Jon Klein

About Jon Klein

Jon Klein is the author of over thirty produced plays, including T BONE N WEASEL, BUNNICULA, BETTY THE YETI and DIMLY PERCEIVED THREATS TO THE SYSTEM. His plays have been produced Off-Broadway and at many prestigious regional theatres, including the Humana Festival, Arena Stage in D.C., Arden Theatre in Philadelphia, Center Stage in Baltimore, South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Alley Theatre in Houston, A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and many others. His latest play, RESOLVING HEDDA, recently premiered at the Victory Theatre in Los Angeles and was then produced at Washington Stage Alliance. His plays have been developed and workshopped at the Sundance Theatre Institute, New York Stage & Film, the Kennedy Center, and the Playwrights’ Center. Jon was a Playwright-in-Residence at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, and at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. He has taught playwriting and screenwriting at UCLA, the University of Texas in Austin, the University of Washington, Ohio University, and Hollins University. He recently retired as the head of the MFA Playwriting Program at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is also the author of Life as a Playwright: A Survival Guide (Bloomsbury). More may be found here: www.jon-klein.com.