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“Ramsey’s Replicas” – Bette Davis and Joan Rivers

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Written and Featuring: Jennifer Ramsey

One Show Only: November 10

Enjoy an afternoon of comedy with the Celebrity Tributes of Jennifer Ramsey. We will take you from the era of the silver screen with the anecdotes of Bette Davis, to our modern era with the ever edgy Joan Rivers. Don’t miss this Hilarious Event.

Jennifer’s Bio:

Welcome to her world….. Jennifer Ramsey is a world famous Celebrity Tribute Artist; always bringing her charismatic portrayal to every event. Jennifer has an extensive background as a hairstylist and makeup artist and all the experience needed to indeed become the “SYBIL” she is today.

She has been performing as a tribute artist since 1995 and has been on a whirlwind ride ever since. In 2004, Jennifer won the World Tribute Artists Championship Award for her impersonation of Marilyn Monroe. Jennifer also emulates Nancy Pelosi, Liza Minnelli, Lucy, Joan Rivers, Bette Davis, Mae West, Gloria Swanson and many others. She also won the Sybil Award at the Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Impersonators that same year. But impersonations aren’t all Jennifer has been up to. She has spent years in theater and is currently writing and producing murder mysteries nationwide and on the high seas. Her original Star Trek Murder Mystery, “The Mission to Cardassia Prime”, has been performed for Star Trek Cruise in 2010 on Celebrity Cruise Lines. Jennifer is also on staff at Star Trek Cruise. www.startrekcruise.com  and is an owner/administrator of Trek United. www.trekunited.com  Jennifer has done film, print, commercials, television and voiceover work as well.  As owner of Ramsey’s Replicas, “LLC”, she has been helping to employ others in the tribute artist industry. When you are in her company Jennifer does everything in her power to make you feel welcome, she is a throwback to classic elegance and enchanting beauty! When you go to see Jennifer Ramsey perform you are definitely going to be taken back in time to a period of total cool……she is a timeless entertainer!

The Mind Must Be  Convinced – Ida Tarbell

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Written by and Featuring: Janina Birtolo 

One Show Only: Jan 12

Janina Birtolo continues her exploration of the lives of fascinating historical women with The Mind Must be Convinced, an original one-woman play about Ida Tarbell, the investigative journalist whose work helped break up the Standard Oil Company.

Labeled as one of the “muckraking” journalists of the early 20th century, Tarbell resented the title and preferred to view herself as an historian. As can be seen from her works, she was more interested in uncovering truth than in promoting any particular political agenda. She believed that “the mind must be convinced” by facts, rather than emotion or sensationalism, if positive and permanent change was to come.

Tarbell’s willingness to spend countless hours digging for factual information and its supporting documentation coupled with her commitment to treat her subjects fairly allowed her writings an authenticity that made them both popular and powerful. Indeed, her History of the Standard Oil Company – despite its unexciting title – served as the basis for the subsequent anti-trust legislation that broke up Rockefeller’s monopoly.

Like her fellow muckrakers, Tarbell believed that the illegalities and injustices of her day, particularly in industry, needed to be revealed. Yet, for all the power she wielded with her words, she remained a gentle, self-effacing person, one who was quite content to remain in the background – taking notes. Ida Tarbell’s tale shows the great difference one determined person can make in the lives of many.

Fully costumed, The Mind Must be Convinced is a lesson in history, humanity and the value of perseverance and diligence. The program runs about one hour and requires little space. Only a chair and a small table are needed; all other props are supplied. Post-performance question/answer sessions can also be arranged. For more information, references and/or to arrange a performance, contact Birtolo at (239) 592-1137 or visit her website at www.janinabirtolo.com.

Janina’s Bio:

Janina is a graduate of Boston College and Boston University and holds a M.S in Television Broadcasting and a B.A in English. She is a freelance writer with articles that have appeared regularly in national and local publications including N Magazine, The Phil,  Gulfshore Life, Times of the Island and Naples Illustrated. She was selected “Writer of the Year” in 2001 and served as field producer for Arts Edition Primetime produced on WGCU-TV.

In 2006, she won the Enny Award from N magazine for “Best Performing Artist, and in 2007, she was chosen “Best Local Entertainer” by Gulfshore Life.

It is difficult to list all her acting credits in this space. The page would overflow. But some of her acting credits include: Wit, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Later Life, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Noises Off, Three Tall Women, The Sisters Rosensweig, Tony & Tina’s Wedding and many more. She has appeared on stage with The Naples Players, Theater Conspiracy and Naples Dinner Theater.

Along with her writing and acting credits, Janina also creates and performs her own original works of famous historical women. You will see her in and around Naples and Marco Island sharing the stories about some of the most famous women in history which include Sarah Bernhardt, Amelia Earhart, Gertrude Bell, Suor Maria Celeste, Abigail Adams, Mary Todd Lincoln to name a few.

She has become a fixture here at TMP as part of our Lunch Box Series on Saturdays. This is her fifth season with us. This season she presents the story of journalist, Ida Tarbell.

The Adventures of Anne Bonny

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Written by and Featuring: Ann Megna

One Show Only: March 9

Ann Megna takes us on a historical journey visiting the life of one of the most famous and feared female pirates of the Caribbean.

Anne Bonny was born in 1697 in County Cork, Ireland. As a young women, she joined the ranks of Calico Jack Rackham and other famous pirates who pillaged and roamed the open seas.

Ann’s Bio:

Ann Megna most recently had the role of Stage Manager for Visiting Mr. Green with The Marco Players.

She recently moved to Naples from Naperville, Illinois.

While in the Chicago area Ann performed with Summer Place Theater where she played Truvy in Streel Magnolias.  At the Baliwick Theater in Chicago Ann performed as Nina Darin in The Bobby Darin Story, Mrs. Demoulin in Human Wishes and Bim in What Where. Ann also performed with the Irish Heritage Players in Chicago as Kate in The Lost Years. She played Gilliam in To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday at the Theater of Western Springs and performed with The Players Workshop at Second City in Chicago.

Prior to her time in the Chicago, Ann Played many roles over the years in dinner theater in the Washington, D. C. area. She has also played Sharon in Finnian’s Rainbow, Norah Muldoon in Antie Mame, Arabelle in The Barrets of Wimpole Street and Sally Bothroyd in Lloyd George Knew My Father with the Little Theater of Alexandria in Virginia.

Ann traveled with a Children’s Theater group, did voice over work and acted in film and television commercials. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, the Folger Shakespear Theater, Catholic University, Second City and has taught improvisational theater and acting.

Ann’s philosophy is that an actor should be knowledgeable in all aspects of theater and has worked, at one time or another, in all areas of the theater, from directing to set construction.

Dr. Megna is a psychotherapist and hopes to be opening a private practice in the Marco area in the near future.

Love Letters

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By:  A. R. Gurney

Featuring: Marilyn Hilbert & Michael Hennessey

One Show Only: April 13

This Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, featuring Marilyn Hilbert & Michael Hennessey, details a 50-year relationship between two individuals, Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner.

He is a staid, no-nonsense, play-by-the-rules kind of guy. She is impulsive, impetuous, lively and unstable. These two opposites seem to complete each other.

Marilyn’s Bio:

Marilyn has appeared in  four productions at The Marco Players including Jake’s Women, On Golden Pond, Take Five, Twelve Angry Jurors, Plaza Suite and The Last Romance.

She has also been seen in productions with Stage 88, the Naples Players and the Naples Dinner Theater.

Her other acting credits  include Frau Schmidt in the Sound of Music, the doctor in Death Defying Acts, the sister in Prisoner of Second Avenue, Kate in Brighton Beach Memories, Daphne in The Perfect Wedding and various ETC readings at the Naples Players.

Marilyn is a past member of the Board Of Directors of TMP.

Michaels’s Bio:

Michael made his original stage appearance with The Marco Players in The Love List four seasons ago and has become a regular on our stage.

His other credits at TMP include, Come Blow Your Horn, On Golden Pond, his original script Take Five, and Visiting Mr. Green.

In addition to  being a member of the Dramatist Guild, Michael’s 45 year career has taken him from theaters in Canada and Mexico, to appearances in film and television.

He has also appeared locally with The Naples Players in Lend Me a Tenor, Tale of the Allergists Wife, Proof, Broadway Bound, and Rumors and in Stage 88’s production of Escanaba in Da Moonlight.

Michael is a member of the Board of Directors of TMP.