How Shakespeare Saved My Life, Folger Theatre
Jacob Ming-Trent has been building a presence on DC stages in the last few years, from a first appearance in the Folger's Midsummer Night's Dream during its run at the National Building Museum in 2022, and then just recently at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Jocelyn Bioh's adaptation of Merry Wives . In the Folger's production of his How Shakespeare Saved My Life, Ming-Trent is telling his own story and using his own formidable stage presence to hold the stage with a solo performance. He's helped along the way by several things. Under Tony Taccone's direction, Ming-Trent's depiction of numerous other characters are excellently well drawn and distinct, with vocal and physical mannerisms that keep a much needed clarity for the audience. Alexander V. Nichols' projection design also does spectacular work filling out the world on Takeshi Kata's simple set of sliding screens and a single, beautifully painted bench. Jacob Ming-Trent in Folger Theatre...
