Jade Sylvan
Jade Sylvan (born September 9, 1982, Chicago, Illinois) is an American poet, author, performer, producer, performing artist and Unitarian Universalist minister. They are heavily rooted in the literary and performance community of Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts. They were called a "risque queer icon" by the Boston Globe. Early life and education Jade Sylvan was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana and later in the suburb of Carmel. They graduated from Carmel High School in 2001 and graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2006. They moved to the Boston area in 2007. Sylvan obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School in 2020, in pursuit of Unitarian Universalist ordination. During school, they worked as the LGBTQ Ministries + Gender Justice intern at the Unitarian Universalist Association. Sylvan became interested in the Bible while at HDS, publishing an article comparing the Gospels to fanfiction. They won the HDS Billings Preaching Prize for their sermon, "Interrupting the Flow of Hate." For their capstone project, Sylvan wrote and produced Beloved King: A Queer Bible Musical. Performances Sylvan has toured extensively, performing their work to audiences across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Over the past decade, Sylvan has produced and performed in acclaimed stage-shows