Brett Singer & Associates, LLC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
Rocky
from the Bronx Productions To Present
Rocky from the Bronx Productions will present Corn
Bread & Feta Cheese [Buk & Djath]: Growing Up Fat & Albanian. The one-woman show, written by
and starring actress and comedienne Elza Zagreda, will be directed by Vincent
Marano.
Did you ever wonder what it was like growing
up Albanian? A world where you’d watch
people get shot at weddings out of pure joy? Where you’d roast your pet sheep
‘Ragush’ for Thanksgiving dinner? Or where you’d hide handguns in your
underwear? Elza Zagreda’s story follows
her odyssey as she struggles with growing up fat and Albanian in America,
searching for her identity in a world of sheepherders and moonshine where men
are men and women are ‘sacks made to endure….”
A graduate of Fordham and NYU, Ms. Zagreda has
worked as an actress in such venues as The Helen Hayes Theatre (sharing the
stage with Vanessa Redgrave and Tim Robbins), Classic Stage Company and the
West End Theatre. She has also appeared
in work written and directed by Eve Ensler and Ellen McLaughlin. Recent TV appearances include “Law &
Order: SVU” (playing an Albanian mail order bride), ABC’s “One Life to Live”
and was also one of the lovely blondes featured in the “1-800 CALL-ATT”
commercial with Carrot Top. A gifted
comedienne, she’s also performed her stand-up comedy throughout various venues
in New York City comedy clubs.
Director Vincent Marano has directed at the
New York International Fringe Festival for the last three years including the
award-winning productions of Tom Nolan’s The Way Out (Fringe, 2002) and Acts of Contrition (Fringe, 2003). He’s also directed at Circle Rep, Belmont Italian American
Playhouse, Chelsea Playhouse and the Riverside Theatre Company to name a few.
CORN BREAD & FETA CHEESE will begin performances on Wednesday, October 13th
and will continue through Saturday, October 30th. The schedule will be Wednesdays through
Saturdays at 7:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm.
There will be an additional performance on Tuesday, October 26th
at 7:00pm. Tickets are $20 and may be
purchased by calling Smarttix at (212) 868-4444, or online at
www.smarttix.com. Photos will be
available for download at www.brettsinger.com/clients/cornbread.html.
CORN BREAD AND FETA CHEESE [BUK & DJATH]: GROWING UP FAT AND
ALBANIAN
Written And Performed by Elza Zagreda
Directed by Vincent Marano
At the Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 East 24th Street
240 West 44th Street phone:
(212)575-0263
New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212)575-2240