RespectAbility Entertainment Professionals Lab, Summer 2023
Jackson Tucker-Meyer
Jackson Tucker-Meyer (he/they) is a fabulously autistic writer, theatre artist, and filmmaker who makes work that is weird for weirdness’ sake, crafting entertainment that reflects the real world while imagining a more extraordinary world, expanding audiences’ worldviews by making art that is larger than life.
Jackson’s film Satan Cured My Autism won Best Mockumentary at the Museum of the Moving Image’s inaugural Marvels of Media Awards. Jackson’s play Banana Guy And Banana Girl With Banana Dreamz In A Krazy World was part of Roundabout Theatre Company’s inaugural Reverb Theatre Arts Festival. Jackson’s play The Perfection Of The Donut was a semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. Jackson has been an artist-in-residence with the Modern Accord Depot’s MADarts program.
Jackson’s animated series pilot, Freaky Weirdness, was a quarterfinalist for the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab, and the Filmmatic Inroads Fellowship. Jackson is currently developing Freaky Weirdness into a webcomic (stay tuned for updates!).
As an arts administrator, Jackson is Director of Programs for Actionplay, a neuroinclusive theatre nonprofit. As a lyricist, Jackson is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. As a performer, Jackson has participated in new works by Stew (THE BLACKER THE BÄRRY), Dan Hurlin (HARMLESS), Bluelaces (SCRIBBLE), and Rat Queen Theatre Company (JUDY DOOMED US ALL).
MFA Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College, 2019. Visit www.jacksontuckermeyer.com and follow @jacksontuckermeyer on Instagram to learn more about Jackson’s work!
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After an extensive search and interview process, 20 individuals were invited to participate in the Virtual Cohort of RespectAbility’s 2023 Entertainment Lab taking place August 14 – September 21, 2023. This 6-week Lab aims to develop and elevate the talent pipeline of disabled entertainment professionals working behind-the-scenes in television, film, and streaming, while connecting them with industry professionals and creatives. Participants include people with physical, cognitive, sensory, mental health, other disabilities, and multiple disabilities ranging in age from the 20s through the 50s. The Lab is a recipient of The Roddenberry Foundation Impact Award and is made possible with support from The Harnisch Foundation and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Charitable Trust.
