Julia Jarcho

Julia Jarcho
BornNew York City, New York, United States
OccupationPlaywright, Director, Poet, Professor
NationalityAmerican
GenreExperimental
Notable worksGrimly Handsome (2013)
Website
Minor Theater

Julia Jarcho is an American experimental playwright and director and professor of theater and performance studies. The NYC company Minor Theater produces and debuts her new works. She won the 2013 Obie for Best New American Play for Grimly Handsome.[1] Chief theater critic for The New York Times Ben Brantley has called her "a queen of experimental mayhem".[2] Jarcho is an Associate Professor and Head the MFA Playwriting Program at Brown University.

  1. ^ Healy, Patrick (20 May 2013). "Obie Awards Honor 'Detroit' and 'Grimly Handsome'". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Brantley, Ben (19 March 2017). "Review: 'The Terrifying' Has Paranoia and the Feeling Something's Wrong". The New York Times.