Our 30th anniversary season is presented by Jean Baptiste “Tad” Adoue III Fund at The Dallas Foundation
PRESENTS
JET FUEL
Written by Amy Evans
Directed by
Tiana Kaye Blair*
September 12 – 22, 2024
CAST
Mel Jackson Shanthany Wilkerson
Grace Kennedy Monica Jones
Courtney/Jamie Claire Fountain*
Keisha Harrington…………….……………………………………...…….…. Tayla Underwood
Nora Kaas Victoria England
Elena Petruschenkov ……………………………………………..…..…..………... Alli Crabtree
Jo Mekki/Leslie …………………………………………………………………... Tanasha Friar
*Claire Fountain is also serving as Intimacy Captain
PRODUCTION TEAM
Playwright…………... Amy Evans
Director. Tiana Kaye Blair
Associate Producer ……………………………… Albert Wash
Stage Management/Light Board Operator…………………..…………………….Carter Wallace
Lighting Designer……………………………………..…………..………….…. Caroline Hodge
Scenic Designer……………………………………..…………..……………..…. Rodney Dobbs
Sound Designer……………………………………………….……………...... Claudia Martinez
Costume Designer……………………………………..………………….………. Suzi Cranford
Projection Coordinator…………………..………………….…...………...…Natalie Rose Mabry
Projection Coordinator…………………..…………………...………………….....Camron Ware
Sound & Projection Board Operator…………………..………………...…………….....Brian Do
Dialect Coach…………………………………… David Jarzen
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production and distributing recordings or streams in any medium, including the Internet, is strictly prohibited a violation of the author(s)’s rights and actionable under United States copyright law. Please turn off cell phones, pagers, and noisy watches, and refrain from texting during the show.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
ExecutiveArtistic Director………………………………………..………Teresa Coleman Wash
AssociateArtistic Producer………………………………………………...Albert Lewis Wash II
Playwright-in-Residence…………………………………………… Franky D. Gonzalez
Associate General Manager………..……………………………………… Mandy Coleman
ManagementAssociate Rachel Rodriguez
Marketing Coordinator Ben Siebel
Bookkeeping/Accounting…………………………………………..…………..Brittney Kennedy
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frances Broadus, Chair
Chuck Chambers, Secretary
Gary Walker, CPA, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
James (Jim) Warner Development Committee Chair
Scott Daneman Real Estate Committee Chair
Lorie Blair Governance Chair
Rev. Mike Baughman
Quodesia Johnson
Elaine Taylor
Carol Donovan
Senada Rustic
Karen Brooks
Kymberlaine Banks
ABOUT THE CAST
SHANTHANY WILKERSON (MelJackson)Shanthany Wilkerson is a Dallas Artist from Cedar Hill, TX. She’s always been interested in the performing arts. In the seventh grade, she started taking theatre because her choir teacher said it would be good for her. The rest was history! Her musical theatre debut was Into the Woods in her freshman year of high school. Then, choral concerts, UILs, spring and fall plays, and showcases were all she was about. After graduating high school in 2020, she attended KD Conservatory. Then, graduating in 2022, she went to start working with Prism Movement Theatre on works such as La Maupin and Circe: The Song of Benedito. She is so excited and grateful to be a part of BATC for the first time and bringing this impactful show to life!
MONICA JONES (GraceKennedy)is an actor and student originally from the Bronx. Her most recent BATC credits include The Sum of Us: One-Act Festival (directed by Becki McDonald) and Black Nativity (directed by Zetra Goodlow and Albert Wash II). Monica is an SMU Meadows alum who’s excited to be returning to the BATC family. When not on stage, Monica enjoys making soap and other plant-based skincare products, as well as teaching others to do the same.
CLAIRE FOUNTAIN (Courtney/Jamie)is an actor, playwright, and intimacy director based in Dallas. Recent acting credits include Young Wife and others in Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper at Echo Theatre, Issues in A Light In Dark Places, and Sophie in a staged reading of her original play, Stressor, at Sundown Collaborative Theatre. She holds a BFA in acting from The University of Oklahoma. She wants to thank everyone involved in telling this incredibly important story and her mom for always believing in her.
ABOUT THE CAST (CONT.)
TAYLA UNDERWOOD (KeishaHarrington)is thrilled to be making her Bishop Arts Theatre Center debut. She is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University, and some of her favorite credits include Benita in A Cool Drink A Water, Actor 1 in Bootycandy!, Ama in School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play, and Oya (swing) in In the Red and Brown Water. Tayla was most recently seen in Chicken and Biscuits at Theatre Arlington, and as the Development Associate at Theatre Three (T3), she is planting her roots in the Dallas arts community. Tayla would like to give special thanks to her Sloan family and Underwood family for their continuous love and support.
VICTORIA ENGLAND
(NoraKaas)is a recent UNT graduate with her Bachelor's of Arts in Theatre Studies. During her time at UNT, she had the opportunity to act in a variety of scenes, short films, and plays, with her most recent work being the roles of Tamsen Donner in The Donner Party and Engineer in Elephant's Graveyard. Victoria hopes to continue to work on projects throughout the DFW area and eventually pursue her master's degree in acting.
ALLI
CRABTREE (ElenaPetruschenkov)is thrilled to be a part of Jet Fuel! She is a recent graduate of the musical theatre program at UTA. Alli is a multifaceted director, performer, and educator and has worked at various theatres in DFW such as The Firehouse Theatre and Theatre Arlington. Some of her favorite performance credits include Alice Murphy in Bright Star (UTA) and Fraulein Kost in Cabaret (UTA). She would like to thank her family, friends, and mentors for their constant love and support. 1 Peter 4:10. allicrabtree.com @alli.crabs
ABOUT THE CAST (CONT.)
TANASHA FRIAR (JoMekki/Leslie)is a native Texan, and has also lived in LosAngeles, CA. She has performed for a number of years on stage, in film, voice-overs, industrials, commercials, and print work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in BusinessAdministration, a Licensed Massage Therapist and is the business owner of Tone Therapy, LLC. Afew of Tanasha’s more recent works include: principle in first episode of a new horror series Black Clown; a performance with the Dallas Children’s Theater as part of their virtual series in #Matter; a cameo on the second season of #WASHED onAmazon Prime; Peter the Series on Youtube.com; the short film, Illegal, which was selected at the International Social Change Film Festival. She has also performed with the Theater of North Texas in A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche Dubois), L.I.P. Service Productions in Fool For Love (May), and at Water Tower Theater, Silent Screams, in which she Co-Produced about domestic and sexual abuse.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
AMY EVANS (Playwright)is a writer and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Her plays include The Champion (TheatreSquared), Achidi J’s Final Hours (Finborough Theatre), Many Men’s Wife (Tricycle Theatre), The Next Question (HB Playwrights Foundation), The Big Nickel (Soho Theatre), The Most Unsatisfied Town (English Theatre Berlin International PerformingArts Center), and English-Free Zone (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture).A recipient of a 2019 NYFA/NYSCAFellowship in Playwriting, Amy is an alumna of Hedgebrook Women Writers’Residency, BRICLab PerformingArts Residency (2008 and 2015), 651Arts’Artist Development Initiative, Berlin Kulturlabor Institute for Cultural Inquiry, Willapa BayAiR Artists’Residency, Quest University Writers’Conference, and Interstate 73 Playwrights’Group. She has written for Shelterforce Magazine, and her plays and poetry have appeared in anthologies and academic publications in Germany and in the UK. Current projects include The Goat, commissioned by Audible Emerging Playwrights initiative; Jet Fuel, an original play about sex, gender, and the construct of “fairness” in elite sports, inspired by the story of Olympic sprinter Caster Semenya; and a memoir, Protocol, an excerpt of which was joint winner of the 2020 Thornwillow Patron’s Prize. Amy holds an MAin TheatreArts from Goldsmiths College, University of London.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM
TIANA KAYE BLAIR (Director)is a director, actor, educator, and culture worker based in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Her directing credits include: Spell #7, Dutchman, Mlima’s Tale, Libra Season, Working: A Musical, Hurt Village, Rage, Trouble In Mind, and No Child. Some of her acting credits include: penny candy, Steel Magnolias, In The Heights, The Great Society, Hair, and The Mountaintop. Blair is also a member of Progress Theatre, an international touring ensemble committed to using art to encourage social consciousness, cross-community dialogue and cultural awareness amongst audiences diverse in race, age, and spiritual background.
She is a Professor of Practice ofActing and Movement at Southern Methodist University where she teaches a Methodology called SoulWork SoulWork is a comprehensive theater making methodology and pedagogy based in generations-oldAfricanAmerican performance traditions and aesthetics, and is developed by Dr. Cristal Chanelle Truscott. This ensemble based method engages the artist’s cultural knowledge of self and community in efforts to inspire social consciousness with respect to artistic practice, performance, and curricula. Blair holds a Bachelors ofArts in Theater from Prairie ViewA&M University and a Masters of FineArts inActing from Southern Methodist University. Progresstheatre.com | www.soulworkmethod.com
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM (CONT.)
ALBERT LEWIS WASH II (AssociateProducer)currently serves as theAssociate Artistic Producer at BishopArts Theatre Center. He holds a degree in Theatre Performance and Practice from Point Park University Conservatory for the PerformingArts School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His recent directing credits include Express (Short Film), Weenies in the Moonlight (Short Film), as well as Black Nativity 2021 and 2023.
CARTER WALLACE (StageManager/LightBoardOperator)is a seasoned theater professional driven by a genuine passion for expanding our understanding of the human experience and exploring our connections to each other. With over a decade dedicated to the craft, his work spans comedy, naturalism, and drama. His passion for theater began in high school and has grown those early planted seeds exponentially. Carter received a Bachelor of FineArts in Theatre from Midwestern State University with an emphasis in Theatre Tech & Design. In 2015, he started working at Backdoor Theatre and served as theirArtistic/Technical Director until November 2023. While at Backdoor Theatre, his visions produced the six highest-grossing and most attended musicals and plays produced in the organization’s 52 year history. Carter has worked on over 50 productions wearing many hats, but his true passion lies in directing and stage management. He is excited to inspire the next generation of theater artists and help create a new generation of arts enthusiasts.
CAROLINE HODGE (LightingDesigner)is a Dallas based programmer and designer who is delighted to be making her design debut with Bishop Arts Theatre Center. Favorite credits include Every Brilliant Thing with the Dallas Theater Center, The Perspectives Project with Pegasus Contemporary Ballet, Mini Movement Fest (‘23 and ‘24) and Seeds (‘23 and ‘24) with Agora Artists, and The Persians at Undermain Theatre. Caroline would like to thank her family and her colleagues for their support. See more of her work at CEHodgeLighting.com
RODNEY DOBBS (ScenicDesigner)is pleased to be back at BishopArts Theatre Center working on this challenging and exciting play. Previously here, he designed Ruined, In the Tall Grass, The Face of Emmet Till and three productions of Black Nativity. Rodney co-founded the Pocket Sandwich Theatre in Dallas with Joe Dickinson in 1980 and retired from there in 2021 asArtistic Director and Resident Set Designer. He has directed and designed for numerous area theatres and taught Technical Theatre at both High School and College levels. Recent sets elsewhere include Singing in the Rain for Garland Summer Musicals, Six Degrees of Separation for Theatre Frisco, and How the Other Half Loves which he also directed, for the Garage Door Theatre in Pilot Point
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM (CONT.)
CLAUDIA MARTINEZ (SoundDesigner)is a Sound Designer based in Dallas Texas. Recent works include: The Little Mermaid, Dallas Theatre Center; Pirates of Penzance, Theatre Three; Prisontown, Savannah Repertory Theatre; Native Gardens, Stage Door Theatre; Deathtrap, Theatre Three; A Tell Tale Heart, Pittsburgh Public Theater; I Wanna F*cking Tear You Apart, Stage West; Steel Magnolias, Pittsburgh Public Theater; Trouble In Mind, Dallas Theater Center, Hamlet, Shakespeare Dallas, Stede Bonnet: A F*cking Pirate Musical, Theatre Three. Much love toAustin and Georgia. @claud_jenkinsmartinez
SUZI CRANFORD (CostumeDesigner)TFM Productions Dream Girls, Uptown Players Down South, Kids of the Spider Woman (2003 & 2013,) A Men Of No Importance, The Who's Tommy, Pageant (2004 & 2014), Aida (2006 & 2016,) The Valley of the Dolls, The Wild Party, Die Mommie Die!, Bare, Bent, Breathe, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Forbidden Broadway, Closer to Heaven, The Temperamentals, The Facts of Life, Thank you for Being a Friend, The Divine Sister, Songs for a New World, The Boy from Oz, The Nance, End of the Rainbow, The Normal Heart, Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike, Angels in America (parts I and II,) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Legend of Georgia McBride, The Cake, The View Upstairs, Yellow, A Very Sordid Wedding, When Pigs Fly, Fun Home, Torch Sing, Silver Foxes, Chicken and Biscuits, Jada Bells, Fire and Air., adaptation The Prom, Bishop Arts Theatre Center Fannie, the Life and Music of Fannie Lou Hamer
NATALIE ROSE MABRY (ProjectionDesigner) is a Trans-Queer Scenic & Projections
Designer Based Out Of Pittsburgh. They are the Chosky Resident Designer and TeachingArtist at the University of Pittsburgh. Natalie Is The Recipient Of The 2024 KCACTFAward for Outstanding Projection Design for the Production ≈ [ALMOST EQUALTO] at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Additionally they’ve been awarded the Bill and Gene Eckhart Award For Excellence In Stage DesignAnd, The Taubman Scholarship For Excellence In Stage Design.
Natalie has Most Recently designed Scenery for Willy Wonka & Seussical at Gulfshore Playhouse , Projections for 12th Night & Romeo & Juliet at the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival and both Scenic & Video for Jersey Boys at Flatrock Playhouse. They have also designed Video for a brand new musical The Perfect Mate at the Pittsburgh CLO and A Christmas Story at the Pittsburgh Public Theatre, the Scenery and Projections for The Rocky Horror Show at the Dallas Theatre Center and Projections for two Off The Wall productions, #UglyCry and When Jesus Divorced Me which transferred to Off-Off Broadway’s Chain Theatre.
Natalie IsATrans-Queer Designer Focusing On Stories ForANewAnd ModernAudienceAnd Making Space and Creating Visibility For Trans/queer Designers.
You can find them via: Website: natalierosemabry.art IG: @nrmabryartistry
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM (CONT.)
CAMRON WARE (ProjectionCoordinator)is an artist and story-teller, who does that through Video projection mapping! He has been doing it for almost 15 years and has worked on theatre productions such as Frozen, FreakyFriday, and Great Gatsby to name a few. Outside of the theatre world, the pair has had a variety of clients such as Dallas ISD, Michelob, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Ed Sheeran. Camron most recently worked with BishopArts Theatre Center on Fannie: The Music & Life of Fannie Lou Hamer.
BRIAN DO(Sound&ProjectionOperator)is an up-and-coming lighting and sound designer based in DFW. Recently, they were sound designer and board op on Artemesia, Water by the Spoonful, and Tartuffe at Circle Theatre. They recently received their BFAin Theatre Design and Technology from Baylor University. They are excited to be working with BishopArts Theatre Center for the first time. www.briandodesigns.com
DAVID JARZEN (DialectCoach)is an actor, singer, teaching artist, and advocate. David is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork and training to be a Designated Linklater Teacher. David isAssociate Tutor in Voice at the London Academy of Music and DramaticArt (LAMDA) and is thrilled to have taught at many leading drama schools across London including Mountview, East 15, Rose Bruford, CollectiveActing Studio, and Central. David supports actors and productions around London and is a proud part of the Voice Team at Matilda the Musical currently playing at the Cambridge Theatre on the West End. David is a proud member of the Voice and Speech TrainersAssociation where he is a member of the Junior Board.
Dallas Children’s Theatre
WELCOME TO OUR 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Dear Esteemed Audience,
Welcome to the world premiere of Jet Fuel by the extraordinarily talented Amy Evans. We are beyond excited to share this electrifying new play with you, one that promises to challenge, inspire, and captivate.
Jet Fuel is a bold exploration of ambition, identity, and the burning desire to break free from the constraints that life imposes on us. Through its vivid characters and gripping narrative, the play delves into the intricacies of human relationships, the cost of pursuing our deepest dreams, and the internal conflicts we face along the way. It’s a story that speaks to the very heart of what it means to be alive, to strive, and to soar.
As you settle into your seats, know that this production is the result of countless hours of collaboration, creativity, and passion from our entire team. From the actors on stage to the designers behind the scenes, each person involved has poured their soul into bringing Amy Evans' vision to life. We are proud to present a work that not only entertains but also provokes thought and dialogue long after the final curtain falls.
Your presence here tonight is vital to the magic of live theatre. We believe that the exchange between the actors and the audience creates something truly unique an energy that cannot be replicated. We are honored that you have chosen to spend your evening with us, and we hope that Jet Fuel ignites your imagination and leaves you with a lasting impression.
Thank you for being a part of this unforgettable journey. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
With warm regards,
Teresa Coleman Wash (she/her/y’all) Founder and Executive Artistic Director
TERESA COLEMAN WASH (ExecutiveArtisticDirector)is a producer and thought leader on bias and racism in theAmerican Theatre. Several of her essays have been published in the Dallas Morning News and Howlround Theatre Commons. She is the founder of BishopArts Theatre Center, and she holds an MAin Arts Management from Goucher College and a BS in BusinessAdministration from Albany State University. Wash is a National Arts Strategies fellow who studied at Harvard Business School. She is the 2019 recipient of the Theater Communications Group’s Peter Zeisler MemorialAward for artistic integrity and ingenuity. In 2018, she received the National Guild for CommunityArts Education’s MilestoneAward and the Business Council for theArts ObeliskAward in the category of Visionary Nonprofit Arts Leader. Mrs. Wash has also earned several Irma P. HallAwards, including the 2020 Irma P. Hall Theatrical Excellence Medal. She is the current recipient of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce’s Quest for SuccessAward and Broadway Dallas’Leah and Jerome Fullinwider Award. Teresa was elected to the Dramatists Guild of America Council in 2017, representing the Southern region, where she also served on the steering committee. Teresa is also a key collaborative leader in the local and national arts advocacy community and has long served on the steering committee of DACAC, the DallasArea Cultural Advocacy Coalition, and the planning committee for the Professional Nonprofit Theatre Coalition.
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PETER WHITE & VINCENT INGALA
A WORD FROM OUR PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE
Dear Friends,
Spoiler: I’m going to ask for a donation, but before I do, I want to share something important with you.
Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to achieve quite a bit winning awards, landing prestigious artist residencies, and having my plays produced across the country. I’ve had the opportunity to work as a television writer for Netflix, Amazon, and Sony, and to develop my work in cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, but I know that none of it happened in isolation.
There’s no such thing as a singular talent who succeeds entirely on their own. Success requires a community a network of people who believe in you, who sacrifice for you, who cheer you on and support you every step of the way. At the heart of any artist’s journey is a community that nurtures and uplifts them. For me, that community has been the Bishop Arts Theatre Center.
Before the accolades, before Hollywood, before the awards, there was the Bishop Arts Theatre Center, believing in me when I was just a struggling artist. They were the first to encourage me, to give me a platform for my wildest ideas in theatre. Outside of my family, no place has been more instrumental to my success than BATC. For nearly a decade, this familia, led by Teresa Coleman Wash, has championed my work, encouraged me to pursue my dreams, and celebrated my successes as if they were their own. They welcomed me with open arms, broadened my horizons, and helped me become the artist I am today.
This is where I ask for your help. I’m asking you to support my community by donating to the Bishop Arts Theatre Center. We’re seeing theatres close their doors, communities lose vital resources, and artists left without a home. I often wonder where I would be without BATC. Would I have achieved the same success? Would I even have a fraction of what I have today? The answer is no.
For the last thirty years, BATC has been a home to artists, a pillar of the community that uplifts people of all backgrounds, ages, and perspectives. They gave me the opportunity to change my life, and now, more than ever, we need institutions like BATC to continue their critically important work. Your support ensures that someone like me someone who came from trailer parks and basements might have a chance. This isn’t just about supporting a theatre; it’s an investment in a better tomorrow, a vote of confidence in the South Dallas community, and a chance for a child to dream.
The myth of the solitary artist achieving greatness alone is just that a myth. But the truth of a community coming together to uplift one of its own is a reality we can all believe in. Thank you for being part of this amazing journey. Thank you for being my community. And thank you for your continued support.
Con amor, Franky D. Gonzalez
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