MJ Kaufman
MJ Kaufman is a playwright. Originally from Portland, Oregon, MJ attended Wesleyan University and recently received an MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama. He has received awards and commissions from the Program for Women in Theater, the Playwrights Foundation, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Young Playwrights Inc., New Harmony Project, and the Huntington Theatre, where he is also a playwriting fellow. MJ was awarded the 2010 Jane Chambers Prize in Feminist Theatre for his play, A Live Dress. His work has also been performed in Russian in Moscow. MJ received the 2013 ASCAP Cole Porter Prize in Playwriting.
Awarded Grants
2013
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
Related grantees
Overview
MJ held a five-day developmental workshop of a play with puppets focusing on intergenerational trans* relationships. The workshop culminated with a showing for an audience of queer and trans community members and theater artists. There was also a facilitated discussion on representation of trans lives and relationships in art and media. Merism from MJ Kaufman on Vimeo.
