Concert Reading of ýShiawase (x[)ý and Reading from The Legacy of Black Jaxon

Thursday, November 6, 2025
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Students

Jeremy Llorence is a Black American playwright from Metro-Detroit. His ten-minute, one-act, and full-length plays have been seen in venues all over the Midwest including Columbus, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Milwaukee. Jeremy is an Associate Professor in the

English Department Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, where he teaches courses in playwriting, fiction, advanced narrative, composition, and others. He serves as the faculty advisor to Quiz and Quill, Otterbein’s student literary journal. He is the recipient of many awards

for his creative work and teaching, including the 2022 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council, the New Teacher of the Year Award from Otterbein University, and a CATCO/GCAC Playwriting Fellowship. Jeremy holds a BA in Writing from Grand Valley State University (2012) and an MFA in Creative Writing and Playwriting from Western Michigan University (2015).

Location Information

Multipurpose Room, Pew Library

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Contact Information

GVSU Writing Department

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This event was added to the calendar by Bryana Quick (quickbry@mail.gvsu.edu) on Monday, November 3, 2025 and was last updated on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.