WRITING.
ORIGINAL PILOTS
LAB RATS Sitcom Pilot
In this fantasy-laden workplace comedy, struggles with her parents' career expectations follow Kate and her eclectic coworkers, as they match wits and wrangle volunteers at a government sleep research facility.
2020 Screencraft Comedy Semifinalist
2022 and 2021 Coverfly Pitch Week Participant
THANK GOD Dramedy Pilot
When stand-up comic Naomi masquerades as the new pastor in a small town, she gets the collection money - and in the crosshairs of a predatory megachurch.
2021 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder
THEATRE + COMEDY
CLIMBERS Comedy Pilot
Climbing gym employees need to use all of their physical and mental strength to defeat Lad, the bro-est, chillaxing-est gym owner, who is determined to make their gym go viral for all the wrong reasons.
COVID Monologue Festival
A commission for the COVID-19 Research-Based Monologues Festival.
The series was screened by universities, research conferences, and other institutions to bring awareness to the societal impact of COVID-19.
More info here
SATIRE
Mwahaha! Satire! Catch more of Jess’s work through The Lunar Times, a publication for Asian Americans!
PLAYWRITING
To read more of Jess’s theatrical work, check out her New Play Exchange Profile.