Versatile Playwright

R. Eugene Jackson, who has written ten plays for Eldridge including the most recent Till Beth Do Us Part, is also an actor in his spare time. You’ll soon be able to see him in the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” as the (non-speaking) milkman. It stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Gene’s also played the part of the bookstore owner in “A Perfect Day,” a made-for-TV movie with Rob Lowe shown on TNT last Christmas time. You may also have seen him in a Kleenex commercial, the one with a blue sofa on a city street (in New Orleans’ French Quarter) from which people are interviewed. He says, “There is no question that, for me, playwriting has aided in my acting, and acting has helped me learn more about character development. They are mutually beneficial--and mutually fun!” He now has an agent and is auditioning for bigger roles. Congrats, Gene.