JASMINE SHARMA (she/her) is a South Asian-American performer/writer/activist. She aims to focus her work at the intersection of race/femininity/Americanness. Jasmine is a current NYTW 2050 Artistic Fellow and Playwrights' Center Core Writer. Lincoln Center will present her play THE JAZMINES: a rage play - and for legal reasons, a parody this November at The Atrium. Previous acting credits include TWELFTH NIGHT (The Public Theater), LOVE YOU MORE (Tank Core Production), you don’t have to do anything (HERE Arts, u/s perf.), WIVES (Aurora Theatre) CALVIN BERGER: A Musical (Colony Theatre), THE WOLVES (McCarter Theater), and a lot of new work development (Ojai Playwrights Conference, New Harmony Project, DCPA Colorado New Play Summit, NYTW, Prospect Musicals, ASCAP x Musical Theatre West, Hypokrit, CTG, Ma-Yi, NAATCO, etc). FILM: REIMAGINED (dir. Mateo Messina). As a writer, full lengths include PIGEONHOLE (Finalist for the 48th Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, NPC Finalist, developed with NYTW, Center Theatre Group commission), PEACHY: a sorta chekhovian traumedy (Judith Champion Series at The Public, developed with IAMA Theatre Company, taught/produced at Yale University, NPC Finalist), THE JAZMINES: a rage play - and for legal reasons, a parody (upcoming concert The Lincoln Center, developed with PWC, NPC Finalist), GUNNER (Leah Ryan Honorable Mention, OPC Finalist), RADIAL GRADIENT (World Premiere at Shattered Globe Theatre, The Kilroys Web 2023 selection), among others. Her writing has been seen on stages at The Goodman, The Kirk Douglas, Jackalope Theatre Company, The Brick, The Flea, and The Valdez Theatre Conference in Alaska. Past associations and honors include Colt Coeur's residency, The LA Writers’ Workshop, The Reel Sisters Fellowship, The Kilroys, and inclusion on “Women to Watch on Broadway: 2026” by Broadway Women’s Fund. Northwestern University. @jasminesharmaa | jasminesharma.org
Free
Playwrights’ Center, 710 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55114
In-person March 8 & 9 at 7:00 p.m. CST
About the play
GUNNER follows a hypothetical law school study group struggling with their public politics, private ambitions, and the undeniable romance of mentorship/friendship. Right or wrong, happy or unhappy, are we different people for different people? This is my Usha Vance play.
GUNNER is a complicated love story anchored by the intersection of personal politics and private actions. With midterms around the corner, I am excited to explore how the negotiation of ambition is perennial.
Making your reservation
This is an free, in-person, ticketed event at Playwrights’ Center on March 8 & 9. Donations are accepted and appreciated.
Please use the sign up link below to reserve your spot in advance.
If you have any questions about making your reservation, please email us at rsvp@pwcenter.org.
When to arrive
All seating is general admission. We recommend arriving 10-15 minutes prior to the reading to check in and find your seat. Please note, free parking is limited around the Center.
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Large groups
If you are making a reservation for more than eight people, please email rsvp@pwcenter.org to arrange. If you make a reservation for more than eight, a member of our team may be in touch closer to the reading date to confirm final numbers for your group.
Jasmine Sharma
