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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!

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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

Jenna Jo Pawlicki
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