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Celebration Tuesdays in August Brings Laughs with “Donna/Madonna”

New Comedy by John Paul Karliak Takes Mama-Drama to the next Level

Beginning August 10 at 8:00 p.m., a new comedy about two wildly different women who share a common bond through a son will hit the main stage of Celebration Theatre. “Donna/Madonna” takes mama-drama to a new level as writer and performer John Paul Karliak takes audiences through a life of being raised by a Donna Reed-like mother in Scranton, Pa., but sharing genes with a Madonna-like fashion designer in L.A. Adopted by a doting, delicate Catholic housewife from Scranton, John Paul wants badly to be her perfect son. As he realizes he will never be the ideal local boy, he seeks answers from a very different source: his fashion-writing, married-to-a-British-pop-star birth mother. Through stories, characters and song, audiences will laugh out loud as John Paul fights the battle of nature versus nurture in “Donna/Madonna”. Taking us from his first living room performances to Celebration Theatre, he shows just how strong a mother can be… and when not to impersonate Carol Channing.

Backstage West has given John Paul Karliak, “Gold stars for believability and character commitment.”

WHAT: “Donna/Madonna”

Presented by Celebration Tuesdays and John Paul Karliak

WHEN:

Tuesdays in August, beginning August 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM

(60 min. performance followed by 15 minute talkback)

WHERE: Celebration Theatre, Mainstage

7051 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

WHO:

Written and Performed by John Paul Karliak

Directed by Tiger Reel and Matthew Craig

Musical Direction by Billy Thompson and DJ ChocliXxX

TICKETS:

$15 general admission Buy tickets here

Watch a video clip from my interview with John Paul Karliak where he talks about his two mothers:

Age: “I play anywhere from high school to mid 20’s.”

Kate has lived in Manhattan for 2 years, but is originally from Florida. In addition to Midtown Bed ‘n Biscuit, Kate also runs an Etsy shop called The Redheaded Actress. She has run both businesses for about 7 months.

FAVORITE CELEBRITY SIGHTING AT WORK: “I had someone come over who wanted to board his dog. He  is a swing in Jersey Boys. Even though nobody would know his name, I remembered it. It was cool to have a broadway actor in my home wanting me to take care of his dog.”

MOVED TO NYC BECAUSE: “I came here when I was 6 years old and told my mom this was where I was gonna live and that I was going to be an actress in NYC. I’ve been working toward it ever since.”

BEST MOMENT IN NYC: “It was actually our wedding. A lot of our family had never been to New York. We made the wedding a celebration of our life in NY. We got married on the stage at The Kraine Theater! We had everyone ride on the subway. Everyone! 80 people rode on the subway from the ceremony to the reception.”

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HER IN: Midtown International Theater Festival: “The Hanged Man,” Fringe Festival: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Alltell Wireless/Oxygen Promo, “Amazing Sports Stories,” “Damages.”

UPCOMING: Tear

ADVICE FOR ANYONE MOVING TO NYC TO BE AN ACTOR: “Have support. There are some days that suck. You need someone who can tell you how far you’ve come. It’s hard to feel like you have anything unique to offer. Any audition you go to there are 1000 girls waiting in line to sing the same 16 bars as you. Everyone has something unique to offer, but when you’re standing in that line it’s hard to remember.”

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