Jessica Johnson
writer
Jessica Johnson is writer, dog mom and all-around nerd living in the great city of Chicago.
A master of many forms, Jessica has written plays articles, stories, poems, sketches, TV scripts and screenplays. She has written about film, television and the web for Time Out Chicago, Time Out New York and RogerEbert.com, as well as appearing on The Rotten Tomatoes Show. She also created and co-starred in the web series 2 Redheads.
When not writing and paying the bills, Jessica enjoys chilling with her spouse and puppies on the South Side, reading, watching lots of TV and movies and cross-stitching.
Latest News
My short musical, Rebel Girls, appeared as part of Playground Chicago’s Monday Night Playground. The event featured six musicals inspired by folk music.
This showcase will took place on Monday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. Central, both in-person at Theater Wit in Chicago and simulcast online.
Rebel Girls was inspired by turn of the century protest folk—specifically the Joe Hill’s “Rebel Girl”— and follows three activists of different ages as they discuss what it means to do the work while a protest rages outside.