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 | | Ken Jones |
| |  Ken Jones earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting and Directing from the University of Florida, a Master of Fine Arts degree in Playwriting from the University of Virginia and continued on to graduate in Playwriting from Harvard University. Jones has had 30 produced plays with 14 published, 9 musicals, 4 CDs of original soundtrack scores and listings in several anthologies and monologue books. Jones began his playwriting career with multiple Off -Broadway productions, His works have been recognized by TIME Magaziners Critic Choice, Best Plays of the 1980s, and the Post-Corbett award for Best Literary Artist. Ken received a nomination for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his play BILLY AND GEORGE. Jones was a member of the prestigious Warner Bros. Television Writerrs Workshop and went on to serve as the Head of Development for Light Point Entertainment at Disney MGM Studios for the development and creation of content for animation, television, and film. While working at Disney Studios he voiced many characters for numerous animated television series. Other awards include 5 Telly Awards, 4 Communicator Awards, the Delauney Playwriting Award, the Prima Facie Playwriting Award, the Kentucky Playwrights Award, the Trailblazer Educator Award, seven Acclaim Awards, 22 International awards for screenwriting and filmmaking, and two Emmy nominations. Ken Jones is an active member of the Dramatist Guild of America, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and a member of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. | |
| | | Visit Ken Jones's web page: https://kenjones1.com | | | Plays by Ken Jones with Heuer Publishing: | | BURGERTOWN | | DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS | | DEAD TO THE LAST DROP | | FACULTY MEETING | | LINCOLN: A PIONEER TALE | | MIDDLE OF YESTERDAY | | SCROOGE'S CHRISTMAS | | SHAKESPEARE AND THE POET'S PEN | | SLEEPING BEAUTY: RISE AND SHINE | | SNOW WHITE AND THE DANCING DWARFS | |
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