Artist Soapbox Interviews Jacqueline E. Lawton about Her New Play, XIX
Artist Soapbox is pleased to announce the first of two episodes featuring the work of Jacqueline E. Lawton, playwright, dramaturg, producer, and advocate for Access, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the American Theatre.
Along with director JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell and dramaturg Jules Odendahl-James, you’ll hear Jacqueline E. Lawton discuss her new play XIX. XIX was commissioned by Women's Theatre Festival in celebration and reckoning with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. XIX is a socio-political drama following a multi-racial family who find themselves in the middle of the fight for equality and divided over the right to vote. XIX received a public sharing through UNC's The Process Series: New Works in Development in February 2020. There will be a staged reading at WTF 2020 on July 11th at 7:30 pm.
The wonderful guest trio of Jacqueline, JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell and Jules Odendahl-James dig into playwriting topics such as translating a historical event into a contemporary piece, deciding what story to tell and who should be the center of the story, the development process and the roles of the director, dramaturg and playwright and much more.
Click here to listen to the podcast. [This podcast interview was recorded on May 15, 2020. The introduction was recorded on June 6, 2020.]
Along with director JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell and dramaturg Jules Odendahl-James, you’ll hear Jacqueline E. Lawton discuss her new play XIX. XIX was commissioned by Women's Theatre Festival in celebration and reckoning with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. XIX is a socio-political drama following a multi-racial family who find themselves in the middle of the fight for equality and divided over the right to vote. XIX received a public sharing through UNC's The Process Series: New Works in Development in February 2020. There will be a staged reading at WTF 2020 on July 11th at 7:30 pm.
The wonderful guest trio of Jacqueline, JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell and Jules Odendahl-James dig into playwriting topics such as translating a historical event into a contemporary piece, deciding what story to tell and who should be the center of the story, the development process and the roles of the director, dramaturg and playwright and much more.
Click here to listen to the podcast. [This podcast interview was recorded on May 15, 2020. The introduction was recorded on June 6, 2020.]