Dramaturg

Chelsea Radigan

Chelsea Radigan is a DC-based multi-hyphenate theater artist. She is the Associate Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater Company, where she serves as Casting Director and Resident Dramaturg. Before Mosaic, Chelsea held the title of Artistic Associate of New Work and Casting at Woolly Mammoth Theater Company for several seasons and trained as an apprentice at Studio Theatre. As a producer, director, and dramaturg, she specializes in tailoring new play development processes to the unique needs and goals of each project and creative team, and has had a hand in shaping world premiere plays by Benjamin Benne, Anne Washburn, Rhiana Yazzie, Paola Lázaro, Keiko Green, and Psalmayene 24. Chelsea is a recurring guest artist at Montgomery College and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and recently earned an executive leadership certificate from Georgetown University.

Jenni Werner

Jenni Werner (she/her) has served as Executive Artistic Director at The New Harmony Project since 2023. At NHP, she's been proud to launch new programming, including a major initiative pairing NHP writers with Indianapolis theatre leaders called PlayFest Indy. Before joining NHP, Jenni was the Director of Literary and Artistic Development Programs at Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY. There, she developed and produced Geva’s commissioning work and led audience engagement efforts. At Geva, Jenni led the development of more than 45 new plays and served as dramaturg on more than 30 productions, including many world premieres. Prior to Geva, she was the Director of Programming at Theatre Communications Group. This season, Jenni has also served as freelance dramaturg for three world premieres: Keiko Green's WAD, Lavina Jadhwani's Ado, and Andrew Kramer’s Arlington, or Your Forgotten American Hero. B.A. in Theatre and History, Knox College. MFA in Dramaturgy, UMASS Amherst.