The Hair-apist wins NAACP National Playwriting Award!
"We are proud to announce that The Hair-apist, written by first-year Spelman student and playwright Jordan Fischer, has been awarded the 2025 NAACP National Playwriting Award. Jordan competed at the NAACP ACT-SO National Competition in Charlotte, NC, where her original play earned top honors, a $4,000 prize, and a bundle of Apple products in recognition of her outstanding storytelling and artistic excellence.
Following this national achievement, The Hair-apist is now officially in production, marking the beginning of its journey from page to stage. This milestone highlights Jordan’s commitment to amplifying Black voices through theatre and adds to the legacy of innovative artistry emerging from Spelman College.
Stay tuned for updates on upcoming performances and behind-the-scenes developments as The Hair-apist comes to life!"
Stage Plays
When the Leaves Forget to Fall (Full-Length Play)
A poignant, intergenerational drama that follows a fractured family navigating love, grief, and identity during a single, life-altering summer.
The Hair-apist (One- Act Play)
A magical, comedic one-act about a Black teen’s journey to self-acceptance through a surreal hair therapy session that redefines beauty and identity.
Leave Room for the Drama (Full-Length Play)
When a chaotic family reunion packs too many people into one too-small house, secrets, grudges, and unexpected alliances bubble to the surface in this fast-paced comedy with heart.
Fine, Thanks. (Sketch Collection)
A collection of sharp, character-driven scenes and vignettes that blend humor and vulnerability to explore the masks we wear in everyday life.
Screenplays/ Film & TV
Staged (Feature Film)
A young couple fakes interest in buying a home to snoop on neighbors ...only to discover something inside the walls that was never meant to be found.
Grace Period (Short Film)
After getting kicked out of her college dorm mid-semester, a young woman moves in with her estranged aunt for “two weeks, tops”, and ends up confronting everything she thought she had outrun.
South of Decent (Original TV Series)
A smart, funny, and emotionally charged dramedy about a group of Black and brown teens in the D.C. suburbs as they wrestle with pressure, purpose, and the line between surviving and living.
Among the Hidden (TV Pilot – Adaptation)
In a dystopian world where third children are illegal, one boy discovers a hidden network of others like him, and a fight for freedom he never asked to join.
(Based on the novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix)
