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Nick Jones (born 1978) is an American, Alaskan born playwright, screenwriter, and performer. [1] In television, he is known for working as a writer and producer on the first four seasons of the Netflix series, Orange is the New Black , [2] [3] as well as the Netflix series GLOW. [4] He has also written several critically acclaimed works for the theater, including the 2008 puppet rock musical, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang (in which he also starred) [5] The Coward, (2010) [6] and Trevor (2013). [7] The Coward won two Lortel Awards [8] (for Kristen Schaal and Gabriel Berry). Circle X Theatre's 2015 production of Trevor, starring Jimmi Simpson and Laurie Metcalf, was nominated for six and won four Ovation Awards, including Best Playwriting. It also won the LA Critics Circle award for Playwriting. [9] [10] Artists Repertory Theatre staged the Northwest premiere of Trevor from September 6 to October 2, 2016.

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  1. ↑ Weisman, Wendy (23 January 2015). "Nick Jones, Deadpan Puppet Master of Human Folly". Americantheatre.org. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (June 30, 2013). "Orange You Glad You Watched Them All: What It's Like To Write a Netflix Show". The New York Observer .
  3. ↑ Cooper, Ann. "Coloring the World Orange". The Bardian (Spring 2014).
  4. ↑ "GLOW Recap: Period Peace". Vulture.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (June 6, 2008). "Seafaring Puppets Rock on a Trip to Party Island". The New York Times .
  6. ↑ Soloski, Alexis (October 29, 2010). "Nick Jones Prepares his play 'The Coward' for LCT3". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ Zinoman, Jason (March 12, 2013). "Showbiz Chimp at the Edge of Despair". The New York Times .
  8. ↑ "2011 Lortel Nominees and Recipients". Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  9. ↑ "L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards: LGBT Center's 'Hit the Wall' leads nominations". Los Angeles Times . 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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