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Over the past [mumble] decades, Jennifer has acted, directed, costumed, designed sets, posters, and programs, and generally theatrically meddled on several continents. She has made a specialty of playing old bats — no, make that “mature, empowered women” — including Lady Bracknell in
Importance of Being Earnest (twice); Mama Rose in
Gypsy and the Wicked Stepmother in
Cinderella at Montgomery Playhouse; Dolly in
Hello, Dolly! and Carlotta in
Follies in Switzerland; and Golde in
Fiddler on the Roof and Mrs. Higgins in
My Fair Lady in London. (Being the only American in a cast of 40, playing the woman who taught Henry Higgins to speak, was nerve-racking until a fellow actor said, “You know, it’s quite odd — when you’re on stage you haven’t an accent at all.”) She has no idea why she keeps getting cast as these imposing matriarchs; she is quite easygoing. Really. But Jennifer also indulges her lust for power by directing shows including
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and
Follies. Most recently, she directed, costumed, and designed and painted the set for Rockville Little Theatre’s
She Stoops to Conquer, for which she won the WATCH Award for Outstanding Set Painting. In real life, she is a speechwriter and editor, and tutors learning-challenged kids for standardized tests and application essays.
