Directing


MY GENERAL TUBMAN

by Lorene Carey

Arden Theatre Company

“Director James Ijames expertly limns the past and the present… The Arden has thrown its considerable resources behind this work, and no nascent playwright could ask for a more finely wrought first production.” Cameron Kelsall for Broad Street Review

Photo by Ashley Smith

Photo by Ashley Smith


Photo by Ashley Smith

Photo by Ashley Smith

Gem of the Ocean

by August Wilson

Arden Theatre Company

“The Arden’s production, under James Ijames’ strong direction, is wildly theatrical and deeply emotional and not to be missed.” Toby Zinman for Philadelphia Inquirer


The Gospel according to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and the Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord

by Scott Carter

Lantern Theatre Company

“Lantern Theater's production, directed with plenty of style by James Ijames, makes a theology debate – not the usual topic for a comedy – both entertaining and intriguing. You'll laugh and you'll ponder.” Toby Zinman for Philadelphia Inquirer

Photo by Mark Garvin

Photo by Mark Garvin


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Pretty Fire

by Charlayne Woodard

Theatre Horizon

“Despite the darker moments, James iJames direction amplifies Simpson's ebullience, having her evoke each narrative fragment with the giddy imagination of a schoolgirl.” Jim Rutter for Philadelphia Inquirer