Jacqueline Goldfinger
Latest News on Jacqueline Goldfinger:
BACKWARDS, FORWARDS, BACK Rolling World Premiere to Open at Centenary Stage Company This Month (Apr 3, 2024)
Centenary Stage Company To Host Veteran Symposium With Rolling World Premiere Of BACKWARDS, FORWARDS BACK (Mar 20, 2024)
The Sledgehammer Series Releases New Play Anthologies Featuring Work By Sharon Bridgforth And Migdalia Cruz (Nov 22, 2023)
BACKWARDS, FORWARDS, BACK Rolling World Premiere to Open at Centenary Stage Company This Month (Apr 3, 2024)
Centenary Stage Company To Host Veteran Symposium With Rolling World Premiere Of BACKWARDS, FORWARDS BACK (Mar 20, 2024)
The Sledgehammer Series Releases New Play Anthologies Featuring Work By Sharon Bridgforth And Migdalia Cruz (Nov 22, 2023)
Jacqueline Goldfinger BIO
Jacqueline Goldfinger (she/they) began their career as a teaching artist, dramaturg, and literary manager. As the Artistic Associate at La Jolla Playhouse, they helped develop Dr. Zhivago and Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention for Broadway.
Today, they are a writer who works nationally and internationally on performative texts which interweave humor and heartbreak, speaking to our shared humanity while honoring the nuanced identities of each character.
Their plays have won the Yale Drama Prize, Smith Prize, Generations Award, Barrymore Award, and others. Their plays have been produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Court Theatre (New Zealand), École nationale de théâtre (Canada), Vortex Rep, Urbanite Theatre, Perseverance Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Seattle Public Theatre, among others.
They won an Opera America Discovery Award with Composer Melissa Dunphy. Their opera and choral work has been produced at Opera Columbus, Resonance Works, San Diego Opera/La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Festival, BBC Radio 3 (UK), Voces8 (UK), and others. The filmed version of their short opera, Letter to Our Children, with Composer Justine F. Chen won Best Music Video at the Paris Shorts Film Awards and has been screened at film festivals around the world.
Their work has been developed at The National Theater (UK), New Georges, La Mama (Umbria & NYC), Sewanee Writers Conference, McCarter Theatre, Disquiet (Portugal) and others.
Their work has been supported by Yaddo, National Endowment for the Arts, Millay Colony, Sloan Foundation, Orchard Project, Drama League, among others.
Their plays and libretti have been published by Yale Press, Edition Peters, TRWPlays, Concord Theatricals, Stage Partners and others.
As a dramaturg, they have worked with La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Native Voices, PlayPenn, New Village Arts, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and others.
As an educator, they have taught playwriting and dramaturgy at University of California, Davis (graduate), University of Pennsylvania (undergraduate), and others. Their academic writing includes two books, Playwriting with Purpose and Writing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage (co-written with Allison Horsley), published by Routledge. Their third book, on revising text for performance, will be published in 2025 by Routledge. They were the Guest Editor for the 2023 spring issue of the “Journal of American Drama and Theatre.”
BA Agnes Scott College. MFA University of Southern California
Jacqueline Goldfinger News
BACKWARDS, FORWARDS, BACK Rolling World Premiere to Open at Centenary Stage Company This Month
Discover the latest premiere at Centenary Stage Company - 'Backwards, Forwards, Back' by acclaimed playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger. Engage with the captivating narrative and unique storytelling in this NNPN Rolling World Premiere.
Centenary Stage Company To Host Veteran Symposium With Rolling World Premiere Of BACKWARDS, FORWARDS BACK
Join Centenary Stage Company for a unique symposium featuring the world premiere of BACKWARDS, FORWARDS, BACK by Jacqueline Goldfinger, focusing on veteran experiences.
The Sledgehammer Series Releases New Play Anthologies Featuring Work By Sharon Bridgforth And Migdalia Cruz
The Sledgehammer Series releases new play anthologies featuring work by Yale Windham Campbell Prize’s Sharon Bridgforth and Helen Merrill Award-winning Migdalia Cruz.
Jacqueline Goldfinger's Adapted A CHRISTMAS CAROL Brings Magic To Metropolis Performing Arts Centre This Winter
Metropolis announces its production of the holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol. Get the cast announcement, creative team info, and performance details in the press release.
Redtwist Theatre Launches Its Season Of Pride With WOLVES, A Gory, Gay Retelling Of Little Red Riding Hood
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre has announced the first production in its 2023 - 2024 Season of Pride at its home in Edgewater, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. The 19th season begins with a gay reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood, Wolves, by Steve Yockey and directed by Artistic Director Dusty Brown, October 1 - November 5.
Centenary Stage Company Reveals its 2023-2024 Season of Theatre, Music, and Dance in Hackettstown
Centenary Stage Company, the not-for-profit theatre company prepares a full schedule of professional theatrical performances for their 38th season. Productions from the Professional Theatre Series, Fringe Festival, NEXTstage Repertory, Women Playwright's Series, plus plenty of Concert events will make up the company's 2023 – 2024 season.
BACKWARDS, FORWARDS, BACK By Jaqueline Goldfinger Next Up In Centenary Stage Company's 2022 Women Playwrights Series
Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwrights Series will continue with the third reading of 4 in the series for 2023 with a reading of Backwards, Forwards, Back by Jaqueline Goldfinger. The reading will take place on Wednesday, April 19th at 7:30 pm in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University.
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY by Pearl Cleage Announced At McCarter's Berlind Theatre, May 6- 28
McCarter Theater will welcome audiences to Pearl Cleage's love letter to friendship and the Harlem Renaissance, BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY, on stage in the Berlind Theatre May 6th through the 28th. The play marks the McCarter directorial debut of Associate Artistic Director Nicole A. Watson.
Metropolis Selects Brendan Ragan as New Artistic Director
After a nationwide search, Metropolis’ Board of Directors has announced acclaimed theatre artist Brendan Ragan as the company’s new Artistic Director. Ragan is the founding Co-Artistic Director of the award-winning Urbanite Theatre, a Florida-based company known regionally for producing bold, inventive new works.
Photos: First Look at Redtwist Theatre's BABEL
Redtwist Theatre is presenting the second production of its 2023 season, Babel, written by Jacqueline Goldfinger and directed by Redtwist Associate Artistic Director Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, playing through April 30, at Redtwist Theatre. Check out photos from the production here!
Chicago Theatres Celebrate Women's History Month
Throughout Women’s History Month this March, many Chicago theatres are presenting productions that encourage and celebrate the vital role of women in American history.
Redtwist Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team For Jacqueline Goldfinger's BABEL
Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting the world premiere of The Great Kahn through February 26, announces the second production of its 2023 season, Babel, written by Jacqueline Goldfinger and directed by Redtwist Associate Artistic Director Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, March 23 – April 30, at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Florida Studio Theatre Presents The Regional Premiere Of Fast-Paced Drama, THE LAST MATCH
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) presents the Regional Premiere of The Last Match by Anna Ziegler, a fast-paced play diving into the intense world of professional sports.
FST Opens 2023 Stage III Series With NNPN Rolling World Premiere Of BABEL
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) kicks off its 2023 Stage III Series with Babel by Jacqueline Goldfinger, a dark comedy probing the world of modern eugenics. In the play's version of the not-so-distant future, expectant parents learn within the first few weeks of pregnancy which traits their child will have and what behaviors it is likely to exhibit.
Florida Studio Theatre Announces Lineup For Its 2023 Stage III Series
Florida Studio Theatre has announced the lineup for its 2023 Stage III Series, dedicated to presenting edgy new work that is challenging in both content and form. The 2022-2023 Winter Season marks the first time in three years that FST has been able to present its three-show Stage III Series for Sarasota audiences.
Redtwist Theatre Announces 2023 Season; Tickets On Sale Tomorrow
Redtwist Theatre has announced its 2023 season at its home in Edgewater.
San Diego Opera Announces Winning Proposals For OPERA HACK 3.0
San Diego Opera has announced the winning proposals of Opera Hack 3.0 have been awarded.
Photos: Yale Drama Series Prize Winner JAR OF FAT Receives Staged Reading at the Drama Book Shop
Last night, Seayoung Yim’s Jar of Fat, the 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize Winner, received a staged reading at New York City’s Drama Book Shop. The event was presided over by the playwright David Hare, and Artistic Director of the Flea Theatre Niegel Smith. See photos here!
Yale Drama Series Prize Winner JAR OF FAT to Receive Staged Reading at the Drama Book Shop
Seayoung Yim’s Jar of Fat, the 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize Winner, will receive a staged reading at New York City’s Drama Book Shop on Monday, October 24th. The reading will be directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy and will feature Zoe Kim, Narea Kang, Annie Yim, Christina Liang, Ina Chang, and more.
IU Theatre & Dance Presents GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE By Moisés Kaufman
IU Theatre & Dance continues its epic 2022/2023 theater season with Moisés Kaufman's Gross Indecency: the Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.
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