Nick Jones (born 1978) is an American, Alaskan born playwright, screenwriter, and performer. In television, he is known for working as a writer and producer on the first four seasons of the Netflix series, ''
Orange is the New Black
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'', as well as the Netflix series ''
GLOW.'' 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) ''The Coward'', (2010) and ''Trevor'' (2013). ''The Coward'' won two Lortel Awards (for
Kristen Schaal
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and Gabriel Berry).
Circle X Theatre
Circle X is a not-for-profit Ensemble cast, ensemble theatre company located in Hollywood, California. Circle X's productions have been described by critics as "refreshingly original and imaginative" and "consistently stellar". 's 2015 production of ''Trevor'', starring
Jimmi Simpson
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and
Laurie Metcalf
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, was nominated for six and won four
Ovation Awards
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, including Best Playwriting. It also won the LA Critics Circle award for Playwriting.
Artists Repertory Theatre
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staged the Northwest premiere of ''Trevor'' from September 6 to October 2, 2016.
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
External links
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1978 births
Living people