Craig Jessen is a storyteller in a variety of mediums. While his favorite form of expression is song and charango, his most prolific mediums are film and theatre.

He is the writer and director of two award-winning feature films, A PROMISE OF TIME TRAVEL and BEYOND METHUSELAH. As a playwright, his work includes PYLON, BABEL BELLY (winner of the 2010 Tim Robbins playwriting award), THE END OF SEX, and GHOSTLY (winner of the Chameleon Theater's 2020 New Play award).

Craig is an adjunct faculty for Southern Oregon University's Master of Theatre Studies program, teaching Script Analysis and Directing.

As the son of Argentine and Puerto Rican immigrants, Craig grew up navigating multiple cultural identities. His nuanced characters embody the struggle to define oneself and find a place to belong...