| Jennifer Berry | ||||||
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| Jennifer Berry |
"...Big Pharma is an eloquent attack against not only a powerful industry but also upon the kind of conformist Stepford nation that America has become. Berry is passionate but never shrill, and although her anger seldom boils far beneath the surface, she maintains her poise and focus throughout the evening." -Steven Mikulan, LA Weekly
"...Jennifer Berry's mesmerizing view of the medical-industrial pharmaceutical industry's menacing hell, in her tour de force performance of 'Big Pharma'...is a sharp, insightful observation of the mammoth pharmaceutical conglomerates..." -Gerri Garner's Entertainment, American Radio Network, KCLA AM
"She's Captivating!" -Sandra Brooks-Dillard, The Denver Post
"Her Reservoir of Knowledge can add another dimension to the company." -Marc Shulgold, The Rocky Mountain News
"Berry is especially adept at the motivation of frequent flashbacks then connecting back..." -Patrick Dorn, The Daily Camera
"Berry's Big Pharma stands on its own as an engaging appeal concerning a serious sociopolitical issue." -Bob Bows, KUVO/89.3 FM
Jennifer Berry has been employed as a playwright, screenwriter, director, and
actor. "I could never choose just one form. I believe that if you are creative,
your artistic process takes on many disciplines." Berry often combines
a wide variety of artistic disciplines mixing movement, acting, dance, text,
scene design and lighting into one integrated piece that stands on its own.
Berry's work is a collage of creative contradictions. "I prefer to have
flexible categories where interpersonal interactions lead to political transformations."
All of her writing seeks to decode the definitions of the status quo.
(Please see the credits page for more on Jennifer's
writing work and commissions.)
Her directing work allows the visual pleasure in a Narrative Form. "I
believe that the body is our common denominator and the stage a place for its
pleasures and sorrows. "I like the way the body talks. As a director, I
want to take the audience on a journey into the interior of the body, merging
the organic with the abstract; structure with rhythm; and the meaning of gesture.
I find extreme contrasts more interesting! Transforming the flow of moments
into something, visual, textual, or musical."
(For a list of Jennifer's Directing credits, please see the credits
page.)
As a child, then into adulthood, Jennifer studied dance then acting, then playwriting, then directing followed. "I believe it was a natural progression. I danced before I could talk. I acted before I could write. I wrote before I could lead. And I began to direct when I understood all three of the forms."
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| Photo by Kristopher Boldt |
Berry's affinity for all those artistic disciplines, plus her love of visual art (her mixed media collages have been shown at The Crucible Street Gallery in San Francisco) made her an ideal candidate to direct Opera. Since 2001 she has been in constant collaboration with The Colorado Opera Troupe and serves as Resident Stage Director.
"For me the process is the reward! I like calling myself a crossover artist because I keep crossing over and then crossing back. The creative journey and the bumps in the road are what inspire me!"
Contact me at: Jenniferberry1@mac.com