University of Hawaii at Manoa
September 2010
Over 700 children were able to attended the performance. We incorporated puppetry as well as found objects as a way to help students explore creativity. As part of this production, I conducted post-show activities with one of the schools to help deepen their understanding of the play.
Haymarket Theatre
February, 2016
This opening production for the 2016 season was intended to not sell particularly well, but throuh word of mouth, this edgy production sold out houses. This highly creative performance featured Bunraku style puppetry and solid performances by all actors
Haymarket Theatre
April 2015
Written in the style of "a fairy tale for adults" this play was originally written as a reaction to the AIDS epidemic. It also served as a timely reflection to the public fear of the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015.
Vermillion Community Theatre
Summer 2012
This play had over 100 actors including 30 orphan children. I had a great experience working with an amazing community organization which developed my skills to communicate with many different people on a large scale.
Vermillion Community Theatre
Summer 2013
With over 100 actors and material by a local playwright, this production proved the ability to create community theatre with the focus on community.
University of Sioux Falls
February 2014
With a small yet talented and highly invested cast, this play gave us a lot of material to work with. The subject matter challenged students and lead to many interesting discussions at a religious university.
Haymarket Theatre
November 2014
With a large and talented cast, this production was my debut at the Haymarket Theatre.
Haymarket Theatre
November 2015
The final MainStage performance for 2015 at The Haymarket Theatre was a great success and was the highest grossing production at the theatre in 3 years.
Haymarket Theatre
February 2015
"...what makes “Almost, Maine" really stand out is its reality checks on real life. And the actor pairs in the Haymarket Theatre production express splendid interpretations of this.
Kudos to director Luke, her crew and the actors for one of the best productions in Lincoln this season."
-Lincoln Journal Star
Copyright © Jen Luke. All rights reserved.