NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ JENNIE FAHN’S “UNDER THE JELLO MOLD” RETURNS SEPTEMBER 9 – NOVEMBER 12 ▪︎ WHITEFIRE THEATRE IN SHERMAN OAKS

2017 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
SOLO PERFORMANCE, PICK OF THE FRINGE
AND ENCORE! PRODUCERS’ AWARD-WINNER

UNDER THE JELLO MOLD
WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY JENNIE FAHN
DIRECTED BY TOM CAVANAUGH

SET TO RETURN
SEPTEMBER 9 – NOVEMBER 12
AT WHITEFIRE THEATRE IN SHERMAN OAKS

Five-time nominee and winner of the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival Solo Performance, Pick of the Fringe, and Encore! Producer’s Awards Under The Jello Mold, written and performed by Jennie Fahn, will return for an extended run beginning September 9 at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks. Directed by Tom Cavanaugh, Under The Jello Mold will play on Saturdays at 8pm with two added performances on Sunday, November 12 at 3pm and 7pm.

Under The Jello Mold is Jennie Fahn’s solo show about how she dealt with her very colorful character of a mother during what turned out to be the final act of her mother’s life. Jennie’s mother was a force to be reckoned with — a former dancer never content to merely rehash her past, there was always a story to be embellished, always a name to drop, and always a lesson to teach. Told in anecdotes, characters, and song, the show is full of laughs and a lot of heart. Running time is 80 minutes.

Jennie Fahn is a writer, actor, and director. You Mutha!, her first solo show, ran for two years in Los Angeles and was featured in the 2005 New York Fringe Festival. She can be seen in the upcoming feature films Spinning Man, The Twin, and Muse. LA theatre appearances include Grow a Pair … of Wings (Lounge Theatre), Pride and Prejudice (Actors Co-op), Alice in One-Hit Wonderland 1 & 2 and Jackson Frost (Troubies), Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party (Musical Theatre Guild), Anyone Can Whistle (Matrix), A New Brain (West Coast Ensemble), Wonderful Town (Reprise!), and Amadeus (with Neil Patrick Harris at the Hollywood Bowl). Television credits include The Middle, Heroes, Without A Trace, The Bernie Mac Show, My Name is Earl, Will & Grace, Becker, and I’m Dying Up Here (Showtime). Fahn recently wrote and directed a short film entitled Break and she is the writer/co-star (with Tippi Hedren) of the short Tea with Grandma.

Director Tom Cavanaugh received his MFA in Playwriting from the Actors Studio Drama School in 2000. His play Behold was a 2010 finalist in the New American Playwrights Program at the Utah Shakespearean Festival and also won a 2011 Pickering Award for Excellence in Playwriting. His play Adam & Yoshi was a finalist in the McKinney Repertory Theatre New Play Competition in Texas, a finalist at the 2013 New American Playwrights Program at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and won the 2012 ‘Make the House Roar’ Prize for Comic Plays at the Lionheart Theater of Georgia. Cavanaugh’s play Inland Empress had its world premiere in 2016 at the Lounge Theatre in LA. This year, his play The Fiels was a finalist at the CTI Theatre Festival in Independence, Missouri. Recently, Cavanaugh’s Mr. Picman was part of the Short & Sweet Theater Festival in Hollywood and is set to be produced in Theatre of Note’s Late Night Short Play Series. He is a member of We Make Movies in Hollywood and La Strata Theatre Ensemble in New Jersey.

Under The Jello Mold, produced by Tom Cavanaugh and James Cavanaugh, is set to open on Saturday, September 9 at 8pm. The regular running schedule is Saturday at 8pm through November 12, and there will be additional performances on Sunday, November 12 at 3pm and 7pm. Admission is $25 and tickets are available now, online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3053655 or by phone at (800) 838-3006. The Whitefire Theatre is located at 13500 Ventura Boulevard (on the corner of Sunnyslope, between Coldwater Canyon and Woodman), in Sherman Oaks.

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08-16-17

Announcing: Final L.A. Engagement – Tara Grammy’s Solo Show ‘Mahmoud’ – May 18 thru June 29 at Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks

TARA GRAMMY SET TO RETURN
IN HER AWARD-WINNING SOLO SHOW
MAHMOUD

2012 NEW YORK FRINGE FESTIVAL WINNER
FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN SOLO PERFORMANCE
2012 TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL WINNER FOR BEST OF FRINGE

FINAL LOS ANGELES ENGAGEMENT
MAY 18 – JUNE 29
AT WHITEFIRE THEATRE IN SHERMAN OAKS

Following back-to-back wins for best solo performance at the Toronto and New York Fringe Festivals in 2012 and a brief run at the Santa Monica Playhouse earlier this year, Tara Grammy will reprise her acclaimed solo performance in Mahmoud at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks beginning May 10 NOW OPENS ON SATURDAY, MAY 18. This limited, final run in the Los Angeles area will run through June 29 only.

Mahmoud tells the tale of an aging Iranian engineer-cum-taxi drive, a fabulously gay Spaniard, and a young Iranian-Canadian girl who are all trying to get through the day-to-day grind in a large metropolitan city. Hilarious, insightful, and touching, Mahmoud takes a memorable look at racism against Middle Eastern immigrants, homophobia within immigrant communities, and media-created stigmas surrounding Middle Eastern culture. Co-written by Tara Grammy and Tom Arthur Davis and directed by Davis, the show has a running time of one hour.

Performer and co-writer Tara Grammy is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto, where she worked with some of Canada’s top theatre artists, including Ken Gass, Leah Cherniak, Soheil Parsa and Martha Ross. Born in Tehran, she has lived in Germany, the United States, and Canada, and has traveled all across the world. She is interested in the immigration experience in her artistic endeavors, in an attempt to better understand multi-national identities. Recent credits include the Toronto Fringe hit show The Traveling Salesman & His Magical Suitcase of Desires, Necessary Angel’s award-winning SummerWorks production, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, and the indie smash hit Murder on Ossington. Her roles in these shows have ranged from a crazy British Mayor based on the commedia dell’arte character Pantalone, to a six-year-old child, to a dominatrix.

The lighting design for Mahmoud is by Jenna Koenig, the sound design is by Mike Conley, and stage managers are Morgan Zupanski and Jenna Koenig. The producers are Ty Donaldson and Michelle Grant.

Mahmoud will play one preview performance on Friday, May 10 at 8pm, and opening is set for Saturday, May 11 at 8pm. The regular running schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm through June 29. Admission is $30 and tickets are available now, online at www.mahmoudtaxi.tix.com or by phone at (800) 504-4849. The Whitefire Theatre is located at 13500 Ventura Boulevard (on the corner of Sunnyslope, between Coldwater Canyon and Woodman), in Sherman Oaks.

For more information, visit www.mahmoudtaxi.com or www.whitefiretheatre.com.

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04-25-13