Crystal Jackson

Crystal Jackson

CRYSTAL JACKSON is a playwright, among other things, whose work has been developed or produced by Kitchen Dog Theater, Science Fiction Theatre Company, Shelterbelt, Gene Frankel Theatre, Great Plains Theater Conference, EstroGenius, Revolution Theatre, MadLab, Subversive Theatre, and Six of One Productions. Her plays THE SINGULARITY and PLEASE REMOVE THIS STUFFED ANIMAL FROM MY HEAD are published by Original...
CRYSTAL JACKSON is a playwright, among other things, whose work has been developed or produced by Kitchen Dog Theater, Science Fiction Theatre Company, Shelterbelt, Gene Frankel Theatre, Great Plains Theater Conference, EstroGenius, Revolution Theatre, MadLab, Subversive Theatre, and Six of One Productions. Her plays THE SINGULARITY and PLEASE REMOVE THIS STUFFED ANIMAL FROM MY HEAD are published by Original Works. Crystal is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and caretaker of the FIGHT STUPIDIZATION campaign, which evidently needs to step it up.

Plays

  • The Last Truck Stop by Crystal Jackson
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: road trip, go west + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: road trip, go west, climate change, trucker, cb radio, trail magic, resistance
    A tenacious trucker-turned-truck-stop-owner and her poetic, gun-toting postal carrier debate staying or going when their desert town becomes a no-go zone. Should they trust the colorful stranger who arrives with a story they desperately want to believe?
  • Boulder Holder by Crystal Jackson
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: political, satire + 1 more
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    Keyword: gun control, school shooting
    Genre: political, satire, young audiences
    Keyword: gun control, school shooting
    A one-minute play about a new rite of passage.
  • The Singularity by Crystal Jackson
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4–7
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: future, health care + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: future, health care, health insurance, motherhood, LGBTQ, Big Bang, cosmos, dark matter, insemination
    Astrid put off motherhood until the absolute last second. Now on her final egg, she has less than 48 hours to acquire the other vital ingredient for conception. Her quest takes her from a brightly lit hospital and a neon-bathed back alley clinic to a seedy bar and a pass at her best friend, but all efforts fail. Thanks to an awkward young scientist, she gets her hands on a small container of dark matter, a...
    Astrid put off motherhood until the absolute last second. Now on her final egg, she has less than 48 hours to acquire the other vital ingredient for conception. Her quest takes her from a brightly lit hospital and a neon-bathed back alley clinic to a seedy bar and a pass at her best friend, but all efforts fail. Thanks to an awkward young scientist, she gets her hands on a small container of dark matter, a fundamental building block of the universe. With the clock running out and no options left, she decides to improvise with a turkey baster full of the stuff. And it works. Quickly. In just a couple of weeks, she's expanded to three times her normal size. Her baby is coming early, and its arrival has implications for us all.

    "A biting satire about the world today" Omaha World Herald

    "You may howl with laughter, bursting at the seams" The Reader

    "Smashing the patriarchy with satire...THE SINGULARITY is a funny show. It’ll have you laughing even as you cross your legs and wince." - The New England Theatre Geek

    "Wonderfully weird" - TheatreScene.net

    Named one of the top 10 best theater experiences of 2015 by Omaha World Herald
  • Please Remove This Stuffed Animal From My Head by Crystal Jackson
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: absurdism, abortion + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, political, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: absurdism, abortion, what if men could get pregnant, reproductive freedom
    A man visits the Bureau for Stuffed Animal Removal in hopes of getting permission to remove the small stuffed lion that recently appeared on his head, but they think it would be a good idea if he keeps it instead. When he insists on getting the procedure, he finds it comes with a severe long-term side effect.

    "A rich metaphor for the plights of a pregnant woman... this clever play begs for...
    A man visits the Bureau for Stuffed Animal Removal in hopes of getting permission to remove the small stuffed lion that recently appeared on his head, but they think it would be a good idea if he keeps it instead. When he insists on getting the procedure, he finds it comes with a severe long-term side effect.

    "A rich metaphor for the plights of a pregnant woman... this clever play begs for and grabs your attention." - Talkin' Broadway

    "Cutting, funny... and politically ferocious." - The Pitch (Kansas City)