Jacqueline Goldfinger
Jacqueline Goldfinger is a playwright, dramaturg, and librettist. She’s best known for Off-Broadway’s “Backwards Forwards Back” and the popular play with music, “The Arsonists.” Her awards including the Yale Prize, Smith Prize, and Yaddo Residency. Her plays have been produced by The Kennedy Center (USA), Contemporary American Theatre Festival (USA), Court Theatre (New Zealand), École nationale de théâtre (Canada), Perseverance Theatre (USA), among others. Her opera and choral libretti have been performed at Sydney Opera House (Australia), Opera Columbus (USA), BBC Radio 3 (UK), Voces8 (UK), Chor Leoni (Canada), San Diego Opera/Without Walls Festival (USA), and others. Her work has been developed at The National Theater (UK), New Georges (USA), La Mama (Italy/USA), Disquiet (Portugal), among others. She wrote the bestselling playwriting book, “Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for Playwrights” (2nd Edition, Routledge).
WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
www.jacquelinegoldfinger.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jacqueline.goldfinger
Substack https://playwritingwithpurpose.substack.com/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@playwriting.with.purpose
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinegoldfinger
MORE ABOUT ME
The play production that changed my life was seeing "Buried Child" by Sam Sheppard. It showed me that characters who are messy and complex and rural and violent and tender had a place onstage.
WHAT I'M WORKING ON
I'm currently working on a new play called "The Many Lives of JonBenét Ramsey." Synopsis: The Cop wants a miracle. The Lover wants an erection. And the Psychiatrist just wants a smoke. The shocking unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty pageant contestant JonBenét Ramsey in 1996 become a national obsession. From the national news to the tabloids, investigators to conspiracy theorists, everyone invented an ending to her story shaped by their suspicions and world view. But most of us lost sight of the fact that Ramsey wasn’t just a fascinating mystery, she was a little girl with dreams of her own. "The Many Lives of JonBenét Ramsey" is a dark comedy that explores who she could have been, who we wanted her to be, and how trauma ripples through our lives even when it’s dressed up as click bait.
KEYWORDS
Queer, Feminist, Jewish, Adaptations, Social Justice, Family Drama, Play with Music, Opera, Libretti, Choral, Dramaturg, Dramaturgy, Parent, Mother, Horror, Drama, Comedy
