Jessica Kahkoska

Jessica Kahkoska Jessica Kahkoska is a writer, dramaturg/researcher, and performer. Her projects include AGENT 355 (with Preston Max Allen, upcoming Space Jam Residency with Roundabout Theatre/Bucks County Playhouse and New Play Workshop at Chautauqua Theater Company), UNTITLED CRYPTO-JUDAISM PROJECT (Denver Center for the Performing Arts, “Powered By Off-Center” Residency), NIA (with Sarah Wansley and Tommy Crawford, Drama League “First Stage” Residency), WILD HOME: A RURAL AMERICAN THEATRE ODYSSEY (with Ashley Teague and Notch Theatre Company), THE DEATH OF DESERT ROSE (with Elliah Heifetz), and LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT (with Michael Bello, developed with the Cooper Union).

Her writing has been developed and presented at Village Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Chautauqua Theater Company, Local Theater Company, the Drama League, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, Ars Nova ANT FEST, (le) Poisson Rouge, Musical Theatre Factory, and the North Fork Valley Creative Coalition. She is the recipient of the 2017 Marion International Fellowship for the Visual and Performing Arts, the 2019 American Antiquarian Society Fellowship for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers, a NET/TEN Exchange Grant, and creative residencies at the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University, Barn Arts Collective, Chautauqua Institution, UCROSS Foundation, and Taft-Nicholson Center for the Arts and Humanities.

Dramaturgical work includes new play/musical development Off-Broadway and regionally, with the Cooper Union, Life Jacket Theatre Company, the Athena Project, Local Theater Company, Creede Repertory Theatre, as well as research for Bungalow Media and Entertainment and AMC/Sundance. She is currently Regional Vice President of the Rocky Mountain/Butte Region for Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America (LMDA).

In New York, Jessica has performed at New York Theatre Barn, National Sawdust, (le) Poisson Rouge, Ars Nova, the Bushwick Starr, and the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), among others, and regionally at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (Colorado Henry Award Nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Musical), Theatre Aspen, American Stage Theatre Company, University at Buffalo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Lake Dillon Theatre Company and the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival.

She previously served as Director of Marketing for Creede Repertory Theatre, Chautauqua Theater Company, and Detroit Public Theatre. Proud member of Actors Equity Association (AEA), Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America (LMDA), and the Dramatists Guild of America. Graduate of Northwestern University.





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BWW Interview: Ashley Teague And Jessica Kahkoska of WILD HOME: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY at Notch Theatre Company
BWW Interview: Ashley Teague And Jessica Kahkoska of WILD HOME: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY at Notch Theatre Company
May 31, 2019

Wild Home: An American Odyssey is a new theatre project by Notch Theatre Company that brings to the stage the hopes, struggles, and experiences of local communities in areas under serious threat from extractive industries. After Wild Home's recent performance in The North Fork Valley of Colorado, Ashley Teague, Artistic Director of Notch Theatre Company and playwright Jessica Kahkoska discuss the program and look to its next steps.

BWW Interview: Lojo Simon of ALBERT PORTER: BOY EXPLORER at Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Interview: Lojo Simon of ALBERT PORTER: BOY EXPLORER at Creede Repertory Theatre
September 8, 2017

Creede Repertory Theatre's 2017 Young Audience Outreach Tour (YAOT), Albert Porter: Boy Explorer (Niño Explorador), kicked off on August 26th during the acclaimed Headwaters New Play Festival. Celebrating 34 years of bringing excellent bilingual musical theatre to schools across the Southwest, Creede Repertory Theatre's Young Audience Outreach Tour (YAOT) is one of the largest providers of educational theatre to the rural Southwest, serving over 24,000 children in over sixty communities. Albert Porter: Boy Explorer (Niño Explorador) is written by Lojo Porter, directed by Melissa Firlit, and features original music by Ian LeRoy. CRT sat down with playwright Lojo Simon to ask her a few questions about her process and the themes of this year's YAOT tour.

BWW Interview: Becca Pearce of TALLEY'S FOLLY at Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Interview: Becca Pearce of TALLEY'S FOLLY at Creede Repertory Theatre
July 24, 2017

Creede Repertory Theatre Sound Designer Becca Pearce gives insight into what it's like to design for two different shows at CRT this summer.

BWW Feature: I, MAC(KERS) at Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Feature: I, MAC(KERS) at Creede Repertory Theatre
July 21, 2017

Husband and wife duo Emily Van Fleet and Nathan Jones candidly chat about their process of creating, writing and directing a show for teens called 'I, Mac(kers)' at Creede Repertory Theatre.

BWW Interview: Bill Bowers of ALL OVER THE MAP at Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Interview: Bill Bowers of ALL OVER THE MAP at Creede Repertory Theatre
June 13, 2017

A New York City based mime artist, actor and educator, Bill Bowers has performed the unique art of mime all around the globe. With his most recent piece, 'All Over the Map,' Bowers brings his gift of mime to share with audiences in Creede, CO. 2017 Company Member Gina Velez interviews Bill on his inspiration, background, and love of mime.

BWW Interview: Maddy Apple of SHE LOVES ME at Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Interview: Maddy Apple of SHE LOVES ME at Creede Repertory Theatre
June 1, 2017

Maddy Apple is a New York-based performer, choreographer, teaching artist. As choreographer of Creede Repertory Theatre's upcoming production of She Loves Me, Apple describes her process of creating the physical world and movement style of the musical, directed by Michael Perlman.

BWW Feature: Creede Repertory Theatre Announces 2017 Headwaters New Play Festival Selections
BWW Interview: Michael Perlman of SHE LOVES ME at Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Interview: Michael Perlman of SHE LOVES ME at Creede Repertory Theatre
May 9, 2017

Creede Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present She Loves Me in their upcoming summer repertory season.

BWW Interview: RICK WASSERMAN on Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Interview: RICK WASSERMAN on Creede Repertory Theatre
May 4, 2017

Rick Wasserman shares his experiences returning to Creede Repertory Theatre after a 20-year hiatus.

BWW Interview: Brian Watkins of GENERAL STORE at Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Interview: Brian Watkins of GENERAL STORE at Creede Repertory Theatre
April 29, 2017

Creede Repertory Theatre spoke with playwright Brian Watkins about his upcoming world premiere of 'General Store.'

Chautauqua Theater Company Announces 2017 Mainstage Season -  NOISES OFF, ROMEO & JULIET and More!
Chautauqua Theater Company Announces 2017 Mainstage Season - NOISES OFF, ROMEO & JULIET and More!
April 21, 2017

Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the new direction of Andrew Borba, Artistic Director, and the continued leadership of Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, is proud to announce mainstage programming for the 2017 summer season featuring Michael Frayn's Noises Off, directed by Andrew Borba and running June 30 - July 16; Detroit '67 by Dominique Morisseau running July 21 - 30 and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III ('The Hip Hop Project'; 'American Taboo'); Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet running August 11 - 18 and directed by Dawn Monique Williams ('Merry Wives of Windsor' at Oregon Shakespeare Festival); and three Signature Staged Readings of new work.

BWW Feature: Creede Repertory Theatre Announces 2017 Season and Casting
BWW Feature: Creede Repertory Theatre Announces 2017 Season and Casting
April 11, 2017

Creede Repertory Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2017 summer repertory season and casting.

BWW Interview: Director Tosin Morohunfola of THE SYRINGA TREE at Creede Repertory Theatre
BWW Interview: Director Tosin Morohunfola of THE SYRINGA TREE at Creede Repertory Theatre
March 30, 2017

Creede Repertory Theatre is proud to present THE SYRINGA TREE by Pamela Glen in their upcoming summer repertory season. 2017 CRT company member Kate Berry interviews director Tosin Morohunfola about the upcoming process.






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