Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, collectively known as JONES HOPE WOOTEN, enjoy the reputation of being three of the most popular and widely produced playwrights in the United States. They specialize in writing laugh-out-loud comedies and creating vivid strong roles for women. Because of their commitment to and support of local theatres across the nation, they've been dubbed "America's Playwrights." Between them, JONES HOPE WOOTEN have written classic television, hit movies, Off Broadway comedy and their plays are published by Dramatists Play Service and Theatrical Rights Worldwide. Thousands of productions of their highly regarded comedies - including their perennially popular The Savannah Sipping Society, Dearly Beloved, Christmas Belles, The Red Velvet Cake War, The Sweet Delilah Swim Club and many more - have entertained millions of theatre-goers across America and around the world - in Canada, Denmark, Japan, The Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, The Virgin Islands, England, Taiwan, France, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Scotland, Belgium, Panama, New Zealand, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Kenya, Northern Ireland, and The Czech Republic. Yes, JONES HOPE WOOTEN comedies have conquered 6 of the 7 continents - waiting for you, Antarctica!

Individually, Jessie Jones co-authored the Off-Broadway comedy, Dearly Departed and its hit feature film adaptation, Kingdom Come, released by Fox Searchlight Films. She has the distinction of being the most produced living American female playwright. Nicholas Hope, winner of the Texas New Playwrights' Award, was Director of Casting for Theatre Communications Group in New York, The Goodman Theatre in Chicago and ABC Television in New York and Los Angeles. Jamie Wooten was a writer and producer for many seasons of the classic television series The Golden Girls, where he won the Writers Guild of America award.

Between them, Jessie, Nicholas and Jamie have written for an astonishingly diverse roster of performers, including Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, Betty White, Jack Black, LL Cool J, Tyne Daly, RuPaul, Dolly Parton and many, many more. Through their keen knack for hilarious and heartfelt storytelling, the charming, character-driven comedies of JONES HOPE WOOTEN have made them one of the most reliable and adored playwriting teams in contemporary theatre.