Jonathan Spector is best known for his award-winning, widely-produced play EUREKA DAY, which was a New York Times Critics' Pick, and recently was seen at The Old Vic (co-produced with Sonia Friedman Productions), starring Helen Hunt, Mark McKinney, and Susan Kelechi Watson. Other plays include THIS MUCH I KNOW, BEST AVAILABLE, SIESTA KEY, and GOOD. BETTER. BEST. BESTED.
Jonathan’s plays have been produced at theaters including Asolo Rep, Aurora Theater, Colt Coeur, Custom Made Theater, InterAct Theater, Mosaic Theater, Mugwumpin, Syracuse Stage, Spreckles Theater, The State Theater of South Australia, and Just Theater, where he was the long-time co-Artistic Director. He has developed work with Ashland New Play Festival, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Berkeley Rep’s Ground Floor, Crowded Fire, New Harmony Project, The Lark, Manhattan Theater Club, PlayPenn, Roundabout, and South Coast Rep, among others.
Honors include the Edgerton Award, Glickman Award, Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award, Theater Bay Area Award, Global Age Prize and Rella Lossy Award. He is a Core Writer at Playwrights Center, and has been a MacDowell Fellow and a Resident Playwright at Playwrights Foundation. Jonathan has received commissions from Roundabout Theater Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Manhattan Theater Club, South Coast Rep and Aurora Theater.
Jonathan has taught theater and playwriting at San Jose State University, Sonoma State University, University of San Francisco, A.C.T., and his alma mater, New College of Florida.
He is represented by CAA and Kaplan/Perrone.
Jonathan’s plays have been produced at theaters including Asolo Rep, Aurora Theater, Colt Coeur, Custom Made Theater, InterAct Theater, Mosaic Theater, Mugwumpin, Syracuse Stage, Spreckles Theater, The State Theater of South Australia, and Just Theater, where he was the long-time co-Artistic Director. He has developed work with Ashland New Play Festival, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Berkeley Rep’s Ground Floor, Crowded Fire, New Harmony Project, The Lark, Manhattan Theater Club, PlayPenn, Roundabout, and South Coast Rep, among others.
Honors include the Edgerton Award, Glickman Award, Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award, Theater Bay Area Award, Global Age Prize and Rella Lossy Award. He is a Core Writer at Playwrights Center, and has been a MacDowell Fellow and a Resident Playwright at Playwrights Foundation. Jonathan has received commissions from Roundabout Theater Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Manhattan Theater Club, South Coast Rep and Aurora Theater.
Jonathan has taught theater and playwriting at San Jose State University, Sonoma State University, University of San Francisco, A.C.T., and his alma mater, New College of Florida.
He is represented by CAA and Kaplan/Perrone.