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Under The Jello Mold

Her mom hid her post-mortem instructions in a specific spot;

it turned out, she was also hiding a secret!

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Under The Jello Mold

Her mom hid her post-mortem instructions in a specific spot;

it turned out, she was also hiding a secret!

get tickets!

Wonder What's Under?

In this award-winning, one-woman comic play, Jennie Fahn revisits her colorful character of a mother during what turned out to be the final act of her mother’s life. A former dancer never content to merely state the facts, there was always an embellishment to add, always a name to drop, and always a lesson to teach. But while no one expects to find the bombshell Jennie 's mom kept hidden, everyone can find something they relate to in this comedy about love, loss, and being of sound mind and body!

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"RICH IN IMAGINATION, HUMOR AND COLOR... IT FILLS THE HEART!"

“Make a beaten path to Under The Jello Mold... A one-person show must demonstrate diversity of character, intelligent, crisp, catchy and electric dialogue and stage presence that catches and holds the audience's attention. This show... delivers in all three categories with a uniquely comedic turn by Fahn and transparent direction by Tom Cavanaugh."

- The Tolucan Times

"MS. FAHN IS A COMPACT DYNAMO, HOLDING US RAPT FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF!"

"Jennie manages to find the humor in every situation. She throws in a charming song and dance number to boot. The segment when she discovers that Mom has passed is done with taste and strikes a nerve in the viewer... She handles both roles as herself and mom with aplomb!"

- NoHo Arts District

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"

"This is the show that will imprint your eyes, your imagination, and mostly your heart, in the most loving, humorous way... Fahn’s story is deeply moving as it is funny. Her priceless characterizations of her mother, father and everyone else passing through this tale are endowed with so much detail and love."

- Gia On the Move.com

"BRILLIANTLY ACTED AND DIRECTED, PASSIONATE, AND MOVING!"

"Wow. Just wow. The mother-daughter relationship can be complex and difficult to process, but Jennie Fahn turned her process into art. [A] fast-moving, remarkable piece... Will make you look at your own mother from an entirely new perspective!"

- Laura Huntt Foti, Hollywood Fringe Certified Reviewer

"IT IS LIKE WATCHING A MATCH AT WIMBLEDON WITH FAHN PLAYING BOTH SIDES OF THE NET!"

"Fahn is a joy to watch as she sidesteps with an economy of effort seamlessly between characters, distinguishing instantly the persona of each!"

- Ernest Kearney, TheTVolution.com

About Us

Jennie Fahn - Writer/Performer

Jennie Fahn's latest one-woman show, Under The Jello Mold, premiered at the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival where it won Best Solo Performance and Producer’s Encore awards and was named ‘Pick of the Fringe.' Her first one-woman show, You Mutha! A One-Mother Show ran for two years in Los Angeles and was featured in the 2005 N.Y. Fringe Fest

Jennie Fahn's latest one-woman show, Under The Jello Mold, premiered at the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival where it won Best Solo Performance and Producer’s Encore awards and was named ‘Pick of the Fringe.' Her first one-woman show, You Mutha! A One-Mother Show ran for two years in Los Angeles and was featured in the 2005 N.Y. Fringe Festival. Jennie has many television credits, including The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC), Games People Play (BET), I’m Dying Up Here(Showtime), One Day at A Time(Netflix), Grey’s Anatomy:B-Team (ABC.com) and The Middle (ABC). Or you may catch her on a re-run of Heroes, Without A Trace, The Bernie Mac Show, My Name Is Earl, Will And Grace and Becker. Other LA theater appearances include: Grow A Pair…Of Wings (Lounge Theater), Pride And Prejudice (Actors Co-op), Alice In One-Hit Wonderland 1 & 2, Jackson Frost (Troubies/Falcon), Amadeus (with Neil Patrick Harris - Hollywood Bowl), The Wild Party (Musical Theater Guild), Anyone Can Whistle (Matrix), A New Brain(West Coast Ensemble), Up The Week Without A Paddle (Neurotic Young Urbanites), and Wonderful Town (Reprise!). She recently wrote and directed her short film, Break, and is the writer/co-star (with Tippi Hedren) of the short Tea With Grandma. When not performing, Jennie is proudly spending time with her family: husband Jonathan, and sons, Harry and Sammy. She loves dogs a lot and to be truthful… not a Jell-o fan.

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Tom Cavanaugh - Director

Jennie Fahn - Writer/Performer

Tom Cavanaugh received an M.F.A. from the Actors Studio Drama School. While at the studio, Tom was a semi-finalist in the Chesterfield Films Writers Foundation Project in Los Angeles. Cavanaugh’s one-act play, THE CIRCUS STILL COMES TO TOWN, was produced as part of the Thesis Repertory Season at Circle in the Square Downtown (NYC). Cava

Tom Cavanaugh received an M.F.A. from the Actors Studio Drama School. While at the studio, Tom was a semi-finalist in the Chesterfield Films Writers Foundation Project in Los Angeles. Cavanaugh’s one-act play, THE CIRCUS STILL COMES TO TOWN, was produced as part of the Thesis Repertory Season at Circle in the Square Downtown (NYC). Cavanaugh served as Associate Producer for Ensemble Studio Theatre (NYC) and his short plays 50TH & 8TH and AMEN were produced there in special presentation. Under the guidance of playwright Edward Allan Baker, Cavanaugh wrote the one act play, DINER TALK, in a workshop at Ensemble Studio Theatre; it was awarded first prize in the Jersey Voices One Act Play Festival and produced in Maplewood, New Jersey. Tom’s full-length play, BEHOLD, was a finalist in the New American Playwrights Development Program at the Utah Shakespeare Festival and was one of three winners of the Pickering Award for Excellence in Playwriting. Currently, his short play, OCEAN FRONT, is being produced at Manhattan Repertory Theatre, and his full-length play, ADAM AND YOSHI, will be part of the Cape May Stage Company Fall Reading Series in October.

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“Do whatever it takes to see this show. The hype is true… [A] masterpiece…”

“An unforgettable one-woman performance that will have you laughing and crying and laughing again!”

- Bob Leggett, LAMusicCritic.com

“An unforgettable one-woman performance that will have you laughing and crying and laughing again!”

Shirine Partiyeli, Hollywood Fringe Certified Reviewer

“A TOUR DE FORCE! A moving and high energy journey through a woman’s relationship with her mother!”

“An unforgettable one-woman performance that will have you laughing and crying and laughing again!”

“A TOUR DE FORCE! A moving and high energy journey through a woman’s relationship with her mother!”

Andrew Holmes, Hollywood Fringe Certified Reviewer

Under The Jello Mold