CJ Willette
Introducing…
Playwright and Communications Executive
Bio
CJ Willette (She/Her) is a Chicago-based playwright whose work centers around the intertwining of black experiences through concepts of dystopia, whimsy, and grandeur. CJ holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Playwriting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. Her play May 32nd was a semifinalist for the 2024 Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. Her play Balderdash is a semifinalist for the 2025 Freshly Brewed Series at The Understudy. She served as an Artistic Intern for the 2025 Ojai Playwrights Conference. She was selected as a reading committee member for the 2026 Ojai Playwrights Conference. She is a member of the 2023 Cody Renard Richard Cohort and an alumni of the Broadway Coalition Advocacy. She serves as a Development Director for Do Process Theatre. For access to her writing portfolio, please visit her New Play Exchange profile. For access to her corporate portfolio, please connect with her on LinkedIn. Both respective resumes are also linked in the menu section on this website. She is open to part-time freelance, traveling/relocation, and full-time opportunities to support the right companies.
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Let’s connect! Please click on the link below to follow my profile on Linkedin:
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Want to read my plays?
Please click on the link below to view my New Play Exchange profile:
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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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In 2023, I was selected as a Cody Renard Richard scholarship recipient.
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
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In the summer of 2025, I had the invaluable experience of bringing to life The Red Man by emerging playwright JuCoby Johnson. I achieved this working alongside Khanisha Foster and Naysan Mojani.
https://www.ojaiplays.org/theredman
Special thanks to Agyiewwa Asante and Jeremey Cohen for the opportunity to lend my artistic eye to such a talented cohort of writers. Excited to continue our work on the reader committee for such a great initiative.