Jennifer BarclayJennifer Barclay is a Chicago-bred and DC-based actor-turned-playwright who holds dual citizenship with the United States and Ireland. Her play Ripe Frenzy won the National New Play Network (NNPN) Smith Prize for Political Theatre and te Dramatists Guild Fund Writers Alliance Grant. Jennifer’s plays have been produced and developed by Steppenwolf, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, RedCat, The Kennedy Center, Center Stage, Roundhouse Theatre, Signature Theatre, Mosaic Theatre, Solas Nua, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Co, Andy’s Summer Playhouse, American Blues Theatre, Fishamble (Dublin), The International Theatre of Vienna and The Edinburgh Fringe, among others. Other awards include: Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award, Kennedy Center National Science Playwriting Award, Pinter Review Gold Medal, BETC New Generations Award. Jennifer has had fellowships at the MacDowell Colony, the New Harmony Project, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Hawthornden International Writers Retreat in Scotland. She has been a playwright in residence at South Coast Rep (Shank Playwright in Residence), Center Stage (Playwrights Collective) and Arena Stage (Playwrights Arena). Read More Read Less