Nick Jones (writer)
Nick Jones (born 1978) is an Alaskan born playwright, screenwriter, and performer. He began his career as a puppeteer and musician before finding success in television, as a writer for the Netflix series Orange is the New Black.[1][2] He has also written several critically acclaimed works for the theater, including the 2008 puppet rock musical Jollyship the Whiz-Bang (in which he also starred) [3] The Coward, (2010)[4] and Trevor (2013).[5] The Coward won 2 Lortel Awards[6](for Kristen Schaal and Gabriel Berry). Circle X Theatre's 2015 production of Trevor was nominated for 6 and won 4 Ovation Awards, including Best Playwriting.[7]
Plays
- "Little Building"
- "Jollyship the Whiz-Bang"
- "The Nosemaker's Apprentice (with Rachel Shukert)"
- The Sporting Life (with Rachel Shukert)"
- "Straight up Vampire: the History of Vampires in Colonial Pennsylvania as Performed to the Music of Paula Abdul"
- "The Coward"
- "The Wundelsteipen, and Other Roles for Young People"
- "Trevor"
- "Grizzly"
- "Vérité"
- "Salome of the Moon"
- "Important Hats of the Twentieth Century"
References
- ^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (June 30, 2013). "Orange You Glad You Watched Them All: What It's Like To Write a Netflix Show". The New York Observer.
- ^ Cooper, Ann. "Coloring the World Orange". The Bardian (Spring 2014).
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (June 6, 2008). "Seafaring Puppets Rock on a Trip to Party Island". The New York Times.
- ^ Soloski, Alexis (October 29, 2010). "Nick Jones Prepares his play 'The Coward' for LCT3". The New York Times.
- ^ Zinoman, Jason (March 12, 2013). "Showbiz Chimp at the Edge of Despair". The New York Times.
- ^ "2011 Lortel Nominees and Recipients".
- ^ http://lastagealliance.com/the-2015-ovation-award-winners-announced/