Psalmayene24 and Debbie Minter Jackson
Interviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson with Lorraine Treanor
Psalmeyene24 speaks with Debbie Minter Jackson after his performance of Free Jujube Brown. This out-of-Brooklyn, hip hop inspired actor tells how the play, originally commissioned as a two person piece by Jennifer Nelson of African Continuum Theatre, has grown into an acclaimed one man show. In a performance that is both funny and moving, Free Jujube Brown challenges its audiences who may think it’s all about the bling and the hip hop community itself to think again.
Click here to listen. (Podcast: 11.33 minutes)
The Musefire Production of Free Jujube Brown continues at DCAC (District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW), now thru Saturday, April 14th. Tickets are $20 and available online or by calling (202) 462-7833.
I have wanted to produce Psalm and his work ever since I saw the Hip Hop nightmares back at the National Black Theatre festival 9 years ago. He is an incredible writer and physical performer. (Edited at the request of the writer)
– A. Lorraine Robinson, Artistic Producing Director