{"id":800,"date":"2018-07-16T14:33:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T14:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.wordpress.com\/?p=800"},"modified":"2018-07-16T14:33:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T14:33:51","slug":"ridiculous-a-brand-new-show-for-fringearts-2018-heres-the-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/2018\/07\/16\/ridiculous-a-brand-new-show-for-fringearts-2018-heres-the-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"RIDICULOUS – A Brand New Show for FringeArts 2018 – here’s the press release."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ridiculous<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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 new one-woman show Ridiculous as part of the 2018 FringeArts at L\u2019Etage (Friday September 14 at 7:30pm, Saturday September 22 at 7:30pm and Sunday September 23 at 4pm.)\u00a0 Jennifer Blaine has performed with the likes of Chris Rock, George Carlin, and Glenda Jackson (Best Actress Tony Award 2018 for Three Tall Women), and has brought her smart, irreverent humor to premier venues and festivals nationwide. Jennifer\u2019s shows are a balm for those craving some comedy, candor, and inspiration.<\/p>\n

Jennifer is a Philadelphia FringeArts Festival favorite, creating original solo works for 15 previous festivals\u2014including a sold-out run of both Dirty Joke (\u201ccomedy with a conscience\u201d) in 2013, and Vicissitudes of Travel (2017), a collaboration with Barrymore award winning Philadelphia theater artist Karen Getz.\u00a0 Acknowledged as \u201cbrilliant,\u201d (Chestnut Hill Local) Vicissitudes tracks a family\u2019s journey through the brain surgery of their loved one and is currently on tour at medical facilities and universities.\u201d The playful magic in THE VICISSITUDES OF TRAVEL has the visceral drive of a fever dream\u2014its final destination at once unforgivingly foreign, yet strikingly similar to the place you call home.\u201d (Ken Youmans)<\/p>\n

With her FringeArts premiere of \u201cRidiculous,\u201d Blaine returns to her comedy roots to provide commentary about the current absurd state of the world as well as stories from her personal life. The show intends to be interactive, even taking off from subject matter voted on by the audience. \u201cI\u2019ll explore the intimate space of creativity with the audience in real time and let them impact the performance,\u201d Blaine says. That\u2019s part of the reason the show will be in L\u2019Etage, a glorious gem of a performance space that veritably hugs the audience. There will be improv, audience participation and confessional (possibly embarrassing) stories about motherhood, the patriarchy, and even bestiality. \u201cWe\u2019re at a moment where it\u2019s not necessarily safe to be real and honest with one another. I am taking a risk with this piece to do just that. I won\u2019t be appearing as multiple characters, but rather as just a version of myself.\u201d The meta message is that it\u2019s okay \u2014 even critical \u2014 for us to be ourselves at this moment in time. \u201cI also am letting this show be a bit messy too. I want to tell these stories, but I don\u2019t have an agenda for the audience to have a certain reaction.\u00a0 I just want them to feel free, be themselves, and have hope so we can move forward out of this ridiculous time. Oh, and laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

One audience member said of Blaine\u2019s work, \u201cshe takes her audience on a journey that includes us in happenings relevant to our own lives as well as hers. She makes us laugh and cry and think about what\u2019s important and how we can make a difference.\u201d Come out and experience Ridiculous and see for yourself.<\/p>\n

WHEN: September 14 at 7:30pm, September 22 at 7:30pm, September 23 at 4pm<\/p>\n

WHERE: L\u2019Etage, 624 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147<\/p>\n

TICKETS: $20. For info and tickets, please visit https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/3556923<\/p>\n

SHOW DESCRIPTION:<\/p>\n

Escape into the absurd humor of Jennifer Blaine as she wrestles the ridiculous \u2013 from motherhood to the patriarchy to bestiality. Blaine (\u201ccomic genius like Lily Tomlin\u201d, PDN) invites us to honor ourselves despite a world of interruption & disruption. We can start somewhere, begin to protest, but remember to celebrate.<\/p>\n

nifer Blaine<\/b>, Philadelphia\u2019s acclaimed solo performer, comedienne, and playwright \u201cwhose comic genius is like Lily Tomlin and Tracey Ullman\u201d (Philadelphia Daily News<\/i>) will perform her new one-woman show Ridiculous<\/i> <\/b>as part of the 2018 FringeArts at L\u2019Etage (Friday September 14 at 7:30pm, Saturday September 22 at 7:30pm and Sunday September 23 at 4pm.)\u00a0 <\/span>Jennifer Blaine has performed with the likes of Chris Rock, George Carlin, and Glenda Jackson (Best Actress Tony Award 2018 for Three Tall Women<\/i><\/b>), and has brought her smart, irreverent humor to premier venues and festivals nationwide. Jennifer\u2019s shows are a balm for those craving some comedy, candor, and inspiration.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer is a Philadelphia FringeArts Festival favorite, creating original solo works for 15 previous festivals\u2014including a sold-out run of both Dirty Joke (\u201ccomedy with a conscience\u201d) in 2013, and Vicissitudes of Travel (2017), a collaboration with Barrymore award winning Philadelphia theater artist Karen Getz.\u00a0 <\/span>Acknowledged as \u201cbrilliant,\u201d (Chestnut Hill Local) Vicissitudes tracks a family\u2019s journey through the brain surgery of their loved one and is currently on tour at medical facilities and universities. \u201dThe playful magic in THE VICISSITUDES OF TRAVEL has the visceral drive of a fever dream\u2014its final destination at once unforgivingly foreign, yet strikingly similar to the place you call home.\u201d (Ken Youmans)<\/span><\/p>\n

With her FringeArts premiere of \u201cRidiculous,\u201d Blaine returns to her comedy roots to provide commentary about the current absurd state of the world as well as stories from her personal life. The show intends to be interactive, even taking off from subject matter voted on by the audience. \u201cI\u2019ll explore the intimate space of creativity with the audience in real time and let them impact the performance,\u201d Blaine says. That\u2019s part of the reason the show will be in L\u2019Etage, a glorious gem of a performance space that veritably hugs the audience. There will be improv, audience participation and confessional (possibly embarrassing) stories about motherhood, the patriarchy, and even bestiality. \u201cWe\u2019re at a moment where it\u2019s not necessarily safe to be real and honest with one another. I am taking a risk with this piece to do just that. I won\u2019t be appearing as multiple characters, but rather as just a version of myself.\u201d The meta message is that it\u2019s okay \u2014 even critical \u2014 for us to be ourselves at this moment in time. \u201cI also am letting this show be a bit messy too. I want to tell these stories, but I don\u2019t have an agenda for the audience to have a certain reaction.\u00a0 <\/span>I just want them to feel free, be themselves, and have hope so we can move forward out of this ridiculous time. Oh, and laugh.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

One audience member said of Blaine\u2019s work, \u201cshe <\/span>takes her audience on a journey that includes us in happenings relevant to our own lives as well as hers. She makes us laugh and cry and think about what’s important and how we can make a difference.\u201d Come out and experience Ridiculous <\/i><\/b>and see for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHEN<\/b>: September 14 at 7:30pm, September 22 at 7:30pm, September 23 at 4pm<\/span><\/p>\n

WHERE<\/b>: L\u2019Etage, 624 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147<\/span><\/p>\n

TICKETS<\/b>: $20. For info and tickets, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/3556923<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SHOW DESCRIPTION<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Escape into the absurd humor of Jennifer Blaine as she wrestles the ridiculous – from motherhood to the patriarchy to bestiality. Blaine (\u201ccomic genius like Lily Tomlin\u201d, PDN) invites us to honor ourselves despite a world of interruption & disruption. We can start somewhere, begin to protest, but remember to celebrate.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 new one-woman show Ridiculous as part of the 2018 FringeArts at L\u2019Etage (Friday September 14 at 7:30pm, Saturday September 22 at 7:30pm and Sunday September 23 at 4pm.)\u00a0 Jennifer Blaine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,17,10,28,13,29,9,30],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5000-women","category-acting","category-artist","category-creativity","category-gender-issues","category-healing","category-humor","category-transformation","category-womens-empowerment","tag-comedy-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenniferblaine.com\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}