Every few years or so, local audiences discover an actor or actress with miles of talent and a wide-open future. A decade ago, it was Stephen Clark Pachosa. Early in 2010 it was Dahlia Legault. But these days, the impressive figure is Chris Jackson, the 21-year-old actor, director, writer and producer who recently shone in Jekyll & Hyde at freeFall Theatre, and is about to present A Kind of Alaska and other short plays by Harold Pinter at The Studio@620. Jackson is a dynamo, a multi-talented natural who’s just beginning to show his stuff. He has a lot to offer local audiences — if we can keep him.
This article appears in Jan 6-12, 2011.