Jessi Blue Gormezano: News

The OUR BAR crew is working on compiling a book of favorite scenes, monologues & songs.  OUR BAR'S 9th month is around the corner, and we'll be sharing our new book at the July 7th show.  

Looking forward to seeing you at our June 2nd show themed "Layered."  

Performing my self-written solo show, Mark My Words, was unbelievably thrilling and terrifying.  Thank you to all who came out and supported this new work!  The feedback and ideas are still stewing in my brain and I look forward to sharing the new incarnation with you soon.

Joe Jung & Hannah Wilson are co-directing Mark My Words, my upcoming one-woman show.  They have been hilarious, supportive and crystal clear in shaping this new work.  

Rehearsals are going well and I'm consistently shocked to discover that these three different woman are so, so present in my imagination.  Who knew Delberta, a two hundred pound WV-raised hair dresser lived inside of me?  If you are in the city, I'd love to have you catch Mark My Words on May 7th at 9pm at TADA! Theatre.  Check out the "CALENDAR" portion of my website for details on my first self-written performance in NYC!

So for two days this week, I've decided to let people film me while I act.  It's a new medium for me and I'm delighted to be collaborating with such fine folks.

Shooting the short film "Crafty Chicks" in Woodside, Queens was a wild time and I'm looking forward to working with some new faces this Sunday for the comedic web series episode, "Left Behind."  I'll be posting them as soon as possible!

In December 2009, after some encouragement from Laura Dillman, I applied to Emerging Artists Theatre's (EAT) Illuminating Artists: New Work Series.  This series is a three week festival gives artists the opportunity to present one night of original work with built in time for audience feedback.

From April 19-May 9 EAT has selected artists for One Woman Standing, One Man Talking, Well Noted Shorts (musicals under 15 minutes) and Notes from a Page (full length musicals).  A few days ago I was officially invited to perform in their One Woman Standing series.  The performance will take place at the TADA! Theatre.

I wil post the date of the performance as soon as possible!

Here's a link to the coordinating theater company:

www.emergingartiststheatre.com

On the top right-hand side of this page, there is a little blue rectangle that contains several audio files.  Each audio file is an original monologue by yours truly that you can listen to while you browse the site.  The little arrow located on the right edge of the track name takes you to the next monologue, while the little arrow to the left takes you to the previous track.  Enjoy!

Thank you to all you brave souls who attended the premiere of OUR BAR!  We had a wonderful turnout and we can't wait for the next installment on December 2nd.

Check out my "Calendar" for more information. 

See you there!

November 4th will be the first night of "OUR BAR."  

Ridiculously talented actors will be setting their original monologues or scenes in this gem of an Irish pub in New York City.

Check out the facts:

First Wednesday of every month, 8-9:45pm.

The bartender is an actor.

He or she will serve drinks to the audience and maybe even to some of the actors.

Each night will consist of approximately 10 pieces that will flow into each other creating a spontaneous and varied night of theater.

You can bargain for an Irish ballad from a drunken crooner, a batty ex-Broadway dancer's wisdom, or a divorcee's shocking story spilled out to the bartender. Who knows what awaits? Beer and bad ass theater, that's what.

This backwards adaptation was created by Michael Hogwood and will be read on 7/7 at 7pm.

"CAESAR REVERSE is, as its namesake implies, Michael Hogwood's backwards adaptation of Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR--beginning with Act Five, Scene Five, and ending at Ace One, Scene Two. The action is set in a timeless, in-between world dictated by a typewriter and a mysterious Seer who exists both outside and within the context of the play, influencing and observing the characters and offering the Audience a chance to witness how simply a tragedy is made."

Also, there will be beer and delicious Tex-Mex food to enjoy after the catharsis. Nothing like Greek tragedy to stimulate the appetite!

I'm very excited to be a part of this new project.

NEW YORK'S PREMIER MONOLOGUE VENUE

On Monday July 6 at the Cornelia Street Cafe from 6pm-8pm, join me as I perform an original monologue for a downtown crowd!
Actors will be reading all new work! Come, laugh, drink.

http://www.monologuesandmadness.com
The Cornelia Street Cafe is a New York icon in Greenwich Village that has been supporting artists for 30 years in their downstairs cafe.

Babs Davy, Lisa Kron & Mo Angelos, three of The Five Lesbian Brothers, came to one of Project:Theater's final performances of The Secretaries.
They laughed, they air-punched, they drank beer with us afterwards....it was a spectacular night. Meeting them and hearing about their original productiong, fake axe heads and all, was a true pleasure.
It turns out one of the ladies owns land less than an hour away from my father in West Virginia! Small, wonderful, suprising world...thank you for letting Project:Theater into the lives of such brave and fantastic theater artists.

Project:Theater presents The Secretaries by the Five Lesbian Brothers.

Patty Johnson enters Cooney Lumber Mill in Big Bone, Oregon as a naive yet ambitious young receptionist. Before long she's hurtling through a dark and bloody forest of lust, slim fast shakes, and chainsaws.

The Secretaries runs May 21-June 6 at The 78th Street Theater Lab.
Check www.projecttheater.org for details & tickets.

On Monday March 2nd, KJ Sanchez directed a reading of The Siege of Numantia at the Red Bull Theater. It was a fantastic honor to be alongside Emily Ackerman, Eric Hissom, Aysan Celik and other fantastic actors.

This is not going to be your everyday, average production of The Rivals. Instead of the quaint Bath, England of yore, we've updated the setting to reflect present day Las Vegas. The set may or may not contain stripper poles.
The cast and creative team are wonderful! Plus, I'm getting the unbelievable opportunity of working alongside Jenna Kirk, my insanely talented friend from Greensboro College.
The Rivals is sure to be an exciting, naughty night in the theater!

This coming Monday-Wednesday, January 12-14, I will be performing at the Manhattan Theatre Source at 8pm each night.
The rehearsal process has been so much fun. Laura and the cast have been up for trying silly, strange, and creative ways to tell this story. Richard Vetere, the playwright, also penned the novel that served as the inspiration for the film The Third Miracle starring Ed Harris! It's been blast working on The Epic Story of Love & Sex Told in Ten Minutes: Chapter One.