Meet Jamie Knox! She is one of the playwrights of our next production, Wandering With Magnetic: something i cared about which follows the story of Alyx and Dru, as it unfolds throughout their lives, performed along the Reed Creek Greenway.
Audiences will walk the trail and see scenes of the same couple, played by a different pair of actors in each scene. We reached out to Jamie to tell us a bit about herself and about what her experience has been like during this production.
1. What is one thing you’d be willing to give up for someone else?
I don't know. That involves a conversation.
2. What makes this experience special for you?
Working with Jason Phillips and Travis Lowe has been great. They are both friends and theatre practitioners that I highly respect.
3. How did you get into theatre?
A traveling theatre company held auditions in my hometown for Pinnochio. I was 9.
4. How is working with The Magnetic different from working with other theatres?
They consider my work with open minds and arms.
5. Do you have any upcoming projects that we should check out?
I'll be playing Cordelia in Storm Still, Karen in August: Osage County, and will be filming a play I co-wrote with George Awad this year. Check my website jknoxcreative.com.
Biography
Jamie Knox juggles writing plays with running a yoga business and wrangling a toddler. She’s a regular performer around town and will return to acting and directing after the world returns to normal (?). Past lives include playing Britany Spears for a comedy show as well as popping out of magician’s boxes and getting sawed in half, walk on film roles, improv comedy, and living in Hollywood, studying theatre with all the nerd she had in her-resulting in a Master’s degree in Theatre History, and teaching college and high school. Her plays have been read, workshopped, and produced, and her play The Education of Ted Harris won audience pick of 2019 for Mountain XPress. She is honored to co-write this beautiful piece with the equally beautiful Travis Lowe and Jason Phillips. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina with one husband, one dog, and one daughter.
Wandering With Magnetic: something i cared about shows February 27th-March 14th with staggered showings on Saturdays and Sundays. Grab your tickets here: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=121100