Jordan Ealey

Jordan Ealey is a scholar, dramaturg, and playwright who divides her time between Atlanta, Georgia, and the DC area. A dramaturg specializing in new play development, Jordan has worked with organizations such as Working Title Playwrights, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Theatre, and Hush Harbor Lab. Her plays have been workshopped, developed, and/or presented with Out of Hand Theatre, The Keegan Theatre, Rorschach Theatre, and LiveArt DC. Currently, Jordan is pursuing a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she researches Black theater and performance, musical theater history, popular music, and Black feminist theories and praxis. Jordan is also created and co-hosts Daughters of Lorraine, a podcast on Black theater through a Black feminist lens, which is supported by HowlRound Theatre Commons.