May 5-May 8 NYC EVENT: "Monette" A One Woman Show Feat. Kymbali

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"MONETTE" A one woman show starring Kymbali Craig..No layers, no barriers, no pretense...straight no chasers!!! 


KMJ Productions Inc., producers of the mega-hit sketch comedy SKITZ & GIGGLEZZ,
brings you it’s second production “MONETTE” a one-woman show, written and produced
by Kymberle Joseph and directed by Gene Hughes.

On a not so typical Friday night Kennedy Monette settles in for the evening with her comfort essentials: 1 bottle of her favorite red wine, 1 hand-blown wine glass, 1 scented candle and 1 IPod with the perfect playlist.  With her divorce papers in front of her and her only son off to college she fights off the chill from her empty nest. Every thought of what is to come is married with a thought of what has past.
 
Kennedy “Monette”, this comedic-drama, is played by Kymbali Craig who embodies the unique personas of eleven characters explored in this astonishing one-woman show.  She has the challenging task of depicting eight distinctive men and three vastly different women. Witness this truly gifted entertainer as she transforms herself from Monette’ silk-tongue father to her folklore tale telling Caribbean mother, to her rigidly uptight best friend, to her Puerto-Rican Ruff-Neck ex-lover to a host of other colorful characters who all have a story to tell. “Monette” takes the audience on a journey filled with laughter, sorrow, pain, love, despair and most importantly…hope.  You are invited to join her on her journey.

Kymbali Craig is no stranger to the world of one-person shows.  She recently starred in Male Gaze which received rave reviews in the One Dialogue Festival at the Williamstown Theater in Massachusetts. She also recently appeared in the debut of Sonia Sanchez’s play “The Bronx Next” at the Riverside Church Theatre.  www.kymbali.com  

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Tickets are $28. For tickets log onto www.smarttix.com use the code:DREAM2 until 4/27 for $3 off or www.kmjproductions.com
SHOWTIMES
Thursday  May 5th    8pm
Friday        May 6th   8pm
Saturday   May  7th & Sunday May 8th, 2011 3pm Matinee for $18 Log onto www.kmjproductions.com for further information.
Saturday   May   7th  8pm

Thursday May 5th - Opening night champagne, cupcakes and catered reception. Featuring light fare catered by Iman Dean of Sweet P Catering (http://sweetpotatopiediaries.blogspot.com/) and mini cupcakes by Ty Freeman of Baked by T. Adele (www.facebook.com/Bakedbytadele)

Friday May 6th - After the show Q&A with the Kymbali Craig & Kymberle Joseph moderated by the award nominated poet and author DuEwa Frazier www.duewaworld.com

Saturday May 7th - Pre-show hosted by Comedienne Extraordinaire seen on BET's Comic View Queen Aishah www.queenaishah.com



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