MJ Kaufman is a playwright, dancer, and teacher. He has received awards and commissions from the Huntington, the Program for Women in Theater, the Playwrights’ Foundation, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and Young Playwrights Inc. Originally from Portland, OR, MJ attended Wesleyan University and is currently studying playwriting at Yale School of Drama. His work has been translated into Russian and performed in Moscow. Kaufman was awarded the Jane Chambers Prize for Feminist Theater in 2010 for his play A Live Dress.