Jessica Marie Fisher

Jessica Marie Fisher

Jessica Marie Fisher was born and raised in New Jersey, went to NYU Tisch for undergrad, and relocated to Phoenix, AZ September of 2020. Her play Rules for Coming Out When You're in the Driver's Seat of Your Mom's Camry was developed from 2015-2019, was a finalist in the Strawberry One Act Festival (under the name Welcome to Narnia) and was published by Original Works Publishing in May of 2019....
Jessica Marie Fisher was born and raised in New Jersey, went to NYU Tisch for undergrad, and relocated to Phoenix, AZ September of 2020. Her play Rules for Coming Out When You're in the Driver's Seat of Your Mom's Camry was developed from 2015-2019, was a finalist in the Strawberry One Act Festival (under the name Welcome to Narnia) and was published by Original Works Publishing in May of 2019. Jessica was then a resident at The Hickory Playground in North Carolina July 2019, where she wrote Couzinz Club!!!, and in January 2020 put up the One-Act version of Imagined Dialogs... at the 2020/Something Festival in New York City. Rules for Coming Out... was also performed virtually by the Muhlenberg College Theatre Program October 17-18 2020. In November of 2020, Jessica premiered The Best Babysitter, a full-length play, at the Imaginarium Theatre Festival over zoom. She is currently developing her full length play, Scrambled Eggs, to be premiered fall 2021. She is the recipient of the Walsh Memorial Scholarship 2019, a Scholastic Art and Writing Honorable Mention, and she is proudly a member of Dramatist Guild.

Plays

  • Rules for Coming Out When You're in the Driver's Seat of Your Mom's Camry by Jessica Marie Fisher
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: LGBT, gay + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, radio drama
    Keyword: LGBT, gay, queer, Adolescence, high school, coming out
    It is senior year of winter break 2015, and best friends Lauren and Liam are parked in cars roughly 13 miles from each other. Liam calls Lauren frantically because he has a crush on a boy, which is new. These two 17-year-olds frantically discuss sexuality, family, relationships, all while grappling with their own imperfect friendship. *Perfect for virtual performance, as it is set over the phone*
  • Scrambled Eggs by Jessica Marie Fisher
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: the 1940's, Lobotomies + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, period, tragedy
    Keyword: the 1940's, Lobotomies, Mental Health, adult relationships, marriage, Lesbian, lesbians, lesbians getting a happy ending
    It is 1949, and Whitney feels isolated. James thinks Whitney is unwell. Doris is a homosexual...so is Maggie. Maggie is pregnant and anxious. Frank doesn't know how to help her. Richard has PTSD from the war and drinks too much. Helen doesn't know how to help him either. Doctor Walter Freeman II claims that he has a solution.
  • Imagined Dialogs (as a Preparation of Real Conversations And/Or as a Means of Feeling Less Fucking Alone) by Jessica Marie Fisher
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: one act, comedy + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: one act, comedy, Deep exploration of the self, coming-of-self, abusive relationships, alternate timelines, co-dependence, being alone, journey to selfhood
    Louisa spends her evenings pretending she isn’t all alone: imagining the conversations she should, could, and would have with the men in her life who are currently inaccessible.
  • The Best Babysitter by Jessica Marie Fisher
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: babysitter, family + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: babysitter, family, conservative religious background, long distance, cheating, Lesbian, fanfiction
    Corrine is a 17-year-old religious, hardworking girl living in 2010 Colorado Springs. Veronica used to be Corrine's babysitter, but is now a 27-year-old drug dealer. Corrine orders ritalin for studying and Veronica is the deliverer. It's an unexpected reunion that leads to plenty of discoveries. This play is about queerness, relationships, growing up, sex, imagination, and loneliness.
  • Cards! Let's Play Cards by Jessica Marie Fisher
    Cast: 
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: abuse, cheating + 2 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: abuse, cheating, family, disturbing
    James and Whitney are married and they have just returned from Whitney's ex husband's funeral. Whitney is depressed, James wants to help.
  • Couzinz Club!!! by Jessica Marie Fisher
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: A Family Comedy/drama, family reunion
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: A Family Comedy/drama, family reunion
    Three cousins who are probably too old to have to sleep in the Kids Room talk family, growing up, divorce, and booze in their grandma's attic.