JERRY KRAFT
1523 Sunset Place, Apt. 4
Mount Vernon, WA. 98273
Phone: (360)461-5430
Email: stilljerry@gmail.com
Plays: (Only first production noted)
HOMELAND Spokane Civic Studio
PICKUP Gonzaga University
GRANDMA'S TATTOO Valley Repertory Theatre
THE REHEARSAL Valley Repertory Theatre
THAT THE DAYS MAY BE LONG , WSNA State Convention, Yakima, WA
BREAKING NEWS Spokane Civic Theatre
ANOTHER REGULAR BROADCAST DAY Spokane Civic Theatre
COMPANION PIECE Case-Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
THE BUGHOUSER Ashland Shakespearean Festival, Ashland, Oregon
OGRE HERE, OGRE THERE Spokane Children's Theatre
ADVENTURES OF RICH AND JUDY IN SEARCH OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE Spokane Children's Theatre
WILLOW SPRINGS Eastern Washington University
PINOCCHIO Spokane Children's Theatre
Television and Radio Plays:
THE ARTIST OF THE BEAUTIFUL KEWC-FM
THE MYSTERY OF THE MARMOT KXLY-TV and Radio
THE TIP EWU Television Production Workshop
AGENT'S FEE EWU Television Production Workshop
SUBSCRIPTION TO LIFE KEWC-FM
Screenplays:
APPARENT NEEDS 1993
Media:
Seattle Area Theatre Critic, Aislesay.com, 2001- 2004
Seattle Area Theatre Critic, TheatreSeattle.com 2002-2004
Theatre Reviewer KPBX-FM, 1991-1995, 1997-2000
Theatre Reviewer (Contributor) "The Inlander" 1996
Theatre Columnist, "AisleSay", monthly Internet magazine 1995-1996
Principle Writer, Delux Radio Show KXLY-TV and Radio 1993
Theatre Columnist, The New Press 1992
Faculty, Inland Northwest Theatre Arts Festival, 1993,1994,1995
Guest Lecturer, E.W.U., Gonzaga University 1994,1995,1996
Adjudicator, Spokane Civic Theatre, Playwright's Forum Festival, 1995,1996,1998
Faculty, Spokane Civic Theatre School, Playwriting 1994-95
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Awards
Award of Excellence, Society of Professional Journalists, Inland Northwest Chapter, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000
Award Winner, Jackie White National Children’s Theatre Competition, 1996
Playwright's Forum Festival, Best Play 1990
Northwest Playwright's Conference 1983
Marc A. Klein Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting" 1982
Washington Artist Trust Grant 1992
Washington State Nurse Association Commission 1991
Dramaturgy:
Spokane Public Schools Commissioned Study Guides for:
Twelfth Night - Shakespeare
As You Like It - Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare
Cyrano de Bergerac - Rostand
The Crucible – Arthur Miller
The Imaginary Invalid - Moliere
Tartuffe – Moliere
Dramaturg for:
The Glass Menagerie (with Patty Duke): Spokane Civic Theatre
Buried Child: Spokane Civic Theatre
Cabaret: Spokane Civic Theatre
I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Valley Repertory Theatre
The Imaginary Invalid: Spokane Civic Theatre
The Lady In Question: Artistic Community Theatre
On Golden Pond: Spokane Civic Theatre
Twelfth Night: Spokane Civic Theatre
As You Like It: Spokane Civic Theatre
Literary Associate:
Spokane Interplayers Ensemble, 1996-97
Journalism, criticism and poetry published in various periodicals. Plays published by Dramatic Publishing, Springfield, Ill.