About J.J.
J.J. Ceniceros is a Chicano playwright, director, performer, and lighting designer with native roots in Texas. J.J. has been awarded the Christian H. Moe Playwriting Award for his short play, First Time, the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) Top Student Performance for his solo piece, El Big Juan: A Cholo How-To Guide, and the Marion Kleinau Theater Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement. J.J. received a master’s degree in Communication Studies with a Playwriting Concentration from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and received a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Theatre Arts and Music from Texas A&M University in College Station.
J.J. has been involved in performances at festivals and conferences across the country including the Petit Jean performance festival in Arkansas (2012), the Kansas City Fringe Festival (2014), the Patti Pace performance festival in New Orleans (2015), and the SSCA Regional Conferences in Tampa (2015) and Austin (2016). In October 2014, J.J. also wrote, directed, and produced his first full-length play, 30 Days: A Story of Confinement, in the Marion Kleinau Theater at Southern Illinois University. A staged reading of J.J.'s most recent full-length, El Alacrán, was presented in the 2016 Big Muddy New Play Festival at Southern Illinois University.
J.J. has been involved in performances at festivals and conferences across the country including the Petit Jean performance festival in Arkansas (2012), the Kansas City Fringe Festival (2014), the Patti Pace performance festival in New Orleans (2015), and the SSCA Regional Conferences in Tampa (2015) and Austin (2016). In October 2014, J.J. also wrote, directed, and produced his first full-length play, 30 Days: A Story of Confinement, in the Marion Kleinau Theater at Southern Illinois University. A staged reading of J.J.'s most recent full-length, El Alacrán, was presented in the 2016 Big Muddy New Play Festival at Southern Illinois University.