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Jenny Lyn Bader is a playwright living in New York City. Her plays include None of the Above (New Georges), In Flight (Turn to Flesh Productions), and Manhattan Casanova (Hudson Stage). One-acts include Worldness (Humana Festival of New American Plays) and Miss America (NY Int’l Fringe, “Best of ... (read complete bio)

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Jenny Lyn Bader Biography

Jenny Lyn Bader is a playwright living in New York City. Her plays include None of the Above (New Georges), In Flight (Turn to Flesh Productions), and Manhattan Casanova (Hudson Stage). One-acts include Worldness (Humana Festival of New American Plays) and Miss America (NY Int’l Fringe, “Best of Fringe” selection). For This Is Not a Theatre Company, she wrote The International Local (Subway Plays app/NY Int'l Fringe) and co-wrote Café Play (Cornelia St. Café). Her work has been published by Dramatists Play Service, Smith & Kraus, Vintage, Applause, The Lincoln Center Theater Review, and The New York Times, where she was a frequent contributor to the “Week in Review.” A Harvard graduate, Jenny Lyn has received the Edith Oliver Award (O’Neill Center) a Lark Playwriting Fellowship (nominated by Wendy Wasserstein) and an Athena Theatre Playwriting Fellowhip. She belongs to the Dramatists Guild, the Playwrights Gallery, and the League of Professional Theatre women.





Jenny Lyn Bader News

Premiere of FLIGHT DELAY By Peter Anderegg Will Open at The Tank Next Week Photo Premiere of FLIGHT DELAY By Peter Anderegg Will Open at The Tank Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2022

On December 1st Thisbe Theater Company opens Peter Anderegg's Flight Delay directed by Kelly Morgan at The Tank. The production runs until the 18th at 312 West 36th Street in New York City.

Photos: CANDIDA Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway Photo Photos: CANDIDA Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Oct 26, 2022

Gingold Theatrical Group is now presenting Candida, one of George Bernard Shaw's most popular plays. Directed by David Staller, Bernard Shaw's Candida is set to run through November 19, 2022, at Theatre Two in Theatre Row. Check out photos from opening night here!

This is Not a Theatre Company Airs UNA OBRA EN TU BAÑERA Photo This is Not a Theatre Company Airs UNA OBRA EN TU BAÑERA
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2022

Una Obra En Tu Bañera de This Is Not A Theatre Company es una audio-obra participativa y multi-sensorial que transcurre en la bañera de lxs propixs espectadorxs. El público compra su entrada y recibe un link a la audio obra; se les sugiere que reúnan algunos elementos para la experiencia y se sumerjan en la bañera donde crean danzas con sus dedos en la superficie del agua, escuchan poemas, cantan y se dan a si mismxs un masaje relajante para el cuello. La obra dura aproximadamente 30 minutos.

This is Not a Theatre Company to Air UNA OBRA EN TU BAÑERA Photo This is Not a Theatre Company to Air UNA OBRA EN TU BAÑERA
by Marissa Tomeo - Feb 5, 2022

Una Obra En Tu Bañera de This Is Not A Theatre Company es una audio-obra participativa y multi-sensorial que transcurre en la bañera de lxs propixs espectadorxs. El público compra su entrada y recibe un link a la audio obra; se les sugiere que reúnan algunos elementos para la experiencia y se sumerjan en la bañera donde crean danzas con sus dedos en la superficie del agua, escuchan poemas, cantan y se dan a si mismxs un masaje relajante para el cuello. La obra dura aproximadamente 30 minutos.

VIDEO: Watch Liz Callaway, Norm Lewis & More Tribute Maltby & Shire at Oscar Hammerst Photo VIDEO: Watch Liz Callaway, Norm Lewis & More Tribute Maltby & Shire at Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala
by BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 5, 2021

Earlier this week, the York Theatre Company honored musical theater legends Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire with the 2021 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theater and Elisa Loti Stein with The York Theatre Company Founders' Award at the 29th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala.

Photos: The York Theatre Company's 29th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala Honors Richard M Photo Photos: The York Theatre Company's 29th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala Honors Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2021

The York Theatre Company honored musical theater legends Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire with the 2021 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theater and Elisa Loti Stein with The York Theatre Company Founders' Award at the 29th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala

Photo Flash: First Look at Prospect Theater Company's Interactive TREE TALES on May 2 Photo Photo Flash: First Look at Prospect Theater Company's Interactive TREE TALES on May 22
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2021

This unique event invited audience members to walk through the Crabapple Grove in Riverside Park guided by an ensemble of artists, and choose from a selection of original flash-fiction short stories penned by 15 theater writers.

TREE TALES to be Presented by Prospect Theater Company in Riverside Park Photo TREE TALES to be Presented by Prospect Theater Company in Riverside Park
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021

Prospect Theater Company has announced its first in-person, live arts program of 2021: TREE TALES. This unique event invites audience members to walk through the Crabapple Grove in Riverside Park guided by an ensemble of artists, and interact with original flash-fiction short stories penned by 15 theater writers.

Luna Stage Premieres VACCINE MONOLOGUES Photo Luna Stage Premieres VACCINE MONOLOGUES
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2021

Luna Stage premieres The Vaccine Monologues, a virtual gallery of theatrical moments inspired by Covid immunization. Playwrights, physicians, activists, and actors share stories real and imagined, reflecting on experiences with the 'Fauci ouchie,' or the shot that can change it all.

Luna Stage Offers THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: A PURIM SPIEL FOR GROWNUPS Play for Zoom Perfor Photo Luna Stage Offers THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: A PURIM SPIEL FOR GROWNUPS Play for Zoom Performance
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2021

Luna Stage has commissioned perhaps the world's first Zoom Purim Spiel, written by playwright Jenny Lyn Bader. Luna is thrilled to make this play available for performance by any and all who want to celebrate Purim in this time of social distancing. The Whole Megillah: A Purim Spiel for Grown Ups features juicy roles for eight actors and a fun party atmosphere for audiences.

Jenny Lyn Bader Videos

VIDEO: Watch Liz Callaway, Norm Lewis & More Tribute Maltby & Shire at Oscar Hammerst Videoplay
VIDEO: Watch Liz Callaway, Norm Lewis & More Tribute Maltby & Shire at Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala

by BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 5, 2021

Earlier this week, the York Theatre Company honored musical theater legends Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire with the 2021 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theater and Elisa Loti Stein with The York Theatre Company Founders' Award at the 29th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala.