Local actress Jennifer Dawson premiers new film

Local actress Jennifer Dawson premiers new film

Local actress Jennifer K. Dawson’s latest film, F5Teraphobia, recently premiered in Hattiesburg, MS. Dawson is known locally as an actress, director and board member at South Baldwin Community Theater in Gulf Shores. Most of the movie was shot in Hattiesburg and Spanish Fort.
On stage, Dawson has played characters ranging from a gospel singing mother to a loving matriarch of a true southern family.
But the character she plays in F5Teraphobia is very different then her stage rolls.
“Ms. Grady” is someone you would never trust your kids with, even though she works with a child psychologist.
“I played this character similar to what you might see in American Horror Story. You love to hate her,” Dawson said.
“It was a great experience working with everyone. It was like a true family with all the kids around,” Dawson said. “They were all so professional and some had never been on set before. I was very happy with how our scenes were directed and shot.”
Dawson is currently working at the University Of South Alabama as a standardized patient, which helps keep her acting skills sharp and the medical students on their toes.
Hattiesburg native Kimberly Taylor Fagan is the writer, director and executive producer of the suspense thriller based loosely on true events. The audience follows a group of five children who are full of surprises as they navigate through the community of Happy Valley. The movie pushes the limits and has a fresh content to offer the horror genre.
“This has been a dream of mine for a long time and I’m so happy with how it has turned out,” Dawson said.