Interview with Jordan Laffrenier, Director - American Son | Drayton Entertainment 2023
AUDIO	VIDEO	
JORDAN LAFRENNIER: My name is Jordan Laffrenier. I am the director of American Son.  	Jordan Lafrennier, who directs American Son, sits in a theatre dressing room and speaks to the camera.

	TEXT ON SCREEN: 
What is the play about?	
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JORDAN LAFRENNIER: The play is about two parents who have been summoned to a police station at 4am because their son is missing.	Jordan Lafrennier continues speaking to the camera.
	
	TEXT ON SCREEN: 
What is the mother’s experience?	
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JORDAN LAFRENNIER: I can really relate to the way that she's constructed this entire version of who she is. She's worked really, really, really hard to avoid ever ending up at a police station at 4am in the morning, and so now that she's here, it feels like her security is at stake because she never imagined that she'd be in a situation like this, and she's done everything she could to avoid it. 	Jordan Lafrennier continues speaking to the camera. 	
	TEXT ON SCREEN: 
What will the play make you feel? 	
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JORDAN LAFRENNIER: One of the things that I've grown to love about this show is that I feel like it's a show that will expand your heart and will expand your mind. And, you know, I think you can expect to feel a lot emotionally. I know Drayton has a great history of doing a lot of musicals, and I myself have a background in musical theatre, and what I love about musical theatre is its ability to open your heart, and I feel like even though the show is a completely different subject matter. It also really is a show that opens your heart in a really great way.	Jordan Lafrennier continues speaking to the camera.	
	TEXT ON SCREEN: 
Why should someone see American Son?	
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JORDAN LAFRENNIER: Really great playwrights either fall into a category of writing shows that show you what the world is, or shows that are trying to change the world, and I think this play does a good job of doing both. 	Jordan Lafrennier continues speaking to the camera. 	
	TEXT ON SCREEN: By Christopher Demos-Brown

AMERICAN SON

April 5 to April 23
St. Jacobs Country Playhouse