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JACK GILLIAT
(1995 - )Nationality: British
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Jack Gilliat is a British-born, New York-based actor, playwright, theatre and film artistic and technical director, and an independent filmmaker. He co-wrote his first off-Broadway play, 'Echoes of Ebola' with writing partner Sarah Yuen. It was performed in 2016. His second, "The Land of Cheesecake and Ice Cream", written solely by him, followed in February 2017. Jack's passion is "where art meets reality" and he is committed to thought-provoking political theatre and entertainment looking at the modern social state. Through his Whistleblower Theatre company he intends to finance, produce and stage many more crucial stage-plays.
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Echoes of Ebola Land Of Cheesecake And Icecream, TheEchoes of Ebola
Synopsis:
An African town is battling to contain a killer virus. An African and an American scientist are competing against others to find a vaccine for the virus, but their motives are very different. African Aisha Laboru wants to save her people and make her name, while for her American mentor it's about money, and a need to justify everything he has lost. Meanwhile veteran aid workers and one-time lovers, Kofi Bello and Joy Cartwright, labor on projects purporting to improve the lives of thousands of souls. But none of them welcome the scrutiny of a young American freelance journalist. Ned Jacobs is taken under the predatory wing of 50-something Joy, but as he picks his way among the victims in the streets, he asks questions nobody wants to answer, challenging the motives of African and American alike, and discovering just how sinister the stakes in the global charity and drugs business are. When he acquires the final piece of a horrifying puzzle they don't deny their intentions, but it is too late to save the innocent or those who believed they were immune to the evil agenda they conspired to conceal.
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1st Produced:
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 416 West 42nd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036
08 Jun 2016
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Whistleblower
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Synopsis:
'The Land of Cheesecake and Ice Cream' is a chilling testament to the War on Terror. The crew of "Hunter 11", a 7-ton ammunition supply truck, is on a 1,000-mile journey through the most hostile desert terrain. The beleaguered, haunted, marines of "Hunter 11" come under constant attack, as they wrestle with the legitimacy of their mission, and the war in general. The play explores the impact of endless conflict, and an endless battle for survival, on a generation.
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Written, directed and produced by Jack Gilliat, he intended this play to be a voice for the men and women beneath the uniforms. "Soldiers are not weapons. This play is about their human complexities, not the orders they carry out," said Gilliat.
1st Produced:
Theatre Row, New York
09 Feb 2017
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Whistleblower
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Male: 6 Female: 1 Other: -
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