Jessica Lopez-Barkl
SUNY Sullivan Irene Ryan Prelim Respondent
Kiamesha Lake, New York
Jessica is a founding member of In Strange Company and is currently the Associate Professor of Theater and Speech/Theater Program Director at SUNY Sullivan. She is also a freelance actor, director, dramaturg, playwright, and designer. Recently featured as an actor in NEXT TO NORMAL as Diana, in ROSEMARY WITH GINGER as Ginger at SUNY Sullivan, and DREAM ON THE FARM as Dolly "DD" Dandelion with Farm Arts Collective. Recent directing includes IN THE HEIGHTS (co-directed with Nick López), THANK YOU/I'M SORRY or the story of a Cockroach and her Supermom a play about neurofibromatosis, and LA SERRANA DE LA VERA/WILD THING. Her acting, directing, dramaturgy, design, and playwriting have been seen in theaters in NYC, Seattle, WA; Rowayton, CT; Albuquerque, NM; Boulder, CO; Coeur d'Alene, ID; Damascus, PA; Highland Lake, NY; and Sarah Lawrence College.