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Jaqueline Wright

Actor. Writer. One of a kind.

Bio

Jacqueline Wright, AKA Jax, received their BFA in acting from California Institute of the Arts. Recently Jax was honored to be a member of EST LA’s Ignite Project playwrighting lab, sparking the creation of their new full length plays Emergency Snack. As well as their latest full length, Redwood & The Giant Play. Their short play The Coffee Pot Tree premiered at EST LA in 2023. Driving Wild, directed by Bart Delerenzo, premiered at Theater of Note, Critic’s pick LA WEEKLY. Have You Seen Alice? directed by Adrian A Cruz premiered at Theater of NOTE, Critic’s Pick LA TIMES and LA WEEKLY, nominated for LA Weekly performance and design awards. Eat Me, self produced with Joe Foster, nominated for LA Weekly and Ovation awards, Love Water, directed by Dan Bonnell, produced by EST LA with Open Fist, Critic’s Choice LA WEEKLY, Ovation nominations, Jerome Fellowship Finalist and Sherwood Finalist. As a performer Jax originated the roles of Molly Carlson and Betty in The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters by Marlane Meyer, dir by Lisa Peterson, JonBenét Ramsey in House of Gold, dir by Gates McFadden, Carrie in Backyard by Mickey Birnbaum directed by Larry Biederman, and the title character in The Dope Elf, written & directed by Asher Hartman, 2024 as the The Air Planner in Daniel Sullivan’s Xs Tons Millions directed by Adrian A. Cruz, and The Mother in Caye Castagnetto’s Rhino, Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head.  They can be seen in Asher Hartman’s short film It Had All Happened Through This, This…? and as the Chupacabra worshiping villian in the b-movie homage flick Cursed In Baja directed by Jeff Daniel Phillips, and as Tommy in the feature film adaptation of Jacqueline’s critically acclaimed play Eat Me directed by Adrian A. Cruz (Sundance lab finalist, Best Film: Cult Films & Peephole Festival), now streaming on all platforms.

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Sorry by Melissa R. Randel
Sorry by Melissa R. Randel

Sorry by Melissa R. Randel

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An innovative theatrical work that incorporates dance, movement and music to embody the struggles every woman faces through the lens of the mythological figure of Persephone.

"As the prickly take-no-prisoners Francine, the dynamic Wright delivers every ounce the same high caliber performance that she’s gifted LA theatergoers with for decades." StageRaw

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

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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.

An innovative theatrical work that incorporates dance, movement and music to embody the struggles every woman faces through the lens of the mythological figure of Persephone.

REMAINING PERFORMANCES:

FRIDAY 7/11 & SATURDAY 7/12 - 8PM

SUNDAY 7/13 - 4PM

FRIDAY 7/18 & SATURDAY 7/19 8PM

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.

The Value Gap is for anyone who has ever looked around where they are and wondered, "how the hell did I end up here?" If you've ever worked in the arts, or especially adjacent to them... if you ever believed in someone else's dream or vision and given it your all... If you've ever looked at all the work and effort you've poured into your dream and done an accounting of the thin credit, sparse compensation, and intangible reward you've gotten back and felt a pang in your heart... this is the play for you.

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.