Directing
MY GENERAL TUBMAN
by Lorene Carey
Arden Theatre Company
“Director James Ijames expertly limns the past and the present… The Arden has thrown its considerable resources behind this work, and no nascent playwright could ask for a more finely wrought first production.” Cameron Kelsall for Broad Street Review
Photo by Ashley Smith
Photo by Ashley Smith
Gem of the Ocean
by August Wilson
Arden Theatre Company
“The Arden’s production, under James Ijames’ strong direction, is wildly theatrical and deeply emotional and not to be missed.” Toby Zinman for Philadelphia Inquirer
The Gospel according to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and the Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord
by Scott Carter
Lantern Theatre Company
“Lantern Theater's production, directed with plenty of style by James Ijames, makes a theology debate – not the usual topic for a comedy – both entertaining and intriguing. You'll laugh and you'll ponder.” Toby Zinman for Philadelphia Inquirer
Photo by Mark Garvin
Pretty Fire
by Charlayne Woodard
Theatre Horizon
“Despite the darker moments, James iJames direction amplifies Simpson's ebullience, having her evoke each narrative fragment with the giddy imagination of a schoolgirl.” Jim Rutter for Philadelphia Inquirer