NEWS / EVENTS

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Adam Sobsey, Correspondent

'Orchard' leaves questions It's hard to imagine Anton Chekhov writing his plays today, a friend mused after Little Green Pig's production of "The Cherry Orchard." He's a pillar of the modern theater, but Chekhov's dramaturgy is quietly heretical. The conflict-climax-resolution strategy is of little use to him, and often his characters don't so much drive the action as get lost in it. For the complete story ... http://www.newsobserver.com/686/story/489636.html

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Cantey Award Winner for 2005-2006:

Jackie was honored at a recent Raleigh Little Theater Cantey Award Ceremony at the Sutton Theater in Raleigh, N.C. on Saturday, June 24, 2006. She won the 2005-2006 Cantey Award for the Best Supporting Actress category for her role as Pat Johnson in " The Story". Please read a detail list of nominees and winners of each category.

Photos of the winners:
http://rltvolunteers.org/archives/awards/canteys.html

Photos of the event:
http://www.zamphotography.com/photos/rlt/2005-2006/canteys/index.html

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'Brooms' a worthwhile adventure
By Roy C. Dicks, Correspondent
The News and Observer
Raleigh, N.C.

.....the actors' pacing and precision is especially impressive. Dana Marks, Jackie Marriott, Jane Allen Wilson and Leigh Holmes each display striking vocal and physical range in highly committed performances.
....there are many moments of purely literary and visual beauty.
...the work's unusual structure and its dedicated participants make it a worthwhile choice for adventurous theatergoers.

PLEASE CLICK ON LINK BELOW FOR FULL REVIEW:

http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/460618.html

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Triangle Theater Review of The Good Person of Setzuan
Written Robert W. McDowell.
May 4th 2006

Given this production's large cast, and the multiple roles that each of them play, it would be hard to single out every sharply etched
characterization. But Merrybelle Park gives a winning performance as Shen Te and Shui Ta, Roman Pearah is a peach as the rotten apple Yang Sun, and TeKay King is good as Shu Fu. Jackie Marriott, K. Sridhar, and Greg Travlos impersonate The Gods with just the right mixture of aloof otherworldliness and concern for the pitiful plight of many of the poorest citizens of Setzuan. And Laura Jenkins, Barbara Jan Lang, Jason Lord, Sharlene Thomas, Holmes Morrison, Eric Swenson, and Jennifer Terrenoire also make the most of their brief moments in the spotlight.

To read the complete review please visit the web site: http://www.cvnc.org.

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BEST OF THEATER AWARDS 2005
By Byron Woods
Independent Weekly Newspaper
December 28, 2005

Best Supporting Performances
·  Liz Beckham as Tranio, The Taming of the Shrew, Burning Coal
·  Mike Genovese as Walter Burns, The Front Page, Playmakers
·  Dane Knell as Phil Hogan, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Triad Stage
·  Jackie Marriott as Pat, The Story, Raleigh Little Theatre
·  Jeffery West as Roy Cohn, Angels in America I: Millenium Approaches, Duke Theater Studies

Click here to download/read a MS Word copy of the full review.

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Reviews of The Story
September, 2005

The work is an ensemble piece, but the individual members must stand alone often. The strongest on-stage is Jackie Marriott as Johnson, the editor who “single-handedly” integrated the paper. She plays the villain of this work with relish, and a perfect understanding of where Johnson is coming from. To read more of the review click on the link below:

http://rltvolunteers.org/archives/reviews/story-hall.html

Chaunesti Lyon is a veritable tiger — beautiful, but dangerous when cornered — as Yvonne Robinson; and George Hill and especially Jackie Marriott provide perfect foils as African-American co-workers suspicious of Yvonne’s background and journalistic methods. All three devour their meaty roles with gusto.
Please visit the website below for the complete review:

http://www.cvnc.org/reviews/2005/092005/Story.html

Television Interview about " The Story"
September, 2005

Watch Director Linda O'Day Young and Actress Jackie Marriott from The Story in a TV spot on Time Warner's News 14 Carolina.

Learn more by clicking the link below:

http://rdu.news14.com/content/your_news/raleigh/?ArID=74191&SecID=17

Raleigh Little Theatre will present the Triangle premiere of the award-winning "The Story" by Tracey Scott Wilson in its Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre.

RLT will be donating all proceeds from the opening performance on Friday, September 9th to the American Red Cross to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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BEST OF THEATER AWARDS 2004
By Byron Woods
Independent Weekly Newspaper
January 05, 2005

Best Supporting Performances
·  Nanci Burrows, Sonnets for an Old Century and Voices from the Holy Land, Manbites Dog Theater and Theatre Or
·  Tim Cherry, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Raleigh Little Theatre Maria Chrysanthou and Hannah Blevins, A Paradise it Seems,    Wordshed Productions
·  Mike Dickison, Hapgood, Duke Theater Studies
·  Wynn Harmon, Some Things that Can Go Wrong at 35,000 Feet, Duke Theater Previews
·  Barbette Hunter and Jackie Marriott, A Lesson Before Dying, Justice Theater Project
·  Carl Martin, Nixon's Nixon, Manbites Dog Theater
·  David McCain, Hedda Gabler, Triad Stage
·  Kareem Nemley, A Lesson Before Dying and Poor Superman, Justice Theater Project and Raleigh Ensemble Players
·  Kenneth P. Strong, Richard II, Playmakers Rep .

Click here to download/read a MS Word copy of the full review.