Jennifer Kidwell

Jennifer Kidwell, an Obie Award-winning artist, creates powerful, performer-driven theater that delves into the complexities of race and American history with both sharp wit and poignant insight. Her work is invested in challenging social truths, and engaging with discomfort and confusion around established systems and practices. As the co-artistic director of Lightning Rod Special and co-founder of the Brooklyn-based performance space JACK, Kidwell continues to push the boundaries of what theater can achieve.