Jenny Seidelman

Playwright and Screenwriter

Chicago, Illinois

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August 2013

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About Jenny

Jenny Seidelman is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter.

Her plays have been produced, developed, and received readings at Babes With Blades Theatre Company, Nylon Fusion Theatre Company, The Asylum Theatre, Ground UP Productions, Polarity Ensemble Theatre, Fury Theatre Company, 20% Theatre Company Chicago, Chicago One-Minute Play Festival (2013, 2014, 2015), Cold Basement Dramatics, American Theater Company, Horse Trade Theater Group, Women’s Theatre Alliance of Chicago, Stockyards Theatre Project, WNEP Theater, and her alma mater, Knox College, among others.

Jenny’s screenplays have placed in the Top 10% and been named Quarterfinalists for BlueCat Screenplay Competition, Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest and the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).

She lives in Chicago and is a recipient of grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Jenny is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.

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Female

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Henry Moore is Melting Crime ⋄ Drama ⋄ Thriller Tommy, an Irish gypsy and an aspiring artist, must betray his family and his community to save a priceless metal sculpture from being melted down for scrap. Inspired by a true story.
Strawberries in the Sea Crime ⋄ Drama ⋄ Film-noir In Kansas, 1953, a beautiful young woman returns to her small hometown 14 years after the mysterious death of her family. With the help of a local newspaper reporter, she seeks to uncover her past, including the whereabouts of a missing childhood friend, but digging into the town’s long-buried secrets only leads to tragic consequences.
The Thief Comedy ⋄ Romance While working in Paris, British pick-pocket Jack falls for his beautiful, married mark, Madeline. But is this mysterious woman all she appears to be? Jack may never know when his pursuit is thwarted by a band of former victims, three Italian brothers who are out for revenge. Suddenly, Jack and his fellow thieves are coerced into stealing a priceless object on the brothers’ behalf – a highly dangerous operation that may send them all to prison. "The Thief" is a romantic comedy meets heist film, with charm to spare.