Jessica Chipman

Jessica Chipman (she, her) is a playwright, director, and educator whose plays have been produced across the United States and Canada. A proud Heideman finalist, Ms. Chipman's retelling of the myth of Icarus received the top award at the Minnesota State High School League State One Act Play Festival in 2017, as well as the Wells Fargo Award of Excellence. Most recently, Ms. Chipman's feminist one-act adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca's Yerma earned accolades at the MSHSL One Act Play Festival. Ms. Chipman is the proud co-founder of Dynamo Creative, a female-led theatre company dedicated to amplifying the stories of women, and Chip and Jack's Theatre School, an educational comedy podcast.

WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
http://www.jessicachipman.info
@jesschipman

MORE ABOUT ME
My favorite thing to do when I'm not writing is to be with my husband and daughters--preferably outdoors.

WHAT I'M WORKING ON
My current project is a play about a whale.

KEYWORDS
Magical realism, adaptations, Zoom plays, drama