{"id":650,"date":"2013-07-24T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T15:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jenniferblaine.wordpress.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2013-07-24T15:38:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T15:38:08","slug":"new-picture-and-new-press-release-for-the-2013-philadelphia-fringearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/2013\/07\/24\/new-picture-and-new-press-release-for-the-2013-philadelphia-fringearts\/","title":{"rendered":"New picture and new Press Release for the 2013 Philadelphia FringeArts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-687\" src=\"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1511845_10205494259421284_8263504837656760991_o-570x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"379\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Performing Ruth At Essene, November 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>JENNIFER BLAINE PLAYS 1 WISECRACKING GRANDMA AND 8 FAMOUS ACTIVISTS IN TIMELY NEW SHOW <i>DIRTY JOKE<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>July 24, 2013 \u2013 Jennifer Blaine<\/b>, Philadelphia\u2019s acclaimed solo performer, comedienne, and playwright \u201cwhose comic genius is like Lily Tomlin and Tracey Ullman\u201d (<i>Philadelphia Daily News<\/i>) will perform her newest one-woman show <b>\u201cDirty Joke\u201d <\/b>as part of the 2013 FringeArts festival.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Performances will take place<b> Saturday, September 14 (4 p.m.), Sunday, September 15 (5 p.m.) and Tuesday, September 17 (8 p.m.) <\/b>at the<b> Off Broad Street Theatre, 1636 Sansom Street, Philadelphia. Tickets are $20 and available at <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jenniferblaine.com\"><b>www.jenniferblaine.com<\/b><\/a><b>,\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Blaine has performed with the likes of Chris Rock, George Carlin, and Joe Piscopo, and has brought her smart, irreverent humor to premier venues and festivals nationwide. Jennifer is renowned for her extraordinary ability to shift between characters across age and ethnicity; her shows are a balm for those craving some comedy, candor, and inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirty Joke\u201d centers on one of Jennifer\u2019s most popular characters: Ruth, an elderly Jewish woman with a penchant for off-color humor. Ruth sings, dances, tells jokes, and makes light out of the dark moment in which she finds herself &#8212; struggling to hold onto her apartment. As Ruth convenes the first live \u201cSuperwoman Conference\u201d (which also happens to include a man), Jennifer portrays 8 real-life changemakers who have made a significant impact on our world:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albrightstonebridge.com\/team\/madeleine-k-albright\/\">Madeleine Albright<\/a>: The first female U.S. Secretary of State, who advocated for democracy and human rights;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/arianna-huffington\/\">Arianna Huffington<\/a>: President and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group and author of 13 books\u2014twice named to the <i>Time<\/i> 100;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/caroline_casey.html\">Caroline Casey<\/a>: Blind Irish activist who rode 1,000 kilometers across India on an elephant to raise funds for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sightsavers.org\/\">Sightsavers<\/a>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/kiran_sethi.html\">Kiran Bir Sethi<\/a>: Pioneering Indian educator who founded the Riverside School in Ahmedabad<b>,<\/b> focused on engaging young people and making cities more child-friendly;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.majoracartergroup.com\/our-story\/press-kit\/\">Majora Carter<\/a>: Founder of Sustainable South Bronx who coined the term \u201cGreen The Ghetto,\u201d and the recipient of MacArthur \u201cgenius\u201d Fellowship;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cindy_Sheehan\">Cindy Sheehan<\/a>: American anti-war activist who protested outside of President George W. Bush\u2019s Texas ranch after her son was killed during the Iraq War;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbeltmovement.org\/wangari-maathai\">Wangari Maathai<\/a>: Nobel Prize-winning Kenyan activist who, as founder of the Green Belt Movement, planted millions of trees with women\u2019s groups;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/2006\/yunus-bio.html\">Muhammad Yunus<\/a>: Nobel Prize-winning \u201cbanker to the poor\u201d who established Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, fueled by the belief that credit is a fundamental human right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beyond celebrating each individual\u2019s incredible accomplishments, Jennifer brings to life their lesser-known and very relatable struggles, fears, and insights. As Jennifer explains, \u201cWhen I craft a character, I start from an inner sense of who the person is and what motivates them. I study their history, listen to them speak and zero in on their gestures, posture and gait. Then there comes that shift from being just a snippet of a person into a living, breathing tribute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by one of Jennifer\u2019s relatives, the character of Ruth challenges the audience\u2019s expectations of what an elderly person will say or do. Although she is deeply attached to her home and her intention to keep it, she willingly enters into other character\u2019s worlds and worldviews. Ruth provides the throughline of comic relief because, as Jennifer explains, \u201cLaughter is a gateway to talking and thinking about larger social justice issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirty Joke\u201d marks Jennifer\u2019s fourth collaboration with director and fellow Wesleyan University graduate <b>Vashti Dubois<\/b> &#8212; who conceived of and produced the critically acclaimed 2012 Philly Fringe show \u201cEvictionProof PeepShow Home.\u201d Vashti co-founded the Mumbo Jumbo Theatre Company in NYC in the 1980s, championing female artists of color such as actresses Lisa Gay Hamilton (<i>Beloved<\/i>) and Hazel Goodman (<i>Deconstructing Harry<\/i>), and playwrights Lynn Nottage and Adrienne Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>Explains Vashti, \u201c\u2019Dirty Joke\u2019 allows us to see what Jennifer does best, which is inhabit the personalities and stories of ordinary and extraordinary people to connect all of us to some of the most interesting thinking that\u2019s out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no coincidence that Jennifer\u2019s latest show features a \u201cConference of Superwomen.\u201d In addition to keeping a busy schedule as a solo performer and comedienne, Jennifer is the founder of <b>The 5,000 Women Festival<\/b><b> \u2013 <\/b>which showcases the creativity of women artists in all media. In that spirit, for FringeArts, Jennifer and Vashti are employing as many women artists as possible including the set designer, publicist, make-up artist, stage manager, and costume designer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JENNIFER BLAINE PLAYS 1 WISECRACKING GRANDMA AND 8 FAMOUS ACTIVISTS IN TIMELY NEW SHOW DIRTY JOKE July 24, 2013 \u2013 Jennifer Blaine, Philadelphia\u2019s acclaimed solo performer, comedienne, and playwright \u201cwhose comic genius is like Lily Tomlin and Tracey Ullman\u201d (Philadelphia Daily News) will perform her newest one-woman show \u201cDirty Joke\u201d as part of the 2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}