capsmittment was Active Culture’s 2012 playwriting competition winner, and Got a Light?, a finalist in City Theatre’s 2019 National Award for Short Playwriting, is published in Smith and Kraus’ The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2022. Unprotected, a Trustus Playrights' Festival Finalist and a semi-finalist in Unicorn Theatre's Plays in Progress series, was produced by Pipeline Playwrights in 2022. Jean's play The Best Worst That Can Happen is available for purchase and licensing through Next Stage Press. Jean is an alumnae of the Kennedy Center Playwrights Intensive, a member of Honor Roll! and a Dramatist Guild member. www.jeankoppen.com