Jamaican Plays

Run Di Track

Run Di Track, an Independent Actors Movement (IAM) production, opens this Friday (August 20) at the Dennis Scott Studio Theatre, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. In today’s Sunday Gleaner, Mel Cooke takes a look behind the scenes of this new production: ‘Run Di Track’ is the theatrical X-ray of a televised [...]

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Short Review – Jamaica, Farewell

Featured in today’s Sunday Observer newspaper: Written and performed by Jamaican-born Debra Ehrhardt, Jamaica, Farewell has been heralded as one of the best one-woman shows to hit the stage — so much so, that many eagerly anticipate its adaptation to film by Hollywood’s Rita Wilson. It was a full house at Pablo Hoilett’s Theatre Place [...]

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Oliver Samuels Interview

In today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper, Cecelia Campbell-Livingston talks with the legendary Oliver Samuels about roots theatre and making it in the biz. “The actor, who has appeared in at least 50 hit theatrical productions to date, including 13 LTM pantomimes, appearing alongside theatre icons, Louise Bennett-Coverly and Ranny Williams — Miss Lou and Mass Ran, [...]

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Jamaica Farewell Is Home

In today’s Gleaner newspaper, Mel Cooke takes a look at the one-woman show, Jamaica Farewell, which has finally made it to Jamaica for a five-day showing. Debra Ehrhardt’s 90-minute one woman autobiographical show ‘Jamaica, Farewell’ – in which she plays a quadruple handful of characters – is not exactly new … when it opens at [...]

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A Look At Debra Ehrhardt & ‘Jamaica, Farewell’

Today’s Sunday Observer newspaper carries a feature on actress/playwright Debra Ehrhardt and ‘Jamaica, Farewell‘, her latest effort. Jamaica, Farewell is Ehrhardt’s latest effort, based on her momentous move to America. According to the actress, the one-woman show is about 90 per cent true, with just a “likkle” embellishment. Critics have raved about the production, with [...]

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