Episode 8: Jenny Magnus, Chicago Writer, Musician, Composer, Teacher, and Performance Artist

  Jenny Magnus is a writer, performer, composer, musician, director, and teacher who is a founding co-Artistic Director of the Curious Theater Branch, now in its' 37th year. In 2014, Observations of an Orchestrated Catastrophe: Plays and Performances, 9 plays and performances produced over 25 years, was published by Jackleg Press and had a 2nd printing in 2021. Magnus has released 17 albums of music with various ensembles, including the recent The Times We'll Have with The Crooked Mouth.  She was inducted, with artistic partner Beau O'Reilly, into the Chicago Theater Hall of Fame in 2024 by New City Chicago. She was Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists in 2025. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jemlunar/ Website: https://www.jennymagnus.com/ Rhinoceros Festival: https://rhinofest.com/ Curious Theatre Branch: https://curioustheatrebranch.com/ The Crooked Mouth: https://www.thecrookedmouth.org/