Jessika Malone is a maker of many forms of well-meaning mischief, designed to help us feel a little less lonesome. A Nashville-born, Austin-based, award winning producer of all manner of theatrical happenings, she embraces emotional authenticity and ensemble co-creation in the service of cultivating meaningful community in unexpected spaces and forgotten places. She is the Producing Director of Fusebox Festival in Austin, Texas and the Founding Artistic Director of Kindling Arts Festival. As a producer, director, deviser, teacher, and community organizer, she seeks to create catalytic experiences that inspire radical personal and social change. She has been named a “serious theatrical talent” by The Nashville Scene and productions under her direction have been hailed as “fascinating and mesmerizing” [Broadway World] and “guaranteed to keep you talking long after the lights come up” [The Tennessean] as well as “guaranteed to provide an experience that will last way beyond the current season. Maybe well on into the century” [Nashville Scene].www.jessikamalone.com