Jen Silverman

Playwright

Program:
Annual Commission

Jen Silverman is a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Plays include Spain; Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties; The Moors; The Roommate; Witch, and Highway Patrol. Books include the novel We Play Ourselves and story collection The Island Dwellers; Jen’s next novel There’s Going to be Trouble is forthcoming from Random House in 2024. Jen is a three-time MacDowell Fellow and a member of New Dramatists. Jen also writes for TV and film. Honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim.