Jennifer Jones

Appearance of Life is a riveting thriller set in Buenos Aires in 1976. The story follows an Argentine woman who becomes radicalized when her daughter is “disappeared” by the military dictatorship. Based on dozens of interviews conducted by the author, during this internationally renowned, critically acclaimed show, Ms. Jones adorns different historical and fictional characters to show students the true power of community and grassroots movements in the face of terrible adversity. The show is often paired with workshops on Transformational Leadership and the Power of Sharing the Personal Story. Ms. Jones works directly with teachers to supplement/compliment current curriculum. Jennifer S. Jones is a writer and actor with a diverse background in education, community development, and intercultural training. She holds a BA (Theater) from Connecticut College and an MFA (Playwriting) from the Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she received a full scholarship and the Chair Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement. Her plays include Sunday’s Child, winner of Pandora’s Box Festival, 2009, Reston Players Festival, 2010; The Well, a finalist for the Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival in 2007; Yellow Rose; Ship of Lights, finalist for the Goldberg Award for Excellence in Playwriting in 2004; West of Wyoming; and her one-woman show Letters to Clio, most recently seen at the All for One Festival, NYC 2012 ; the Capital Fringe (Editor’s Pick) and the New York International Fringe Festivals, 2010 ; and at the Women Playwrights International Festival in Mumbai, India, 2009. Letters to Clio also received the Kennedy Center’s KCACTF Regional Award for Best One Act as well as the Alberto Vilar Fellowship nomination. Jennifer has been commissioned by Hildebrandt International, resulting in the play Inside-Out; Hildebrandt International & Thomson Reuters, resulting in the screenplay Reputation at Risk; Beazley, resulting in the screenplay A&E Risk Management; and the Stanford Symphony, resulting in Transfigured Night.