By Jerry Kraft

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Jerry Kraft lives in Port Angeles, Washington, with his wife Bridgett and their two daughters, McKenna and Luxie. He is retired, after working for 27 years with chronic and acute psychiatric patients in institutional settings.

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RESUME:

Plays: (Only first production noted)

HOMELAND Port Angeles Community Players

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 "Black Swan Project" 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:

Contributing Writer, SeattleActor.com 2005-present

Seattle Area Theatre Critic, Aislesay.com 2005-present

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

Awards

Award of Excellence, Society of Professional Journalists, Inland Northwest Chapter, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000

Award Winner, Jackie White National Childrens 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

Production 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. Poetry published by Trafford Publishing, Victoria, BC.