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Jordan Harrison - Playwright n
Jordan Harrison, a Bainbridge Island native, is regarded as one of the most exciting new voices in experimental theatre.  He has published a number of plays - Kid-SimpleFinn in the Underworld, The Museum Play, Fit for Feet And Other Short Plays, Act A Lady, Amazons and Their Men, and Doris to Darlene: A Cautionary Valentine.  Several of Harrison's plays have premiered at the internationally acclaimed Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville.  Among his recent works, Doris to Darlene is a story that plays itself out in three intertwined time periods, revolving around Wagner's "Liebestod'.  The New York Times says of Doris to Darlene: “Mr. Harrison’s play has an affectionate, music-loving heart”.  Harrison's most recent work Futura (2009) deals with the social significance of fonts (yes!) and their impact on the future.  Harrison, who now lives in New York, is a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow and a 2009-10 Hodder Fellow at Princeton University.  He is also co-editor of the annual Play: A Journal of Plays.  For more information on Harrison's works and the recognitions he has already received please go to http://www.newdramatists.org/jordan_harrison.htm and http://www.playscripts.com/author.php3?authorid=288 .