About Jordan
Jordan Jaffe is a NY based writer, director, and producer of Film, TV, and Theater. Jordan's plays include: Crude, Whirlwind (Energy Series), and Abdication. Whirlwind received a world premiere production at the Wild Project (3 New York Innovative Theater Award nominations including Best Premiere Production). Crude received a world premiere production at Theater 511 at Ars Nova as an Ars Nova Fling, starring Nico Tortorella (TV Land's "Younger"). Film/TV: His pilot "Flow" is a finalist in the scripted drama category at Catalyst Fest 2019, Jump In (Pilot Presentation with Executive Producers Shawn Leventhal, Madeliene Smithberg (Creator of "The Daily Show"), and Al Roker), Modern Aliens (starring Noah Robbins of Amazon's "Forever").
Jordan recently served as an associate producer for Partial Comfort Productions Nothing Gold Can Stay at ART/NY. Before moving to New York, Jordan produced with Black Lab Theatre in Houston, Tx. Jordan's theater directing credits with Black Lab in Texas include Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews (produced with Stages Repertory Theatre and the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston), Kim Rosenstock's Tigers Be Still (Houston Press Award 2014-15 nominee Best Director), Paul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really, Leslye Headland's Assistance and Jeff Talbott's The Submission. Jordan also produced David Henry Hwang's Chinglish, Beau Willimon's Farragut North, and Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's boom.
Jordan is a proud graduate of Rice University with a BA in Visual and Dramatic Arts, and has also trained at the Atlantic Acting School in New York. In 2013 Jordan was named to the Houston Press' Top 100 Creatives list of "movers and shakers".
Jordan recently served as an associate producer for Partial Comfort Productions Nothing Gold Can Stay at ART/NY. Before moving to New York, Jordan produced with Black Lab Theatre in Houston, Tx. Jordan's theater directing credits with Black Lab in Texas include Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews (produced with Stages Repertory Theatre and the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston), Kim Rosenstock's Tigers Be Still (Houston Press Award 2014-15 nominee Best Director), Paul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really, Leslye Headland's Assistance and Jeff Talbott's The Submission. Jordan also produced David Henry Hwang's Chinglish, Beau Willimon's Farragut North, and Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's boom.
Jordan is a proud graduate of Rice University with a BA in Visual and Dramatic Arts, and has also trained at the Atlantic Acting School in New York. In 2013 Jordan was named to the Houston Press' Top 100 Creatives list of "movers and shakers".
Awards
New York Innovative Theater Awards:
3 nominations including Best Premiere production nominee for Whirlwind
Houston Press Theater Awards:
Best Director nominee for Tigers Be Still
Black Lab Theatre's Tigers Be Still nominee for Best Play/Production
Black Lab Theatre's boom nominee for Best Play/Production
Plus many acting and design award nominations!
Houston Press 100 Creatives List
3 nominations including Best Premiere production nominee for Whirlwind
Houston Press Theater Awards:
Best Director nominee for Tigers Be Still
Black Lab Theatre's Tigers Be Still nominee for Best Play/Production
Black Lab Theatre's boom nominee for Best Play/Production
Plus many acting and design award nominations!
Houston Press 100 Creatives List
