FringeHIGH Artist Profile: Jenni Wolfson, Playwright/Performer
Meet Jenni Wolfson
Jenni Wolfson, human rights activist, playwright and performer, is showcasing RASH at Fringe 2010. A one-woman play, RASH follows the story of a Scottish UN human rights worker living in post-genocide Rwanda.
The Stats
What’s next on your Netflix queue?
My Kid Could Paint That about a 4 year old artist.
What’s playing on your iPod right now?
Citizen Cope by Citizen Cope. I dare you not to want to start swaying.
Last good book you read was…
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Favorite restaurant in the city?
The Smoke Joint in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
All-time, hands-down favorite piece of theater?
The Exonerated about death row
Why Jenni Loves the Fringe and the Arts
What’s the best thing about the Fringe Festival?
The variety of innovative performance pieces
What’s the #1 reason people should come see your show?
It will inspire you and it’s a true story.
Do you have any opening-night rituals?
I listen to the song Mdlewembe by Zola from the film Tsotsi because it gets me energized
What are the craziest performance conditions you’ve had to work under?
My flight was canceled to Boston because of snow, so I had to jump on a train, and I got to Harvard University where I was performing 5 minutes before my show was due to begin and the tech team had to run it without a rehearsal.
How did you get involved with the arts?
Initially as an escape from my intense day job at the United Nations doing human rights and humanitarian work.
Learn more at the FringeHIGH web page and buy your tickets to Rash today!
