| CARMEN MATHIS |
| In the role of "Janis Ramirez, Juror" |
"This is a very funny production. The eight actors who are performing live bring so much to the
audience and they are complimented by the gifted actors who are on the video recording. One of
the things that I really enjoyed about the production was that the audience was exposed to the
inner thoughts of the jury members. I was in stitches to hear some of the inner thoughts of the
jury in the production because I could identify."
Nicole U. Hopkins, The Black Star News
audience and they are complimented by the gifted actors who are on the video recording. One of
the things that I really enjoyed about the production was that the audience was exposed to the
inner thoughts of the jury members. I was in stitches to hear some of the inner thoughts of the
jury in the production because I could identify."
Nicole U. Hopkins, The Black Star News
"The jury is a wonderfully chosen cast of actors with expressive, captivating faces
that work well in extreme close-ups. . .One man raps, "I gave her the benefit of
the doubt. She's guilty, there's no way out." A woman counters, "Hold on, big
guy, not so fast. Maybe he drove her to kill his ass." In between stanzas, the men
rap, "Stupid bitch," while the woman shake their heads and say, "Don't let no
man treat you like that.
One cannot help but marvel at the perfect coordination as the jurors speak their
dialogue in sync with the hip-hop song underscoring their words. The beat pushes
its way into your subconscious, causing many a serious-faced patron to tap a foot
while visibly swaying shoulders to the rhythm."
Adrienne Cea, "Dinner With Felons", OffOffOnLine New York City
that work well in extreme close-ups. . .One man raps, "I gave her the benefit of
the doubt. She's guilty, there's no way out." A woman counters, "Hold on, big
guy, not so fast. Maybe he drove her to kill his ass." In between stanzas, the men
rap, "Stupid bitch," while the woman shake their heads and say, "Don't let no
man treat you like that.
One cannot help but marvel at the perfect coordination as the jurors speak their
dialogue in sync with the hip-hop song underscoring their words. The beat pushes
its way into your subconscious, causing many a serious-faced patron to tap a foot
while visibly swaying shoulders to the rhythm."
Adrienne Cea, "Dinner With Felons", OffOffOnLine New York City
"Hankins turns a jaundiced eye and ear to the inside of the Jury Room. We watch them bicker, argue, even physically fight to persuade one
another. Most troubling is that many of them made up their minds before the trial began! So that as the trial proceeds one is actually thinking
about the defendant's clothes, another about going on vacation, and a third is worrying about getting back to work."
Ernece B. Kelley, New York Beacon
another. Most troubling is that many of them made up their minds before the trial began! So that as the trial proceeds one is actually thinking
about the defendant's clothes, another about going on vacation, and a third is worrying about getting back to work."
Ernece B. Kelley, New York Beacon
Carmen Mathis, a veteran performer of 20 years, has appeared on stage at Theater for the New City, The Negro Ensemble Company, The
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, among others, as well as in film and television. She is also a director and playwright and a member of Screen Actors
Guild, AFTRA, Actors Equity Association and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
After a successful theater run in 2005, the filmed version of A WEAPON MOST UNUSUAL won 2006 Best Musical Film Short in both the
Spring and Fall Festivals at the New York International Independent Film Festival, New York City.
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, among others, as well as in film and television. She is also a director and playwright and a member of Screen Actors
Guild, AFTRA, Actors Equity Association and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
After a successful theater run in 2005, the filmed version of A WEAPON MOST UNUSUAL won 2006 Best Musical Film Short in both the
Spring and Fall Festivals at the New York International Independent Film Festival, New York City.
