| Antigone Written by: Sophocles Directed by: Harriet Spitzer-Picker Presented by: Henry Street Settlement: Abrons Arts Center "...Kudos to Russell Jordan as King Creon, whom the play keeps onstage for much of the action, and whose vocals never frayed...Russell Jordan was the crowd favorite at ruthless tyrant crippled by self doubt, Creon..." July 2007 Review by Yori Yanover |
| Sharing the Pie Written by: Kathleen Warnock Directed by: Peter Bloch Presented by: Emerging Artists Theatre "This was the dramatic highlight of the evening-a drunken Ken (Russell Jordan) is at a truck stop eating pie and coffee, when his ride arrives in the form of Junie (Sara Hatfield)...Terrific acting work from both Jordan and Hatfield." November 2008 Review by Duncan Pflaster |
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| Hell and High Water, or Lessons for When the Sky Falls Written by: Jamuna Yvette Sirker Directed by: Lorca Peress Presented by: MultiStages "Jamuna Yvette Sirker's new play, "Hell and High Water(, or Lessons for When the Sky Falls)," is a mix of theatrical realism and mythology that portrays the horrors of Hurricane Katrina as experienced by a group of New Orleans characters. The strength of this production is...in the broad and often amusing ensemble acting style. Russell Jordan [is] delightful as [Restaurant] Dave...who manage(s) a restaurant in the French Quarter." April 2010 Review by Frederick M. Winship, UPI --- ("Hell and High Water, or Lessons for When the Sky Falls") depicts life before and after...hurricane (Katrina). (Russell Jordan plays Restaurant Dave, half of) the humorous duo...who manage a restaurant in the French Quarter. One of the play's most hilarious moments comes when (he and his fellow "refugees" have to deal with a) dizzying bureaucracy...(and) an endless series of qualifications...to receive government aid. (Russell completes the cast to form) the perfect ensemble." April 2010 Review by Giovanni Palumbo, Show Business Weekly --- "When the second act begins, (Russell Jordan as Restaurant Dave and his fellow "refugees") have found shelter in a Texan refugee shelter. They watch in horror and worry about the friends and families who stayed behind. In one of the play's most dynamic scenes they argue with bureaucrats in order to receive monetary assistance from the government, but even then are refused the full amount." April 2010 Review by Nathaniel Kressen, nytheatre.com |
| Big Black Mexican Woman Written by: Albert Bonilla Directed by: Andrew Firda Presented by: Metropolitan Playhouse "Alberto Bonilla's "Big Black Mexican Woman" is a joy. Told with economy and comic brio, Bonillo delivers a neat package of welcome humor. Susan ([Teresa] Stephenson), a Jewish Long Island housewife ready for bed and sex, has been struck by lightning. She staggers on stage to be greeted by John, a bike-riding angel ([Russell] Jordan). Thus Susan encounters heaven, learning that she is not Jewish but actually African and Swedish; the records were mixed up in the 16th century. With John as her jolly guide, she finds that the play's title refers to Jesus. Both the attractive Stephenson and the talented Jordan play this original material to its zany hilt." June 2011 Review by Karl Levett, Backstage |
| Beirut Written by: Alan Bowne Directed by: The Zoppa Brothers Presented by: The Athena Theatre Company "[Russell] Jordan, in a small but effective scene, brings the creepy and sadistic guard to life and once he leaves stage, his lingering effect stays with them till the end." February 2011 Review by Mateo Moreno, Big Vision Empty Wallet |
