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 Jack
A
Solo Performance
Written
and performed by Michael Huie
“...a
moving piece of theater.” - Christopher-Michael DiGrazia,
Ripper
Notes
“...compelling
chameleonesque showmanship.” - Frank O’Neil, Triad
Style
Jack
- A Solo Performance uses monologues from a variety of
perspectives
to create the atmosphere and social conditions of Victorian
England. Jack
London called the East End of London “the abyss,” and it
was
this poverty-ridden urban area where the world’s first
-recognized
serial killer hunted his prey.
Jack
will
put the audience on a first-name basis with the major players
involved
in the unforgettable autumn of 1888, from a Jewish shoe-maker
falsely
accused of the crimes to the grandson of Queen Victoria to some of
the
unfortunate women whose names have gone down in history as victims
of
Jack the Ripper.
The
play
was written by Michael Huie from a story by Huie and Boston writer
Jeff
Miller. Jack is directed by Brook Davis. James Dodding contributed
music
and lyrics to the play.
The
show
premiered in October 2001 at the Southeastern Center for
Contemporary
Art in Winston-Salem, NC. and was also performed during the 2002
US Jack
the Ripper Conference in Baltimore, Md in April.
Jack
is an
ideal theatrical experience for universities and colleges. The
show can
be booked for a single performance or as part of a package with
acting
and/or history-based workshops led by Michael Huie.
Comments
from past audiences:
“Jack
really catches the human aspect of the Ripper murders and the
environment
in which the victims, and the Ripper, lived. I was especially
moved by
Annie Chapman and the contrast of Joe discussing Mary Kelly as an
actual
person versus the Coroner's clinical assessment of her remains.
“
- Jane Wooten, actress
“The
show was wonderful. [Michael Huie’s] grace, intelligence and
specificity
as an actor is a
joy to watch.” - Sharon Andrews, professor of theatre, Wake
Forest
University
“Jack
was perfect. The simplicity of it was perfect. Nothing was too big
or
too small. It was all just exactly right. Nothing extraneous,
nothing
out of place.” - Patricia Oldis, marketing director, Little
Theatre
of Winston-Salem
"Jack
gave my high-school students the opportunity to view various
techniques
in the performance of monologues, and the complete transitions
used in
transforming from one character to another. They witnessed an
actor’s
ability to change characters in body stance, dialect, personality
and
overall character traits in an instant. What a treat! The students
were
impressed, and gained new insight into working on monologues and
creating
characters." - Kerry E. Lawson, Drama Instructor and
Director, Salem
Academy
"Thoroughly
captivating... a raw performance that embodies the grim reality of
the
Ripper crimes." - Stephen P. Ryder, Casebook: Jack the
Ripper
"'Jack' is a magnificent not-to-be-missed performance. I can't recommend
it too highly." - Donald Rumbelow, author of The Complete Jack the
Ripper
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