jenne wason

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Jenne Wason graduated from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama/Dramatic Writing and is an alum of the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.

 

Her musical Winesday, written with composer Joseph Benoit, just ended its Off-Broadway run in July 2024 and before that the show played in St. Catharines, Windsor, and Chatham, Ontario. She has recently been a finalist for the Kleban Award and THEatre ACCELERATOR and a semi-finalist for SheNYC and the O'Neill National Music Theatre Conference.

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Jenne has written the book and lyrics for several musicals in collaboration with composer Alan Cancelino, including The White Rose (concert - New York Musical Theatre Festival; readings - York Theatre Company, Public Theater; workshop - Wright State University) and Bingo City (concert - NYMF). The pair is currently working on Write Now, a dark comedy musical, which had a workshop reading in Fall 2023 as part of Provincetown‘s O’Neill Festival of New Works. Their songs have been performed at various cabaret venues in the US and Canada.

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With composer Joseph Benoit, Jenne has written the family holiday musical Flakie. Winesday has also been translated into a French-language version called VINdredi. Wason and Benoit were recently awarded the Forte song commission.

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A proud member of the Dramatists Guild and Maestra, Jenne is currently serving as Creative Lead on Let's Get to Know Her, a musical theatre compilation project designed to bring more representation to female-identifying game-changers throughout history.

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