About

Jenny Mercein is an actor, teacher, director, and writer currently living in New Orleans, where she is an Assistant Professor at Tulane University. She is proud a producer of Roleplay, a play and documentary film project exploring student perspectives on love, sex, power, and consent. The Roleplay script is now available via Dramatic Publishing. Her short play Auld Lang Syne was recently published in the anthology Alone, Together. Along with KJ Sanchez, Jenny is the co-creator of the acclaimed docudrama X's and O's, about football and traumatic brain injury (Berkeley Rep, Baltimore Center Stage). Acting credits include “Your Honor,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” "30 Rock," "Blue Bloods," "Unforgettable," "Law & Order" and extensive theater credits spanning the country. Jenny received her B.A. in Theater Studies and the History of Art from Yale and her M.F.A. in Acting from The University of Washington.