| People Andrea Reese, Performer / Writer / Producer Retains Creative Control
Andrea Reese as Jackie O. I've been in the performing arts since I was a child and my most rewarding experiences have been those I created for myself, which required at times stepping out of the box. In college I wanted to produce and sing in an opera and was told it would be impossible and that even the faculty had not succeeded at such a huge venture. I ended up doing it, and even brought in a Metropolitan Opera conductor and an orchestra (free of charge)!Most recently I wrote, produced, and starred in Cirque Jacqueline, a one-woman play about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, which I've been performing for over three years. When I started writing the play, someone said to me, "Hasn't enough been written about Jackie O?" and I replied with a simple "No", because I knew I had original things to say. I was given the opportunity to take the play to a major commercial theater and make lots of money, but I turned down that offer because I would have had to give up some creative control. It wasn't easy to say no that offer, but it was worth it. The play has been covered by every major New York City newspaper, including The New York Times, and I've retained complete creative control.
About Andrea Reese She has appeared in numerous independent films, including Release with David Letterman and Caleb's Door, soon to be released. Stage roles include "Margy" in The Widow's Blind Date at the John Houseman Theater, co-directed by Israel Horovitz, and "Melissa" in Love Letters on Theatre Row. She has also worked extensively in commercials and industrials. After years of being told she resembled Jackie O, she wrote Cirque Jacqueline, a one woman show about Jackie O, which premiered at Bank Street Theatre March, 2002, as part of the Titans' Theatre Company season, followed by performances at The Corcoran Gallery, The Jean Cocteau Repertory Theater, The Bosakowski Theater, Crossroads Theater, and The Triad Theater. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and University of California, Irvine (MFA) and she completed a 2-year Meisner program with Jim Bonney in Manhattan. Her special skills include classical singing, drawing portraits, and middle eastern dance. Praise for Andrea Reese “Amazing…Very authentic, very real.” CBS-TV News “Don’t miss Cirque Jacqueline!” Time Out New York "Andrea is mesmerizing in her protrayal as Jackie O. Her talent as a writer is equally riveting and highly original. She is an energetic and multi-talented individual -- a joy to watch her perform." Renée Phillips, Manhattan Arts International “An absorbing one-woman show. Cirque Jacqueline promises and delivers a circus, but it’s the quietly dignified solo act in the center ring that’s most memorable.” The Boston Globe “Smart, lively and revealing. Reese helps us understand what made Jackie tick. This perceptive portrait is riveting theater.” The Cape Cod Times “ Andrea Reese is the quintessential Jackie and channels the former first lady down to the last detail.” The Journal News To learn more about Andrea and her performance schedule visit her site at http://jackieoshow.com/ |
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