Jen Silverman

Jen Silverman is an American playwright, TV writer, poet, and novelist. Silverman's work frequently explores legacies of power and violence, how individuals navigate complex dynamics and social contracts in community, and how people seek to transform by rewriting their personal, familial, or political histories. Silverman works across a wide range of genres and styles, with some plays operating within the rules of absurdism and others working inside realism. As a queer person themself, Silverman frequently writes about sexuality and gender expression in their works. They have spoken openly about how their investment in creating rich nuanced characters, many of whom are queer and female, but whose queerness or gender are not solely representational aspects.