Morgan Jenness[1] (born Heidemarie Schmiege; August 23, 1952 – November 12, 2024) was a German-born American dramaturg based in New York City.
[2] Fritjof's career soon took the couple to the United States, and they adopted Heidemarie after Anna reluctantly concluded that, having subsequently had another child, she could not afford to raise both.
[2] Beginning in 1979, Jenness worked at The Public Theater, under both George C. Wolfe and Joseph Papp, in roles ranging from literary manager to director of play development to associate producer of the New York Shakespeare Festival.
[5] At its 30th Anniversary Conference in New York City, the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas presented the G. E. Lessing Award for Career Achievement to Morgan Jenness.
[6] Jenness was a recipient of a prestigious 2015 Doris Duke Impact Award[7] and worked as an activist and artistic consultant via In This Distracted Globe.