NEWS RELEASE
Contact: David West (west@nsula.edu)
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466
8/28/2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NATCHITOCHES - Actress Jessica Cerullo will present her one woman show “Miracle Tomato” at Northwestern State University Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. The performance is sponsored by the Northwestern Theatre and the NSU Student Activities Board.
Cerullo, a New York based performer, writer and teacher, served on the board and as managing director for the Michael Chekhov Association. Her most recent original work is “Miracle Tomato, a traveling story of love, bioengineering and the search for home.”
Cerullo said Miracle Tomato is a play for one actress and 303 tomatoes…and is “a serious comedy.” In authoring the play, writer/performer Cerullo traveled near and far to interview people about this complicated fruit/vegetable and its effect on our lives great and small. The resulting play is presented by the character, Angelina, a waitress-explorer, who is sent by her lover to travel the world and impart the history of the tomato on all who will listen. Angelina, the youngest of triplets birthed in the family tomato plot, reveals not only the history of the tomato, but her own, as she employs the assistance of her identical sisters Valentina, a bio engineer, and Josephina, a food activist.
Although the text is scripted, what is said each night changes depending on the audience. As they nod, laugh, frown, celebrate, express interest, disinterest, confusion, etc., Angelina chooses what happens next. As “Miracle Tomato” tours the country, a unique version of the show is created in each town. The content of this show is geared for persons 12 years of age and older.Please see www.jessicacerullo.com for additional information about the performer and the show.
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