Signature Theatre announces streaming dates for DANIEL J. WATTS' THE JAM: ONLY CHILD

Arlington’s Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and streaming dates for Tony Award nominee Daniel J. Watts’ The Jam: Only Child.

The second production in the Signature Features 2021 season streams from today until 7 May, and is the fifth in The Jam series, written and performed by Daniel J. Watts (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Hamilton) and featuring DJ Duggz.

The Jam: Only Child is a nod to Watts’ great-grandmother’s plentiful recipe and the spirited spontaneity of jazz, as he recounts his life as the only child of a single mother. From the fierce growing pains of boyhood innocence to the awkwardness of teenage years to a proud Black man, Daniel digs through his memory’s attic in a powerful and playful story of metamorphosis. Bursting with lyricism, dynamic tap dance, and heart, this delectable treat is a little bit savory, a little bit sweet, and a little bit sticky—but it’s all good.

Watts said: “Theater, in my opinion, is meant to bring people together to experience some semblance of life in a shared space. In these times when we are still unable to properly gather, we’re all learning and re-learning what it means to share space. I’m most excited about the prospect of this work being able to reach people who might not normally have access to it or feel like they might not be entitled to it. My hope is this production not only reminds audiences that theater is alive and well, but also encourages a new wave of theatergoers and theater-makers to join us when we can gather again.

The piece was filmed by Chiet Productions and is directed by Obie Award winner Lileana Blain-Cruz, with lighting by Adam Honoré, and DJ and sound by DJ Duggz.

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