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Dylan Jackson

DYLAN JACKSON  (1983 - )

Nationality:    USA
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Dylan Jackson was born and raised in Little Rock, arkansas. Since a young age he has been involved in some manner of performance or production. Before graduating from Parkview Arts Magnet and the arkansas Governor's School he was very active in as many local theatre, music, and literary communities as he could find. In Little Rock he worked with nearly all of the producing groups in town, and was fortunate to find a three year haven in the employ of the arkansas Reparatory Theatre. after leaving arkansas, he attended Chicago's Columbia College. Despite participation in school shows, he found a more heavy interest in the spontaneity of the Second City's improvisers. By studying with the Second City and participating with such local groups as Comedy Sports, he found a new community to inspire his performance and his personal writings. The following year he left Chicago to attend the Stella adler Conservatory in New York. There, under the instruction of many gifted and enlightened artists, his passion for all living forms expression was irreplaceably heightened. With a new view of theatre he continued to act in several films and stage productions, but was all the while honing his craft as a writer. In the spring of 2005 he was contacted about a script he had written, and referred to the tutelage of a prominent dramatist and educator. Their close private study continued until the winter of 2006 when his one-act play Late was showcased by the Riant Theatre in New York City. In of Spring 2007 he began teaching an after school playwriting class in Manhattan and is on the board of a new small corporation devoted to the promotion of literacy. Since then he has completed a number of plays, ranging in theme and content, which focus largely on humanity in conflict. Dylan currently resides in Brooklyn.

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below is a list of Dylan Jackson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

It's Just Chamomile         Late         Mirror Stage, The         Oh Natural         Pillars         Upper Crust, The



It's Just Chamomile

Synopsis:
In an age of social and civic responsibility, we all have to do our part to make a difference. But what happens when you try to make too big a difference too quick? In "It's Just Chamomile" audiences are introduced to a group of people who are finding the answer to this question. Set amid the dusty stacks of a failing bookstore, a public park, and a socialist meeting place this play aims to satirize the disaster of taking yourself, and your cause, too seriously.

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Comedy / Satire / Full-Length

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Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Late

Synopsis:
Edwin Kemp is only a dinner away from shipping off to the school of his dreams. But leaving home can be hard; especially when you're significant other has just dropped the bomb. Late is a small slice of modern Americana, suitable for younger audiences, that begs us to evaluate just who we're living life for in the first place.

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Producer's Club c/o The Riant Theater    2005

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Mirror Stage, The

Synopsis:
When a dying mentor reveals to his favorite students that his time is closer than near, an absurd game of living, dying, and self-realization begins for all.

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Intended for mature Audiences

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Drama / absurd / Full-Length

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Oh Natural

Synopsis:
Randy fixes peoples' computers, and J.B. paints trucks, and when they aren't fighting they're making porn. . . In this comedy set in the rural south two friends set out to make better lives for themselves. Through thick and thin, Oh Natural strives to provide audiences with an objective exploration of how friendship, art, sexuality, and ambition can mix in the most humiliating and confusing ways.

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adult language

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Staged reading at The Stella adler Studios, NYC    2007

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Snow Globe Theatre Co.

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Genre:
play comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Pillars

Synopsis:
In this play, about finding redemption against incredible odds, a family and a leader come face-to-face with their fears after the death of a child in a church. although the characters eventually find themselves seeking forgiveness in all its forms, Pillars proves that sometimes it takes complete devastation to bring about a revelation.

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Pillar (noun) [1] A tall vertical structure used As A support for A building or As An ornament; [2] A person or thing providing reliable support.

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Staged reading at The Williamsburg Music Center, Brooklyn, NY    2006

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Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  1 male may be double cast

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Upper Crust, The

Synopsis:
This play deals with the modern urban experience; namely the gentrification of Brooklyn. In providing an honest, and ultimately human, view of two displaced families in an apartment building, this play shows the audience both sides of the gentrification story (often simultaneously) in action. This play avoids obvious conclusions and instead offers the audience a chance to form their own opinion.

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drama One act

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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