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Westwego Performing Arts Theatre
177 Sala Ave, Westwego, LA
An intimate look into Marilyn’s relationship with baseball star Joe DiMaggio. This two-person play is a series of vignettes spanning their tragic relationship, from their first meeting to their brief marriage.
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JONATHAN MARES (Simon Mostyn) is ecstatic to be back in another JPA production. Most recently, Jonathan was seen as Garry Lejeune in Noises Off. Notable credits include: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Brick Pollitt), The Normal Heart (Bruce Niles), Talk Radio (Barry Champlain), Touch (Kyle Kalke), Les Miserables (Jean Valjean), The Exonerated, The Mercy Seat (Ben Harcourt), Hair (Berger), Three Sisters (Kulygin), and Metamorphoses (Erysichthon). Next up, Jonathan can be seen as Joe DiMaggio in Joe and Marilyn with JPA. In addition to being nominated for two Big Easy Awards, three Marquee Awards and a Storer Boone Award for acting, Jonathan has produced the New Orleans premieres of Killer Joe, Bug, Closer, and Becky Shaw. Countless thanks and all of my love to Elizabeth, I wouldn’t be here without you babe! Love and eternal gratitude to Mary Mares. This performance is dedicated to Rene Mares.
JOE DIMAGGIO
Sarah Colbert Cutrer- is excited to make her JPA debut as Christina Grant in the production of Murder On The Nile. Sarah made her acting debut, at the age of 12, in the film Vampires Suck where she then went on to star in the television series Downtown Six and Moon. She joins the New Orleans theater community after graduating from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts(New York) and the London International School Of Performing Arts. Her favorite productions that she has been a part of include, Henry VI Part 3, The Wolves, and The Young and Fair. She looks forward to continuing her work with JPA as Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming production of Marilyn & Joe.
MARILYN MONROE
