About Allman

(she/they)

hey. i’m jen.

I’m a chicago creative – marketing, storytelling, moving the needle.

I wrote the following in third-person, as one is want to do with a bio.

Reach out and say hi.

Jen Allman is an…

Artist

a Chicago-based multi-disciplinary artist and writer. They are a founding emeritus member of Stop Motion Plant, an ensemble born out of studying with The Neo-Futurists.

Advocate

a fierce advocate for young people and their creative voices. She sits on the board of Playmakers Laboratory, an arts education organization teaching creative writing in Chicago Public Schools.

Trying to find Jen 9-5, M-F? They’ll be working as the Marketing & Communications Manager for Nourishing Hope, a food pantry and social services agency working to provide food for today and hope for tomorrow.

Innovator

an innovator and marketing super-nerd. During the winter of 2021 Jen created and and produced Window Plays — a live theatrical walking tour created within the confines of pandemic-era performance. Read about Window Plays in American Theatre Magazine. Jen also directed two sold-out runs of the award-winning, Lucky: A Musical.

Explorer

ever curious, Jen has performed and directed across 42 out of 50 U.S. states. Nebraska is not one of them. Dm Jen on instagram re: Nebraska performance opportunities.