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JAVON JOHNSON

HAMBONE
· 2002 Frank Silvera’s Writer’s Workshop, New York, NY – Reading: Stacy Waring.
· 2002 Dunbar Repertory Theatre Company, Manasquan, NJ - (NJ Premier) Non-Equity Production: Mark A. Henderson.
· 2002 Underwood Theatre, New York, NY - Reading: Lisa-Erika James.
· 2002 Studio Theatre, Washington, DC - (DC Premier-Extended Run) Equity Production: Reggie Life.
· 2001 Horizon Theatre, Atlanta, GA - (Southeastern Premier-Extended Run) Equity Production: Gary Yates.
· 2001 Victory Gardens, Chicago, IL - (World Premier – Tony Award Winning Season) Equity Production: Ron OJ Parson.
· 2001 Richmond, Virginia Black Theatre Festival - Reading: Ernie McClintok.
· 2000 Sundance Theatre Lab, Salt Lake City, UT - Workshop: Art Evans, Marion McClinton, Shirley Jo Finney.
· 1999 Whitefire Theatre, Studio City, CA - Staged Reading: Charles Wurmfeld.
· 1999 National Play Award finalist, Hollywood, CA.
· 1999 National Black Theatre Festival, Winston-Salem, NC - Reading: Eileen Morris.

CRYIN’ SHAME
· 2003 St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, St. Louis, MO – Equity Production: Ron Himes.
· 2003 Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA – Reading: Claude Purdy.
· 2003 Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA – Production: Derrick Sanders.
· 2001 National Black Theatre Festival, Winston-Salem, NC - Equity Production: Art Evans, Dick Anthony Williams, Malcolm Jamal Warner, directed by Adleane Hunter.
· 2001 Stage 52, Los Angeles, CA - Equity Production: Same cast as above.
· 2000 Stage 52, Los Angeles, CA - Reading: Adleane Hunter.

BREATHE
· 2005 New York Theatre Workshop - Hip Hop Theatre Festival, New York, NY – Staged Reading: Rajendra Maharaj.
∙ 2005 Kennedy Center, DC – Reading: Tre Garrett.
∙ 2005 St. Louis Black Repertory, St. Louis, MO – Reading: Richon Mayes
∙ 2004 The Lark Theatre, New York, NY – Reading: Rajendra Maharaj.
∙ 2003 Victory Gardens Theatre, Chicago, IL – Reading: Derrick Sanders.
∙ 2002 Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL – Reading.

EIGHTY-SIX
· 2002 Southern Repertory Theatre, New Orleans, LA – Reading: Tony Monila.
· 2001 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Southern Writer's Project, Montgomery, AL - Workshop Reading: Carlyle Brown.
· 2001 Actor's Express New Black Playwrights Festival, Atlanta, GA - Reading: Robert Conner.

RUNAWAY HOME
· 2005 ETA Theatre, Chicago, IL – Chicago Premier: Derrick Sanders.
· 2003 Studio Theatre, Washington, D.C. – World Premier Equity Production: Regge Life featuring Rosalyn Coleman.
· 2000 ETA Theatre, Chicago, IL - Reading: Terry Cullers.
· 1999 Second place Lorraine Hansberry Playwright Award.
· 1998 Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA - Reading.

SANCTIFIED
∙ 2005 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Southern Writer’s Project, Montgomery, AL – Reading: Rajendra Maharaj.
∙ 2004 Ripley Grier Studios, New York, NY – Reading: Rajendra Maharaj.

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
· 2005 Rebel Theatre, New York, NY – Reading: Rajendra Maroon Maharaj.
· 2004 Congo Square Theatre Company, Chicago, IL – Equity Production: Derrick Sanders.
· 2003 Congo Square Theatre Company, Chicago, IL – Reading: Derrick Sanders.
· 2002 Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL – Reading.

THE PAWN
· 1999 Cap21 & The Lab Theatre Company, New York, NY – Workshop Production: John Steber.
· 1998 The Grahamstown Festival, South Africa – Non‑Equity Production: Kevin Wetmore.
· 1998 Pittsburgh's New Voices, Pittsburgh, PA – Non‑Equity Production.
· 1998 Grahamstown Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa – Non-Equity Production: Kevin Wetmore.
· 1998 Pittsburgh New Voices One Act Play Festival, Pittsburgh, PA – Non-Equity Production.

HOMEBOUND
· 2003 Urban Stages, New York, NY – Reading: Mel Williams.
· 2003 ETA Theatre, Chicago, IL - Non-Equity production: Derrick Sanders.
· 2002 LMS Productions, Randall Theatre at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - Non-Equity production: Lamar Bagley.

HOBO KING
· 2001 Steppenwolf Theatre Company – Chicago, IL.

THE SPANISH JADE
· 2001 New Jersey Repertory Theater - Reading: Ken Wiesinger
· 2001 Victory Gardens Theater Chicago, IL - Reading: Tab Baker.
· 1998 Lanford Wilson's Playwright Retreat Sag Harbor, NY - Reading.

PAPA’S BLUES
· 1999 Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA - Non-Equity Production: Dr. Vernell A. Lillie.
· 1997 Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA – Staged Reading: Dr. Vernell A. Lillie.

HONORS & AWARDS
· 2004 The House That Jack Built Black Theatre Alliance Lorraine Hansberry Award for Best New Play, Chicago, IL.
· 2003 Homebound Black Theatre Alliance Awards Nomination for Best New Play, Chicago, IL.
· 2003 Eighty-Six New Professional Theatre Playwriting Award, New York City, NY.
· 2003 Featured in Black Mask, October Issue.
· 2002 Eighty-Six 8th place - 71st Annual Writer’s Digest Competition.
· 2001 Featured in USA Today Weekend Magazine as August Wilson’s protégé.
· 2001 Featured in Black Voices Quarterly, Summer.
· 2001 Featured in American Theatre Magazine, October Issue.
· 2001 Cryin’ Shame Best Produced Play for Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP 12th Annual Awards, Los Angeles.
· 2001 Hambone Jefferson Awards Nomination, Chicago, IL.
· 2001& 1999 recipient of the National Project Award sponsored by Pierians, Inc. Pittsburgh Chapter
· 1999 Hambone Theodore Ward Prize, Chicago, IL.
· 1999 finalist for the Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship at Arena Stage of Washington, D.C.,
· 1999 Hambone Finalist for the National Play Award
· 1999 Runaway Home second place recipient of the Lorraine Hansberry Award.
· 1999 Papa’s Blues Pittsburgh Playwright Award, Kuntu Repertory Theatre.
· 1998 Papa’s Blues Lorraine Hansberry National Playwriting Award, Kennedy Center ACTF, Washington, DC.
· 1998 Papa’s Blues Yukon/Pacific New Play Award, Sixth Annual Edward Albee Theatre Conference, Valdez, AK.
· 1998 The Pawn Best One-Act - KC/ACTF Regional II PAC One Act New Play Award - KC/ACTF XXXI Region II Conference, Juniata College, Huntington, PA.

PUBLICATION
·2005 Hambone “Seven Black Plays” Northwestern University Press.
·2005 Homebound “Best New Plays of 2004” Smith & Kraus Publishers, Lyme, New Hampshire.
·1999 Papa’s Blues Dramatic Publishing Company – Woodstock, IL.