jenna jo
chicago
{she.her}
about me
I pour my energy into my several passions:
video art, theatre, photography,
teaching, and more.
On the surface these may seem like disparate activities, but these different aspects of me inform each other and combine to form my most creative and giving self.
Intrigued? Let's create together!
full cv below for curious minds
Education and Certifications
’10-’14 Bachelor of Arts Theatre - Michigan State University with honors
June '20 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher - Room to Breathe, Chicago
Oct '21 Standard First Aid, CPR and AED Certified; National CPR Foundation
Awards
2013 Frank C. Rutledge Endowed Scholarship in Theatre
This scholarship honors one undergraduate student going into their senior year who exemplifies the qualities that Frank Rutledge represented: highly intelligent, creative, cutting edge, and aggressively compelled to “make theatre happen.”
Film Exhibitions | Screenings
2019 A Total Eclipse; Hard to Kill Exhibit - Agitator Gallery, Chicago
2017 Damsel; Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival – Bay City, MI
2017 60 seconds to myself; Project Bound Dance One Hour Project - Chicago
2016 passion; Festival of Recorded Movement - Vancouver Canada
2016 Damsel; Y Portraits 2.0 Origins; Mozawa - Chicago
2015 The Search; THAW 2015; Links Hall - Chicago
2015 passion; Y Portraits Awakenings; Mozawa - Chicago
2014 Jenna Jo: A Me Monologue; MSU Student Film Festival - East Lansing, MI
2014 doomsday; MSU Student Film Festival - East Lansing, MI
Creator | Devisor
2017 Creator: The Breathing Space; Mozawa at High Concept Labs - Chicago
2016 Devisor: A Slight of Hand; Mozawa at The Foxhole - Chicago
2016 Devisor: Covers Process; Mozawa at The Museum of Contemporary Art
2016 Devisor: Covers; Mozawa at Mind.Art.Core - Chicago
Video Projection Design for Theatre
2019 Cetology - A one-woman traveling show by Nelia Miller - Chicago
2017 In Sarah’s Shadow – Pop Magic Productions at Prop Thtr – Chicago
2017 A Dream Play – Mozawa at High Concept Labs - Chicago
2017 The Breathing Space - Jenna/Mozawa at High Concept Labs - Chicago
Playwright
2018 Just One More - Chicago's One Minute Play Festival: Den Theatre - Chicago
2017 Trigger – Chicago’s One Minute Play Festival: Den Theatre - Chicago
2016 So Beautiful – Chicago’s One Minute Play Festival: Den Theatre - Chicago
Performance
2017 A Dream Play – Mozawa at High Concept Labs - Chicago
2016 Night Heist Living Portrait Performer - The Art Institute of Chicago
2016 You’re Mean, Work on That, Dancer; by Kasey Foster at Peacebook - Chicago
2016 Spanx You Very Much, Dancer; Knife and Fork at Collaboraction - Chicago
2015 Paragon Theatre Festival; Otherworld Theatre Company - Chicago
2015 Heckedy Peg; site-specific performance - Chicago
2014 Detroit, Sharon; Summer Circle Theatre - East Lansing, MI
2014 What We Did Last Summer; Elsie; Summer Circle Theatre - East Lansing, MI
2014 Dandelions; Renegade Theatre Festival – Lansing, MI
2014 Experimental Theatre Program; Renegade Theatre Festival – Lansing, MI
Videography Work
2019 Videography; Boho Theatre, The River - Chicago
2019 Videography; Boho Theatre, Bright Star - Chicago
2018 Videography; BoHo Theatre, 110 in the Shade - Chicago
'18-'19 Additional work with Corey Smith (performance artist) &
F.I.E.R.C.E. Theatre Collective - Chicago
’15-‘16 Company Videographer; Mozawa Performing Arts - Chicago
Related Work
2014 Assistant to Producing Artistic Director; Redmoon Theatre – Chicago
2014 Director; Young Playwrights Festival, Wharton Center – East Lansing, MI
2014 Undergraduate Researcher in Theatre; Michigan State University
’11-’14 Usher/Stage Guard; Wharton Center for Performing Arts - East Lansing, MI
Undergraduate Dance and Performance
‘10-’14 Haunted Aud; MSU Department of Theatre
2013 Orchesis Dance Concert; directed by Sherrie Barr
2012 You are Very Bad devised performance; MSU Department of Theatre
2012 Kaleidoscopic Renditions devised performance; KCACTF Region III
2011 Arrival / Departure devised performance; MSU Department of Theatre
Undergraduate Theatre Performance
2013 Xanadu, Kira; directed by Rob Roznowski
2014 Rough Magic, Linda Summers: directed by Lydia Hiller
2014 The Serpent Lady, Fulmina; directed by Dan Smith
2013 Funny Girl, Dancer; directed by Dev Janki
2010 The Secret in the Wings, Blind Queen; directed by Joni Starr
Undergraduate Work
2014 Dramaturg/Sound Designer; The Serpent Lady, directed by Dan Smith
2013 Movement Coach; UP, written and directed by Mark Colson
2012 Assistant Choreographer; Legally Blonde, directed by Rob Roznowski
’12-’14 President/Founder; Students for Performing Arts Resources Council
Undergraduate Teaching
2014 Volunteer, 4th Wall Theatre Company
2013 Volunteer, Artsbridge
‘10 -’12 Volunteer, Spartan Prison Outreach Team