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about jessica

creative solutions & storytelling & delight

jessica lynn suchon is a creative storyteller and strategist driven by ambition and joy. her passion lies in using stories to foster quality relationships that result in community building and communication that grows into optimal solution building. a former celebrity and editorial stylist, and current writer, jessica has leveraged her aesthetic and narrative skills into marketing-- helping brands strategize for success.

jessica is a widely-published writer who has received fellowships and honors from the aspen institute, the academy of american poets, and the tennessee playwrights studio. Her book scavenger is forthcoming in 2020 from yesyes books. jessica's full-length play shopgirls made its debut at the darkhorse theater in nashville, tennessee in december 2019. her librettos have been performed in compositions by stephanie ann boyd at the dimenna center for classical music in new york city and the max m. fisher music center in detroit.

SELECT press

NASHVILLE SCENE | fall guide 2019: the plays are the thing

NASHVILLE SCENE | how nashville writers and theater artists are connecting through new works

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR | finding their voices: music feeds the soul for women facing homelessness

BOSTON GLOBE | ‘they give us hope’: music groups bring comfort and joy to the homeless

BROADWAY WORLD | tennessee playwrights studio announces 2019 fellows and associates

Select Performances of work

SHOPGIRLS

full-length Stage Play | dark horse theater | nashville, tn

EVEN A WOMAN

full orchestra and mezzo soprano | the dark sky project, APEX | literati bookstore | ann arbor, mi

UNDRESSING FOR A PERSONAL APOCALYPSE