Craig Jessen is an award-winning writer and director whose stories find dark humor and emotional tenderness in unexpected places.

His debut feature, A PROMISE OF TIME TRAVEL, is a quirky tragicomedy in which a seemingly chance encounter draws a bookstore clerk into a plot to steal a time machine. His second film, BEYOND METHUSELAH, is a drama about a religious family torn apart when a medical treatment promises immortality. His upcoming third movie, THE END OF SEX, (adapted from his 2014 stage play) is a satire about a drug that can re-map sexual sensation… but leaves the topography of intimacy completely uncharted.

As a theater director, Craig has staged Shakespeare, new works, and symphony collaborations. Notable productions include ROMEO AND JULIET (The SCV Space), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (The Attic Theatre), FEEDBACK by Jane Miller (the Lyric Theatre) and AMERICA'S JOURNEY (The Rogue Valley Symphony).

As a playwright, his work has been performed across the country. Notable productions include FLOWERS UNTIL SUNRISE (Intravenous Theatre in New York), PYLON (Portland Ensemble Theatre), BABEL BELLY (winner of the Tim Robbins Playwriting Award), ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (commissioned by Southern Oregon University), THE END OF SEX (Vertigo Theatre, which The Oregonian hailed as "a sexy play with a big heart"), THE GOD MACHINE (Wordsmyth Theatre in Houston) MIDNIGHT REQUISITION (Skypilot Theatre in Los Angeles) and GHOSTLY (winner of the Chameleon Theatre New Play Contest, Minnesota).

Craig serves as an adjunct faculty for Southern Oregon University’s Master of Theater Studies program, teaching playwriting, directing, and script analysis to theater educators from across the country.