Jackie

Solo Show · brian eckert · Ages 13+ · United States of America

one person show
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Review by MITCHELL GLASER

June 09, 2023 certified reviewer
tagged as: snarky · EyeOpening · Fashionable · breathless

What I liked

The clothes and mannequins aesthetic worked really well, and the writing was quite good. Got a really different picture of Jackie O. than I had ever had before. There was some really shocking spilled tea that I won’t be forgetting any time soon.

What I didn't like

The solo performance was quite good, but breathless: nearly non-stop, in fact, even in spots where the character seems to be reconsidering something she had said moments before. Use a dramatic pause, please, to catch your breath and let the audience catch theirs! To be fair, this would probably require cutting some of the material to make room, but is a perfect example of where a little less might be so much more.

My overall impression

A fascinating effort in examining a famous person through their most notable characteristic, and revealing tons of other stuff about them in the process.

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