About Jean.
Jean Koppen is an award-winning playwright and founding member of Pipeline Playwrights. Her plays have been presented at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival and produced across the country including at Keegan Theatre (D.C.), the Capital Fringe Festival (D.C.), SkyPilot Theatre (LA), and The Alumnae Theatre (Toronto). Jean’s short play “Capsmittment” was Active Culture’s 2012 playwriting competition winner, and “Got a Light?” was a finalist in City Theatre’s 2019 National Award for Short Playwriting. Jean's full-length "Unprotected" was a Trustus Playrights' Festival Finalist and "Someplace Better" was a Finalist in The Garden script development program. Jean's play The Best Worst That Can Happen is available for purchase and licensing through Next Stage Press. Jean is an alumnae of the Kennedy Center Playwrights Intensive, a member of Honor Roll! and a Dramatist Guild member.
Artistic Statement:
"I write plays that explore the same issues that I struggle with everyday. I want people who see my plays to feel strong emotions and identify with the characters and the situations they are experiencing. Most of all, I hope people think about, struggle with, and even argue over my plays after they see them, and the experience affects their lives long after the curtain comes down."
Artistic Statement:
"I write plays that explore the same issues that I struggle with everyday. I want people who see my plays to feel strong emotions and identify with the characters and the situations they are experiencing. Most of all, I hope people think about, struggle with, and even argue over my plays after they see them, and the experience affects their lives long after the curtain comes down."
