About Us

Established in 2016, Jackson Brown Entertainment is a 501©(3) non-profit, tax exempt organization that is dedicated to telling new, more inclusive stories that expand the boundaries of mainstream theatre. Specifically, we will be focusing on the stories of Black Americans and the Black experience in all of the four regions of the country. Furthermore, our goals are to:
  • celebrate the culture, history, spirit and voices of Black people in North America and abroad;
  • develop and promote theatrical stories from conception to production;
  • mentor and provide free and/or reduced educational training for playwrights, directors, actors, and/or theater personnel from marginalized groups (marginalized may mean race, color, gender, sexuality, disabled people, or socioeconomic status);
  • create educational opportunities for those who might desire the knowledge one would gain in an MFA in Theatre program but don't have the financial freedom to attend;
  • provide reduced and/or free theatrical experiences for under-served group;
  • provide access to social services who serve many of the different populations presented in the theatrical works.
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FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Angela Jackson-Brown is an award winning writer, poet and playwright who teaches Creative Writing and English at Ball State University in Muncie, IN. She is a graduate of the Spalding low-residency MFA program in Creative Writing. She is the author of the novel Drinking From A Bitter Cup and has published in numerous literary journals. Recently Angela’s play, Anna’s Wings, was selected to be a part of the IndyFringe DivaFest her play Flossie Bailey Takes a Stand was part of the Indiana Bicentennial Celebration at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. She also wrote and produced the play It Is Well and she was the co-playwright with Ashya Thomas on a play called Black Lives Matter (Too). In the spring of 2018, Angela co-wrote a musical with her colleague, Peter Davis, called Dear Bobby: The Musical, that was part of the 2018 OnxyFest in Indianapolis, IN. This fall, she will be directing and producing a play she wrote called Still Singing Those Weary Blues and her book of poetry called House Repairs will be published by Negative Capability Press.