Carol Mayo Jenkins, a veteran actress who has starred on Broadway and is remembered as English teacher Elizabeth Sherwood in the award-winning television series Fame, returns to Petaluma to star the upcoming Cinnabar Theater production of Collected Stories.
Elizabeth Craven directs the play which also features professional San Francisco Bay Area actress Anna Bullard. Collected Stories opens May 22 and continues with performances through June 13.Collected Stories, by Donald Margulies, follows the six year relationship between a brilliant, but aging short story writer and her young ambitious protégée in this play reminiscent of the 1950 film classic All About Eve. Funny, smart, intense and thought provoking this play explores privacy rights and loyalty against the backdrop of the current tell-all media environment.Ms. Jenkins appeared at the Cinnabar Theater in 2007 in Enchanted April and directed the company’s critically acclaimed production of Privates Lives in 2008.Ms. Jenkins has worked often at San Jose Rep, Seattle Rep, The Globe Theatre in San Diego and Porchlight Theatre Company in Marin County.She began her career with the opening of The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. During her four seasons with A.C.T. her roles included Abigail in The Crucible, Judith in The Devil’s Disciple, Olivia in Twelfth Night, and Jocasta in Oedipus Rex.Photos by Eric Chazankin
Carol Mayo Jenkins and Anna Bullard
Carol Mayo Jenkins and Anna Bullard
Carol Mayo Jenkins and Anna Bullard
Carol Mayo Jenkins and Anna Bullard
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