{"id":4397,"date":"2015-02-12T06:35:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T11:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4397"},"modified":"2022-10-17T08:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T12:30:25","slug":"jolly-abraham-about-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4397","title":{"rendered":"Jolly Abraham: About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a title=\"Jolly Abraham\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=4403\">listen to her interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular has-rounded-corners-4\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:52.52517%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Abraham-Jolly-695x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Abraham-Jolly-695x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Abraham-Jolly-695x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Abraham-Jolly-695x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Abraham-Jolly-695x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1737&#038;ssl=1 1737w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"6781\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=6781\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Abraham-Jolly-695x1024.jpeg\" data-width=\"1737\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Abraham-Jolly-695x1024.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:47.47483%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Picture-16-e1594667727494.png?strip=info&#038;w=421&#038;ssl=1 421w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"406\" data-id=\"6783\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=6783\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Picture-16-e1594667727494.png\" data-width=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Picture-16-e1594667727494.png?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Picture-1.png?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Picture-1.png?strip=info&#038;w=612&#038;ssl=1 612w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"402\" data-id=\"6782\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=6782\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Picture-1.png\" data-width=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Picture-1.png?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jolly Abraham is a company member of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pearltheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Pearl Theatre Company<\/a> in NYC since 2008. Favorites at Pearl include: Hamlet, No Exit, and The Bald Soprano. Broadway: Coram Boy and Bombay Dreams. Off-Broadway: Massacre, a new play by Jose Rivera at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rattlestick.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rattlestick<\/a>, Twelfth Night as Viola (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonnetrepertorytheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonnet Rep<\/a>), McReele (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.roundabouttheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roundabout<\/a>). Regional: this past fall critically acclaimed new play The Wolfe Twins by Rachel Bonds at The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiotheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Studio Theatre<\/a> in DC, Scorched (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilmatheater.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilma Theater<\/a>, Barrymore Nomination), Loves Labours Lost (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespearetheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Shakespeare Theatre DC<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSC<\/a>), and Pentecost (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoldglobe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old Globe<\/a>).<br>Three seasons at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lct.org\/explore\/directors-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln Center Directors Lab<\/a>. TV\/Web: \u201cWallflowers\u201d (webseries), \u201cUnforgettable,\u201d &#8220;Smash&#8221; \u201cLights Out,\u201d \u201cGossip Girl,\u201d \u201cSex and the City,\u201d \u201cEd,\u201d multiple \u201cLaw and Order: SVU\/CI,\u201d \u201dBedford Diaries,\u201d \u201cWhite Collar,\u201d \u201cSmash,\u201d and \u201cNurse Jackie.\u201d Film: upcoming \u201cA Walk Among the Tombstones\u201d with Liam Neeson, \u201cThe Adderall Diaries,\u201d \u201cStay,\u201d \u201cLoving Leah,\u201d and \u201cAfter You Left.\u201d Jolly has a BFA from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncsa.edu\/drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina School of the Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to her interview. Jolly Abraham is a company member of The Pearl Theatre Company in NYC since 2008. Favorites at Pearl include: Hamlet, No Exit, and The Bald Soprano. Broadway: Coram Boy and Bombay Dreams. Off-Broadway: Massacre, a new play by Jose Rivera at Rattlestick, Twelfth Night as Viola (Sonnet Rep),<\/p>\n <a href='https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4397' class='excerpt-more-append'>[...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4397","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Click here to listen to her interview. 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