Jesse Cameron Alick


 

 

 

 

Jesse Cameron Alick is poet, playwright, actor and Zen Master. Born and raised Buddhist high in the mountains of Montana, he began writing poetry at the age of six and short plays at the age of fourteen. He skipped grades, like a good child genius, and wrote for a number of theatre companies growing up until he moved to New York City when he was seventeen. Jesse works as the Artistic Director for Subjective Theatre Company as Associate Producer for Smokin Word Productions and as Assistant to the Artistic Director at the Public Theater. He also sits on the executive board for LID.

Jesse has had articles and poetry published by A&U, POZ, The Errorist, Brooklyn based newspaper publications Courier Life, Smokin Word Publications and in an anthology by Random House called “The Full Spectrum.” Jesse is the author of five full-length plays, three one act plays, two books of poetry and a novel. He was been commissioned to write work for Streetlight Productions and Freedom Train Productions. His work has been heard at locations that include Cherry Lane Theater (Downtown Urban Theater Festival), Asian American Writers Workshop (co-produced by New York Theater Workshop), Collective Unconscious, Brooklyn Borough Hall, Museum of the City of New York (produced by Harlem Arts Alliance), CSV, Blue Heron, Bowery Poetry Club, The Poetry Café (UK) and Hip Heaven (UK).

 

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