Faculty Profiles

Jordan Morille is an American playwright, educator, novelist, and content creator based in San Marcos, Texas. He serves as an Associate Professor of Instruction and Director of Creative Arts at Texas State University’s Honors College, where he teaches courses in playwriting, screenwriting, dramatic adaptation, Southern Gothic storytelling, and creative arts.
Morille earned both his Bachelor of Arts in Performance/Production (2010) and his Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing (2015) from Texas State University. He began teaching at the university shortly after completing his graduate work and has since progressed through roles including teaching assistant, lecturer, senior lecturer, and associate professor.
As a writer, Morille is known for his work across theatre and fiction. His plays include Norma’s Rest, Thirty Deep, Jars, and Acanthus, often exploring themes of human connection, morality, and the complexities of everyday life. His thesis play love, Norman received national recognition as a runner-up in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. In prose, he is the author of the novel The Blacktop Lagoon (2022) and the novella The Juneborn.
Beyond his creative work, Morille is actively involved in the national theatre community. He has served in leadership roles with the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, including Region 6 chair for the National Playwriting Program. He is also a member of the Dramatists Guild and frequently mentors emerging writers through workshops and university programs.
In addition to teaching and writing, Morille is a content creator and co-host of the podcast GMWKS, which discusses film through both narrative and parental perspectives. His work—both in the classroom and in the broader creative community—has earned recognition from students and colleagues, including faculty advising and teaching awards at Texas State University.
He continues to live and work in San Marcos, Texas, where he balances his academic career with ongoing projects in theatre, fiction, and digital media.