Jacob Perkins is a writer + performer from South Carolina. His plays include a triptych of texts titled HOME CHURCH PLAY (comprised of HOME CHURCH PLAY, WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, and DAD), THE GOLD ROOM, RESTAURANT IN D MAJOR, and THE THIRD RAIL. He’s presented and developed his work through Ars Nova, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Page 73 @ Yale, Soho Rep., Two Headed Rep, Studio Tisch @ NYU, Gibney Dance Center, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, and the NEWvember Festival, among others. He won the inaugural DVRF/O’Henry Productions Emerging Playwright Award, was a finalist for the 2015 O’Neill NPC, received an Honorable Mention for the 2017 Relentless Award, and named a semifinalist for the 2018 O'Neill NPC, Playwrights Realm Writing Fellowship, and Bay Area Playwrights Festival. Current member of Ars Nova Play Group. Alum: Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, Project Y Playwrights Group. As an actor, he last appeared in Alex Borinsky's DING DONG IT'S THE OCEAN (dir. Jeremy Bloom) at JACK, Dan Giles’ BREEDERS (dir. Jaki Bradley) at the Access Theater, and Geo Decas O’Donnell’s FROM SKULL TO GHOST (dir. Jay Stull) at LMCC.
He also currently serves as Literary Manager for New Light Theater Project.
He also currently serves as Literary Manager for New Light Theater Project.
