director
jennifer alice acker
select productions
Erica SChmidt’s
Mac|Beth
Synchronicity Theatre, Atlanta GA
Production Photos by Jerry Siegel
KACIE WILLIS. . . . . . . . . . . Sound Design
COLE SPIVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costumes
JSAYLA MARTIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lights
KRISTINA ARJONA . . . . . . . Scenic Design
SAMANTHA EUBANKS . . . . . . . . . . . Props
Directed by Jennifer Alice Acker
cast
Emily Nedvidek| Antonia LaChé | Anna Williford | Ash Anderson | Jasmine Thomas | Shannon McCarren | Abby Holland
“Together, Schmidt’s script and Acker’s staging meld death-dealing drama... and delightful playfulness...
In this cozy theater, their exuberant energy is magnified. Savage or sassy, these high-schoolers display a kick-ass attitude.
They are Shakespeare’s Mean Girls. His 400-year-old play feels bracingly alive and modern.”
“...a credit to their talents and to Ms. Acker’s assiduous, careful direction. Once the play begins, it’s off like a shot—those 90 minutes fly by.”
“All-female “Mac l Beth” aptly thrills and horrifies in juicy telling at Synchronicity.
Under the well-paced direction of Jennifer Alice Acker, the brisk 90-minute production proves engaging from the start.”
Richard Winchester + Mark Sargent’s
Christmas with the Crawfords
Out Front Theatre, Atlanta GA
Production Photos by Diane Haymes Photography
cast
Emily Nedvidek | Annamaria Gonzalez | Jaymyria Etienne | Blake Fountain | Lynn Grace | Rosa Campos | Trevor Perry | Abby Holland | Michael Vine | Nick Silvestri
NICK SILVESTRI . . . . . . . Music Direction
JACOB LAVOIE . . . . . . . . Choreography
ERIC GRIFFIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costumes
HALEY BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lights
PAUL CONROY . . . . . . . . . Scenic Design
SYDNEY LEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Props
BRIAN JORDAN . . . . . . . . . Wigs Designer
Directed by Jennifer Alice Acker
“...the comic possibilities of the piece have not gone unnoticed by Out Front’s company; and for the audience it’s a fairly constant laugh-riot.
All vestiges of sanity are officially shot, so the thing to do is to loosen up and marvel.”
Jean Genet’s
The Maids
The Seedling project, Atlanta GA
Production Photos by Jessica Fern Hunt
cast
Jayme Smith | William Webber | Daniel Ford
ELIZABETH JARRETT. . . . . . . . Scenic Design
BRANDON PARTRICK. . . . . . . Lights + Sound
KATHRYN LAWSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . Costumes
MANDI RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Props
JONATHAN HORNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combat
Directed by Jennifer Alice Acker
“The harshly surreal, absurdist and cruel atmosphere of The Maids makes it come out as the stronger work.
In The Maids, using men to play women adds another layer of theatricality to a show that already has fascinating layer upon layer of performance within performance.”
“The three performers are spot-on in the show, which still feels disturbingly bizarre and provocative, though it’s almost 70 years old.
They’re funny without sliding into easy camp, silly slapstick or mean-spirited mocking of feminine mannerisms that would be easy pitfalls for performers in the play. Even in the funniest and strangest moments, there’s an undercurrent of deadly seriousness.”
