J.S. Puller

Research that Tells a Story...Go Figure! How Alumna Jessica Puller Brings Research to Life: School of Education and Social Policy - Northwestern University Jessica Puller, a Northwestern MSEd alumna, is a writer and senior communications strategist at the University of Chicago.

Honored that my work at @uchiconsortium.bsky.social got a shout-out from my alma mater. GO FIGURE and the #ArtsEd report were both labors of love: sesp.northwestern.edu/graduate-pro...

See GO FIGURE: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Read the report: consortium.uchicago.edu/artsed

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You know what time it is? It's "Drop Everything and Watch The Muppets Time!"

That's totally a real thing.

#TheMuppetShow #TheMuppets

J.S. Puller in Conversation | East Valley Children's Theatre J.S. Puller is the winner of the Aspiring Playwrights Competition. In 2025, she won 1st place for The Secret Medusa.

It was a pleasure sitting down to chat with the East Valley Children's Theatre about THE SECRET MEDUSA, mythology, and the joy of children's theatre.

Read my interview: evct.org/2026/01/29/j...

#amwriting #theatre #mythology

Discovered the pilot episode of SLIDERS on Peacock today. Holy tomatoes, 1990s sci-fi was a trip: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliders...

I'm not famous enough to sign, at this point. But as someone whose intellectual property was scraped by AI, I do support the cause: www.stealingisntinnovation.com

#StealingIsntInnovation

YouTube video by IGN Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord - Official Teaser Trailer (2026) Sam Witwer

Probably just a me-thing, but I kept expecting Maul to burst out singing, "Oceans rise, empires fall! We have seen each other through it all!" #StarWars

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BPu...

[D&D] Starting my Strahd campaign today. The bard is on the move. #dungeonsanddragons

The Last Apple Tree When feuding neighbors Sonnet and Zeke are paired up fo…

“Sometimes the things nobody talked about were the things that left the longest-lasting scars.”

I have not wept so hard at a book in a long time. Run, do not walk, to get a copy of THE LAST APPLE TREE by Claudia Mills.

#amreading #kidlit

www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Break a leg to all the amazing kiddos auditioning for THE SECRET MEDUSA tonight at the East Valley Children's Theatre!

#amwriting #theatre #mythology

evct.org/auditions/

Thanks to my fabulous fam at PlayGround-Chicago for including a note about WINTER'S END and its upcoming debut at Wild Imaginings in January's "Company in the News" e-blast: playground-ch.org/company-in-t...

#amwriting #theatre #mythology

What’s in Your Box of Stories? What a girl in a theatre foyer taught me about humanity

Stumbled upon this lovely rumination from someone who saw THE BOX OF STORIES. I love it when my plays make people reflect.

Read the article on Medium: thoughtsofmark.com/whats-in-you...

More about the play: playsfornewaudiences.org/products/the...

#amwriting #theatre #mythology

I'm absolutely in love with Plays for New Audiences and the work they've done to share scripts for children's #theatre. And touched that they included a pic from THE BOX OF STORIESon this year's holiday card.

Check them out: playsfornewaudiences.org/pages/j-s-pu...

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Dear @marvelstudiosusa.bsky.social: Before Doomsday, please give us a recap of the story so far, narrated by Michael Peña's Luis.

I feel like everyone would benefit from that. #MCU #Disney #AvengersDoomsday

A Very Hitchcock Christmas is now available for extended on-demand viewing! Want to watch my 10-minute piece? It's available for free (donations greatly appreciated!) here:
playgroundsf.vbotickets.com/event/a_very...

#amwriting #theatre

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My mother and I got to see MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at the movie theater tonight and GOODNESS! It was incredibly good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRfO...

Whisper in the Wings Episode 1370 Podcast Episode · Stage Whisper · S4 Bonus · 31m

I had a fabulous time talking to Stage Whispers, alongside my fellow playwrights, talking about A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS. Give a listen to these amazing, brilliant, funny people...and I'm there too!

#amwriting #theatre #podcast

Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Delighted to learn that PASSIVE SHOOTER was a semi-finalist for the 2025 Anna Zornio Memorial Children’s Playwriting Award at the University of New Hampshire.

Learn more: cola.unh.edu/theatre-danc...

READ LOCAL ILLINOIS READ LOCAL ILLINOIS

Happy #ReadALOUDIllinois Day. Excited to be doing three Zoom visits with Illinois students. Illinois #teachers and #librarians, there is a rich selection of local authors available to visit your schools. Learn more about us from the @scbwi.bsky.social archive: readlocalillinois.weebly.com

Looking for an alternative to the usual holiday theatre scene? This weekend, check out A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS at PlayGround. Not in San Francisco? No problem! Sign up to stream for free: playground-sf.org/hitchcockchr...

#theatre #holidayseason

Publications FICTION CAPTAIN SUPERLATIVE Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Hachette Book Group | Or at your favorite independent bookstore! THE LOST THINGS CLUB Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Hachette Book Group | Or at…

Howdy. You can find info on my published work here: pullerwrites.wordpress.com/publications/

Some exciting news!

Learn more about WINTER'S END here: newplayexchange.org/script/20461...

#amwriting #theatre #GreekMyth

So excited to be part of the AATE Playwrights for Change cohort this year! #amwriting #theatre

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I did not set out to write 50K this month but...somehow...I did? #amwriting

I was honored to sit down for an interview with PlayGround #Theatre, in anticipation of my play being part of this year's A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS.

Read the interview: playground-sf.org/puller-hitch...

Get FREE tickets (in person or simultcast): playground-sf.org/hitchcockchr...

Sunday at the #theatre with an intense production of #HellsKitchen from @broadwayinchicago.bsky.social

Some gorgeous shots of THE BOX OF STORIES, from the Mohawk Valley Community College production. Photos (c) EJ Mitchell.

Learn more about the play, licensed by Plays for New Audiences: playsfornewaudiences.org/products/the...

#amwriting #theatre #mythology

Tomorrow, if you're in the Waco area, stop by the Wild Imaginings Theatre for a staged reading of my play, WINTER'S END, as part of their annual Epiphanies Festival.

Learn more: www.wildimaginingswaco.com/attend-epiph...

The word "gutted" absolutely does not to justice to this feeling.Tonight, I had to say goodbye to one of my best friends. Tony brought so much joy and energy into my life. Love your fur babies, my friends. It goes by so fast.

Happy Halloween, mateys! May ye find lots of treasure and candy! #Halloween

Oh no! I didn't see this until it was too late. But look at this gorgeous poster that MV Community College created for their production of my play, THE BOX OF STORIES.

Learn more about the play here: playsfornewaudiences.org/products/the...

#theatre #GreekMyth #mythology #theatreforyoungaudiences