A conversation with Playwright, writer, poet and actor Nissa Nordland Morgan
From Conversations from the Barn by Everwood Farmstead Foundation
August 28, 2025 · 34 min · Season 5 · Episode 32
About this episode
Nissa Nordland Morgan discusses her work as a playwright, actor, and musician in Minneapolis.
Nissa Nordland Morgan is a playwright, actor and musician in Minneapolis, MN. She is a member of the Twin Cities' Playwright Cabal and Artistic Director of Twin Cities Horror Festival. Her plays "The Fae", "Incarnate", "Stabby Stab Stab" and "Kin" were performed as part of the Twin Cities Horror Festival; "The Fae" was nominated for Best Original/New Work through TC Broadway World. Her Minnesota Fringe play "Xena and Gabrielle Smash the Patriarchy" was awarded the TC Arts Reader Critic's Choice Award and won the Theatre in the Round Venue Pick. Nissa co-wrote "Finger Lickin' Good" with Heather Meyer and it won a Minnesota Fringe award for Artist Pick. She's been a mainstage cast member and writer at the Brave New Workshop. Her ten-minute play Catnipped won second place at the MN Shorts Festival. She has collaborated in devising new works with Umbrella Collective, The Winding Sheet Outfit, nimbus theatre and Four Humors. Nissa earned a BA in Theatre Arts from Southwest Minnesota State University. newplayexchange.org
People in this episode
Guest: Nissa Nordland Morgan
Topics covered
- playwriting
- theatre
- performing arts
- Minnesota arts
- horror festival
Keywords
- Nissa Nordland Morgan
- playwright
- actor
- Twin Cities Horror Festival
- Minnesota Fringe
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Twin Cities' Playwright Cabal, Twin Cities Horror Festival, Brave New Workshop, Umbrella Collective, The Winding Sheet Outfit, nimbus theatre, Four Humors
Books & works: The Fae, Incarnate, Stabby Stab Stab, Kin, Xena and Gabrielle Smash the Patriarchy, Finger Lickin' Good, Catnipped
Places: Minneapolis, MN, Minnesota, Southwest Minnesota State University
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