CJ Willette
Playwright, Copywriter, and Grant Writer
Bio
CJ Willette (She/Her) is a Chicago-based Playwright from St. Louis, Missouri who’s work centers around the intertwining of black experiences through concepts of dystopia, whimsy, and grandeur. Her play May 32nd is a semifinalist for the 2024 Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. She is a member of the Cody Renard Richard Cohort and an alumni of the Broadway Coalition Advocacy. She serves as a Development Director for Do Process Theatre. Her plays Highly Unlikely, Runner’s Digest, and May 32nd have been developed through the Wrights of Spring New Play festival with The Theatre School at DePaul University. CJ holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Playwriting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. For access to her writing portfolio, please visit https://newplayexchange.org/users/84697/cj-willette.
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Want to read my plays?
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Do Process Theatre recenters humanity within the process of theatre making.
To learn more about the company, please click the links below:
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Being selected in the Cody Renard Richard 2023 Cohort is one of my greatest honors.
To learn more about the next generation of theatre artists of color, please click the links below:
https://playbill.com/article/the-cody-renard-richard-scholarship-program-announces-2023-cohort