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ShakesBar: Much Ado About Nothing with Lucky Panda Presents

Jennifer performed as Friar Frances in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Lucky Panda Presents brings storytellers together, gives the actors one rehearsal, and then puts them in front of the audience to bring the story to life with ‘great imagination and vitality’ - in a bar! Lucky Panda Presents makes radical, classical, free theater in Seattle.

Check out www.luckypandapresents.org for more information about the company and events!

ShakesBar: Much Ado took place May 12th at Solo Bar in Seattle, WA

Photos: Giao Nguyen

48 Hour Film Project 2024 - ON THE RECORD

Short film On The Record nominations & wins in Best of Seattle Awards

Jennifer was cast as ‘Jen’ in ON THE RECORD, a short comedy-whodunnit created for the 48 Hour Film Project. Produced by Not Like Other Girls Productions, directed by Nolan Anderson, written by Kate Watters, Nolan Anderson, and Ben Wade.

Written, filmed, edited, scored, and rendered in 48 hours, On The Record was nominated for Best Acting Ensemble, and was awarded Best Use of Character, and Best Film (4th Place - Honorable Mention) of 2024.

For more info about the 48 Hour Film Project visit their website.

BTS Shot of the set of On The Record. Director of Photography Jama Abdirahman. Pictured: Cedric Jonathan, Ethan Berkley, Jennifer Ewing, Joshua Hunter

A Christmas Carol at ACT Seattle

Jennifer’s debut at A Contemporary Theatre in their production of A Christmas Carol directed by R. Hamilton Wright, adapted from Charles Dickens’ classic novel

Jennifer understudied five actors and 12 roles in the 2023 production of A Christmas Carol, including Mrs Fezziwig, Belle, Mrs Cratchit, Ghost of Christmas Past, and Mrs Dilber. Jennifer was tasked with going on as Mrs Dilber and Mrs Fezziwig for the closing weekend of the production, for a total of six performances, making her ACT acting debut.

Hometown Boy, Seattle Public Theater

Jennifer’s Seattle Public Theater debut as ‘Sam’ in the West Coast Premiere of Keiko Green’s Hometown Boy, directed by Annie Lareau.

Jennifer Ewing as Sam
Photo: John Ulman

“There’s something about watching someone stand defiantly straight, methodically frosting a cake, while everything around them crumbles. The frosting, so neat, so well-placed, so logical. Predictable. Carefully controlled.

The rest of the world, not so much.

It’s[...] potent here in Keiko Green’s Hometown Boy, a play that’s not obviously about a cake at all. But that memorable scene serves as both crux and metaphor for everything else going on as its central characters’ pasts and present collide.”
— Chase Anderson, NWTheatre

Pictured: Jennifer Ewing as Sam, Michael Wu as James
Photos: John Ulman

“[W]e are confronted about who society allows to make mistakes, and how one moment can destroy one family yet leave another seemingly unscathed. But, because people are complicated, we see that all parties are wounded. This is a production where no one becomes “the winner;” we are forced to grapple with layers of trauma and the question of what it means to be American, and how important it is to have a home.”
— Mike Davis & Kim Malcom, KUOW
“The...cast makes this web of characters bold and identifiable ... Jennifer Ewing and Tim Hyland each pull off a likable, put-together surface, and each weighted with a desperate determination to keep it that way.”
— Chase Anderson, NWTheatre
“From thought-provoking racial and familial scenarios to hilarious, shocking, and gut-wrenchingly sad scenes, “Hometown Boy” is a must-watch.”
— Ava Mitchell, The Daily

Photo by John Ullman - Jennifer Ewing as Sam, Mike Wu as James

“Hometown Boy at SPT rocked my gosh dang WORLD this evening. This production is very well done - the cast is legit stunner. Every single one of these actors had me fully engaged the entire time. Brilliant performances across the board, and this is not a story you’ve seen done before. When intermission hit, I didn’t even want a break. Excellent, excellent, excellent work to all involved. Go see it.”
— Audience Response