Who is Jerry? The Authorized Biography

Jerry Polner’s comedy sketch script “Fugitive Math Teachers” was one of the winning entries in Break Media’s recent Break.com Video Contest.  His full-length stage play QUIT THE ROAD JACK, was chosen for the Humble Play Festival of Appalachian Ohio in October 2010.  His previous play, FIX NUMBER SIX, was chosen by the Boomerang Theatre Company in New York to be presented as part of its First Flight reading series in 2009, and it was recently published by Next Stage Press.  Jerry’s short plays FLORENCE FAREWELL, GONE WITH THE MASHA, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING, and SAUTE YOUR FACE were produced by the Brooklyn Playwrights Collective at the Manhattan Theatre Source, the Brecht Forum, the Greek Cultural Center, Under Minerva, the Williamsburg Art and History Center, and Galapogos Artspace.  His earlier one-act play HISTORY ENDS HERE was produced by the Workshop Theater Company in New York and by the Astor Street Opry Theatre in Astoria, Oregon.  Included in his full-length plays are HALF BAKED, produced by the Story People, MAN OVERBOARD, produced by High Five Productions, and the comedy revues NATIONAL LUNCH and WHAT'S SO FUNNY? (co-author) presented by Brooklyn Playworks and Manhattan Punch Line Theatre respectively.  He has contributed to the McSweeney's web site, and his play WEATHERMAN was published by Samuel French and has been performed by high school groups around the country.

 Jerry studied playwrighting at HB Studio and comedy sketch writing at The People’s Improv Theatre and Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

 Jerry’s web site, RadicalGags.com, is a political comedy sketch site for grassroots activists and people who should be.