Jessy Lauren Smith is a writer from a lot of places who now mostly lives in LA. She specializes in screenplays, scripted podcasts, site-based theatre, and multiple-choice storytelling. She's been a finalist or semifinalist for a whole slew of things, and her screenplay Meet Me in a Dark Alley was in the top 10% of entries for last year's Nicholl Fellowship. Read more »
Part audio tour, part live theatre, Artifacts was a one-of-a-kind, site-inspired event conceived and created by Jessy, which led audiences deep into a labyrinthine urban artifacts store in Chicago and even deeper into the lives of two different narrators.
Jessy was a contributing writer for two seasons of The Host podcast, a supernatural call-in show created by Amy Carver. Points of View is one of her favorite calls she wrote for that show.
A toy theater puppet show, handmade and performed by Jessy for The Advent Project. Character illustration by Amalia Dapkiewicz and music by Smallhounds.
"The Weather" was written by Jessy for Trap Street's Radiograph project, an audio series about strange things in real places. Starring Jonathan Baude and Jessy. Editing by Amy Carver. Music by Josh Hambrock.
A multi-choice adventure filled with dragons, sea witches, dark jokes, and a longing for home.
Animated by Mason Sklar. Developed and produced by Austin Heller. Performed by Adrienne Matzen, Nathaniel Andrew, Erin Austin, and Katie Markovich.
A holiday family newsletter goes seriously awry, much like the year did. Written and performed by Jessy for The Advent Project. Produced by Austin Heller.