MarniWatch

Last updated 10/2/04.......................................................

Hello there from Atlanta, my wonderful friends and family!

By now, my New York friends are saying, "Are you EVER in the city?" And the answer is... nope... I'm a crazy working actor through MAY, 2005!! Yippeee!!! Great news below, folks... hang tight...

1. Marni is nominated for BEST ACTRESS (visiting) in the 2004 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards!
Yay!!! You can go to http://www.citybeat.com/cea [11/1/04: voting has closed] to vote for me as Kate in Taming of the Shrew... PLEASE VOTE! You don't have to be a Cincinnatian... heck, I'm an out-of-towner, now! And you don't have to vote in every category, either (e.g., I don't know anything about Cincinnati bands, so I skipped the music section); but Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival (CSF) folks are nominated all over the place for theatre awards, if you want voting recommendations... Yay, us!

2. MACBETH opens THIS FRIDAY in Atlanta!!!!
Georgia Shakespeare Festival (http://www.gashakespeare.org) is producing this super-cool, sexy and scary Mac for the Halloween season October 8-31, for which I'm playing Lady Macbeth. Visit the website above for all of the ticket information, or call (404) 264-0020. THIS WILL SELL OUT, especially as word-of-mouth gets around. Get your tickets soon!!!

3. Marni is cast in TWO new roles in DC!
First up: I'm playing the sister to the title character in "Lorenzaccio" at THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE!!!
This is the first time I'll have worked at the world-renowned Shakespeare Theatre in DC, plus I'll be directed by well-known director Michael Kahn, and I'm SO excited. Show will run January 18-March 6, 2005; visit http://www.shakespearedc.org for more info.

Secondly: I'm in "Big Death and Little Death" at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in DC in March and April, 2005, which will open their new theatre building! BIG hoopla there. For more info, go to http://www.woollymammoth.net.

Wowie zowie. Thanks so much for all of your support over the last two incredible years. It means so much to me. I'm continuing kicking butt in this crazy profession... and all of you are an amazing support network to me. I send love and hugs to you all!!!!
Marni

MarniWatch 5/15/04.......................................................

Hey there, all my wonderful friends and family!

FIRST:
The reviews are in... and Comedy is a hit!!! See the "Reviews" page on my website at http://www.marnipenning.com... especially the one that calls me "deliciously nasal"... :)

Thank you so much to all of you who have already come to see Comedy of Errors at the Folger (especially those who travelled from outside DC!) For those of you who haven't made it yet, THERE'S ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT!!! Twelve more performances, to be exact (every day except Monday), and then we wrap it up May 23. Plus, $20 DISCOUNTED TICKETS on Tuesday, May 18 at 7:30pm. So come on out!

To reiterate: it's hysterical... set in Brooklyn... and SHORT... only two hours *including* intermission. I hope you can make it! You can get your tickets at http://www.folger.edu/public/theater/menu.asp.

SECOND:
On Monday, I go into rehearsals for the lead in Machinal for American Century Theater! The fabulous Lee Mikeska Gardner is directing, and we run June 17-July 24. More info on the show at http://www.americancentury.org. (I think that's supposed to be me drawn in that blurb...) :)

AND THIRD:
I'm now employed until Halloween! (My cousin Emily will be happy about this...) I'll be playing Lady Macbeth at the Georgia Shakespeare Festival in Atlanta (yes, I said Atlanta) for the entire month of October!! Out, damn spot... Woo hoo! Should be great.

Watch out for cicadas, all of you; they've just started to invade my parents' house here in DC. Eek!

Have a wonderful summer!!!
Hugs and love to all of you,
Marni

MarniWatch 4/14/04.......................................................

Hello there, my wonderful friends and family!!!
If you missed my Saturday Night Live appearance, there's a picture of me & Maya Rudolph up on my website in the "MarniWatch" section at http://www.marnipenning.com. Hee hee!

TWO THINGS:

FIRST: Most of you know I'm down in DC doing Adriana in Comedy of Errors at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre, which opens for previews TONIGHT and will enjoy a lengthy six-week run through May 23. Many of you are coming from out of town already! Yay!!!

It's hilarious (and SHORT), directed in Brooklyn accents by the irrepressible Joe Banno. Those of you familiar with Joe's work will know that it's rockin', fun, and funky, and that I'm wearing lots of skimpy outfits. (Bonus!) :)

If you still haven't made your plans to come see it, I have four comps I can use this week (Wed, Thurs at 7:30, Friday & Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 7:30; first four to contact me will nab them.) To find out more about the show, go to http://www.folger.edu/public/theater/menu.asp.