The Radiant Desire of Jomama Jones

Jones, Daniel Alexander; Glassman, Matthew

doi:10.1162/DRAM_a_00405

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The Radiant Desire of Jomama Jones

Daniel Alexander Jones,

Daniel Alexander Jones

Daniel Alexander Jones is a performer, playwright, and Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Visual Arts at Fordham University. His alter ego Jomama Jones, is the star of the show Radiate, created in collaboration with Dr. Bobby Halvorson and winner of the 2014 Austin Critics’ Table Award for best touring production. He is a recipient of the prestigious Alpert Award in the Arts and has received support from Creative Capital, the MAP Fund, the Jerome Foundation, the Howard Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation. In 2014, he was named a Hume Fellow in the Arts at Occidental College in Los Angeles. [email protected]

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Matthew Glassman

Matthew Glassman is a Core Actor in the Double Edge ensemble as well as Executive Director of the Farm - International Center for Training, Collaboration and Exchange, which hosts educational programs for emerging artists, indoor and outdoor performances, community events, and international artistic exchange. He is a lead actor in The Grand Parade (of the 20th century), which premiered at Arena Stage in 2013. He serves on the board of the Network of Ensemble Theaters as well as the Howlround National Steering Committee and co-leads the National Rural Arts & Culture Working Group. [email protected]

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Daniel Alexander Jones

Daniel Alexander Jones is a performer, playwright, and Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Visual Arts at Fordham University. His alter ego Jomama Jones, is the star of the show Radiate, created in collaboration with Dr. Bobby Halvorson and winner of the 2014 Austin Critics’ Table Award for best touring production. He is a recipient of the prestigious Alpert Award in the Arts and has received support from Creative Capital, the MAP Fund, the Jerome Foundation, the Howard Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation. In 2014, he was named a Hume Fellow in the Arts at Occidental College in Los Angeles. [email protected]

Matthew Glassman

Matthew Glassman is a Core Actor in the Double Edge ensemble as well as Executive Director of the Farm - International Center for Training, Collaboration and Exchange, which hosts educational programs for emerging artists, indoor and outdoor performances, community events, and international artistic exchange. He is a lead actor in The Grand Parade (of the 20th century), which premiered at Arena Stage in 2013. He serves on the board of the Network of Ensemble Theaters as well as the Howlround National Steering Committee and co-leads the National Rural Arts & Culture Working Group. [email protected]

Online ISSN: 1531-4715

Print ISSN: 1054-2043

2014

TDR/The Drama Review (2014) 58 (4 (224)): 129–135.

https://doi.org/10.1162/DRAM_a_00405

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Radiate, featuring the alter ego Jomama Jones, reveals a link to the tradition of radical love at the heart of black and queer theatre, and explores the many facets of desire.

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