Jonathan Rand is a playwright

Playwright

A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...

 born in Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

. According to the annual survey conducted by the Educational Theatre Association

Educational Theatre Association

The Educational Theatre Association , founded in 1929, is the professional association for theatre education. EdTA’s mission is to make theatre a part of lifelong learning...

, his short plays are the most produced in North American high schools. As of November 2011, Jonathan Rand's plays have been produced over 5,800 times in all 50 states and in 42 countries. His plays—all licensed by New York City play publisher Playscripts, Inc.

Playscripts, Inc.

Playscripts, Inc. is a New York City-based publisher of new plays and musicals, founded by brothers and playwrights Doug and Jonathan Rand. Included in the exclusive Playscripts catalog are over 1,600 plays and musicals by over 800 authors....

—include:

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• Check Please
• Check Please: Take 2
• Check Please: Take 3
• Drugs Are Bad
• Hard Candy
• How To Succeed in High School Without Really Trying
• Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit
• The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World
• Murder in the Knife Room (full-length version)
• Murder in the Knife Room (one-act version)
• The People vs. Spam
• Romeo To Go

External links

• Official website
• Biographical information at Playscripts, Inc.