Jordan Harrison

Jordan Harrison
Jordan Harrison was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist for Marjorie Prime. The play had its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons and its Chicago premiere at Writers Theatre after premiering at the Mark Taper Forum/CTG in Los Angeles. His play Maple and Vine premiered in the 2011 Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville and went on to productions at American Conservatory Theatre and Playwrights Horizons, among others. Harrison’s other plays include The Grown-Up (2014 Humana Festival), Doris to Darlene (Playwrights Horizons), Amazons and their Men (Clubbed Thumb), Act A Lady (2006 Humana Festival), Finn in the Underworld (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Futura (Portland Center Stage, NAATCO), Kid-Simple (2004 Humana Festival), Standing on Ceremony (Minetta Lane), The Museum Play (Washington Ensemble Theatre) and a musical, Suprema (O’Neill Music Theatre Conference).
Harrison is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Hodder Fellowship, the Kesselring Prize, the Roe Green Award from Cleveland Play House, the Heideman Award, a Theater Masters Innovative Playwright Award, the Loewe Award for Musical Theater, Jerome and McKnight Fellowships, a NYSCA grant, and a NEA/TCG Residency with The Empty Space Theater. His children’s musical, The Flea and the Professor, won the Barrymore Award for Best Production after premiering at the Arden Theatre. A graduate of Stanford University and the Brown MFA program, Harrison is an alumnus of New Dramatists. He is an Affiliated Artist with Clubbed Thumb, The Civilians and The Playwrights’ Center. Harrison writes for the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black.
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Log Cabin
Jordan Harrison
Full-Length Play, Dramatic ComedyLog Cabin
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 3m
It’s a faraway age of hope and inclusivity; in other words, it’s 2015. When a tight-knit circle of married gays and lesbians – comfy in the new mainstream – see themselves through the eyes of their rakish transgender pal, it’s clear that the march toward progress is anything but unified. With stinging satire and acute compassion, Jordan Harrison’s pointed comedy charts the breakdown of empathy that happens when we think our rights are secure, revealing conservative hearts where you’d least expect.
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The Amateurs
Jordan Harrison
Full-Length Play, Dark ComedyThe Amateurs
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 4m
Jordan Harrison’s wildly inventive and funny new work examines the evolution of human creativity in a dark age: When does a crisis destroy us, and when does it open new frontiers?
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Marjorie Prime
Jordan Harrison
Full-Length Play, DramaMarjorie Prime
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m
In this richly spare, wondrous new play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity and the limits — if any — of what technology can replace.
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The Grown-Up
Jordan Harrison
Full-Length Play, Dramatic ComedyThe Grown-Up
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 4m
"Charming, exciting and full of childlike wonder, Harrison’s play is a magical, breathtaking trip." - Chicago Theatre Review
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Log Cabin
Jordan Harrison
Full-Length Play, Dramatic ComedyLog Cabin
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 3m
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The Amateurs
Jordan Harrison
Full-Length Play, Dark ComedyThe Amateurs
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 4m
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Marjorie Prime
Jordan Harrison
Full-Length Play, DramaMarjorie Prime
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m
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The Grown-Up
Jordan Harrison
Full-Length Play, Dramatic ComedyThe Grown-Up
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 4m