NOW: Foley/Ensemble, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Nov 23-Dec 23, American Blues Theater )
"A major change in the cast is the inclusion of a new Foley artist J.G. Smith, who does an excellent job with the sound effects."
- Julia W. Rath, Around The Town Chicago
"American Blues ensemble member J.G. Smith, who’s appeared on stages all over Chicagoland, is spot-on this year as the Foley artist, providing a few of the background voices and all of the sound effects for the play."
- Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review
"A major change in the cast is the inclusion of a new Foley artist J.G. Smith, who does an excellent job with the sound effects."
- Julia W. Rath, Around The Town Chicago
"American Blues ensemble member J.G. Smith, who’s appeared on stages all over Chicagoland, is spot-on this year as the Foley artist, providing a few of the background voices and all of the sound effects for the play."
- Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review
At TriBeCa for KNIVES AND SKIN (Getty Images)
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J.G. Smith is an actor and performance artist.
She made her feature film debut in Jennifer Reeder's acclaimed Lynchian high school thriller Knives and Skin (2019), and has starred in commercial spots for Andre Champagnes and Cannabist. One of Chicagoland's leading stage actors, her favorite roles include Joan of Arc, Mercutio, Emily Brontë, Mary Shelley, Benedick, and Alice in Wonderland. She is a proud Ensemble Member with American Blues Theater. Her performance art has shown at NOLA's Hell Yes Film Festival, Williamsburg Circus, Chicago's Salonathon!, TransVisions' SOFT PALETTE virtual festival, and the Brooklyn-based art incubator Undiscovered Countries. Her darkly comedic variety hour MARYSHELLEYSHOW, which she devised and produced with longtime collaborator Barbara Begley, toured nationally and won an Audience Award at Chicago Fringe. J.G. graduated with honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and certified in Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. She is repped by Paonessa Talent Agency. AEA, SAG-AFTRA-eligible. She/her/hers. |
