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Jaqueline Wright

Actor. Writer. One of a kind.

Bio

Jacqueline "Jax" Wright (she/they) began their journey navigating a tumultous childhood, including a stint as a Teenage Runaway, training for the Alpine Ski Team, and three at an infamous Cult School. Jacqueline found comfort in shapeshifting both as a performer and writer; garnering OVATIONS, LAWEEKLY and CRITIC CIRCLE AWARDS for collabrations like CLYT AT HOME and ELEKTRA LALA with Ghost Road, or PATRON SAINT OF SEAMONSTERS at Playwright Horizons. Simulanteously, Jax has poured their guts into their divisive play, EAT ME, reached for the spiritual with LOVE WATER, BUDDY BUDDETTE, and HAVE YOU SEEN ALICE? Pushed boundaries with their Dorian Gray adaptation, DRIVING WILD, current deconstructionist explorations; SPIDER BITES, and in the THE DOPE ELF hercollaboration with Asher Hartman. BA; Cal Arts.

News

Xs Tons Millions
Xs Tons Millions

Xs Tons Millions

August 24, 2024
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Animal Show Theater Collective presents the World Premiere of the arresting and affecting “X’s Tons Millions” conceived and written by Daniel Sullivan — an unconventional work in the requiem form, utilizing voice, sound, and movement to reckon with the destruction caused by war.

X’s Tons Millions opens for a special, limited engagement on Friday, August 23 with performances continuing on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. through September 7.

Tickets are $25.

ARC Pasadena is located at 1158 E. Colorado Blvd

For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.onstage411.com  
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EAT ME on the Certified Forgotten Podcast
EAT ME on the Certified Forgotten Podcast

EAT ME on the Certified Forgotten Podcast

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In this week’s episode of the Certified Forgotten podcast, Matthew Monagle and Matthew Donato are joined by film critic Jenn Adams Jenn explains why she has always approached horror through the lens of mental health, and in this episode, she makes a compelling argument as to why a film as outrageous and borderline offensive as Eat Me can still find moments of true catharsis.

Jacqueline Wright selected as cohort for EST/LA Ignite Project
Jacqueline Wright selected as cohort for EST/LA Ignite Project

Jacqueline Wright selected as cohort for EST/LA Ignite Project

September 5, 2023
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The Ignite Project is reigniting a core tenant of EST/LA and its membership:
to develop original, bold, risk-taking theatre for our company.


Interview in BIMIFF Magazine
Interview in BIMIFF Magazine

Interview in BIMIFF Magazine

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Jacqueline Wright is the featured interview in Brasil International Monthly Independent Film Festival's Official Magazine -- discussing the making of her film EAT ME as well as the ups and downs of life as an artist with a point of view and something to say.

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"Timely and affecting, a tour-de-force howl of primal, damaged rage. Eat Me couldn't have arrived at a more propitious time," Robert Abele, LA TIMES.

More Projects

Jacqueline Wright creates across countless media; film, theater, poetry and performance art. In addition to creating works of their own, Jacquelie is fiercely passionate about collaboration and serving other artist's visions -- here are a few of the projects that they have had the privilege of working on.

tape 00003: “oh man Magdalena”

Rehearsal footage of Buddy's campaign speech for Class President.

An odd ball story of odd ball people, cat and mouse and something else too...

A quick browse through the posts of a vampire influencer looking for love in this crazy world.

Photos from theatrical productions of work written by Jacqueline Wright at Theatre of NOTE, Ensemble Studio Theater, Echo Theater, Nothridge State University, Occidenttal among others.

The Ignite Project is reigniting a core tenant of EST/LA and its membership:
to develop original, bold, risk-taking theatre for our company.

Photos

Characters I have created in film & on stage. Stories written by me and others: Mickey Birnbaum, Marlane Meyer, Julie Herbert, Mary Laws, Christopher Adams Cohen, Wes Walker, Padric Duffy, Sheila Callaghan, Jennifer Stefanisko, Asher Hartman, Steven Morgan Haskell, Paul Sand, Adrian Alejandro Cruz among others.

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Videos

My acting reel and film clips that feature me in roles I loved playing.