Three figures are seen onstage. A young white woman with long brown hair is seated at the left, wearing vaguely medieval clothing and holding a long wooden pole in both hands. She is smiling. Seated next to her toward the right of the photo is a young Black woman in similar garb, who looks alarmed. In front of her is a person wearing a mask like a dragon or unicorn, holding a cane and also wearing glittery sleeves. The floor underneath is filled with patches of bright color, and there is a glittery wall hanging in the background.

Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!, written by Sonia Goldberg and directed by Jamal Howard, is full of plot twists which weave in and out of schoolyard and fantasy. Addressing difficult social scenarios that kids encounter, it opens with a plucky Jordan (Christabel Donkor) and her majestic bestie Mahari (Joolz Stroop) on the playground. Relations […]

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