ABOUT YO HOT MAMA(S)!

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		Karen Fitzgerald An actress and singer for 25 years, with roles including Mama Rose in Gypsy, The Witch in Into the Woods, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Mrs. Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, The Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Karen moved to NYC 5 years ago. Since that time, she has appeared in the feature film, *Conversations with God,* as well as the A&E Series, Elevator Moods, the Dreamscape Production of Marisol, and Souvenirs, an evening of 4 solo shows. Prior to that she was featured in the PBS special, AIDS: It Stops With Us. Since moving here she has stepped into the writing arena as well. She has written a television pilot script, which she was invited to discuss on a panel at NATPE, the National Association of Television Programming Executives in Las Vegas, a film script, and now her own wacky journey of her trip to India, *Hot Mama Mahatma*. And she is a popular motivational keynote speaker.
		Natalie Kim Natalie Kim was born in Harlem, New York and raised in Centereach, New York. She moved to Millersville, Maryland where she finished middle school and high school. It was there she performed in plays such as Annie, South Pacific and Little Shop of Horrors. She attended Queens College getting a BA in Communications. However, she continued acting by studying with Michael Beckett from HB Studios and assisting Marketa Kimbrell's company,The New York Street Theatre Caravan. Most of Natalie's experience has been acting in productions in New York City including working with groups such as Ensemble Studio Theatre, The New Dramatists and Ma-Yi. Most recently she has performed in the show Songs Of The Dragons Flying To Heaven written and directed by Obie Award winning director, Young Jean Lee. Other recent credits include the feature film West 32nd and Law and Order: CI. I thank my mothers, who made this show possible. Gratitude and love to Jim & Madeline.
		Jessica Craig - Stage Manager Producer/Stage Manager: A recent transplant from Alabama, Jessica is an actress, model and musician. She worked with Danny Glover, Stacy Keach and Charles Dutton in the John Sayles film, Honeydripper, and in the film Racing for Time, which Mr. Dutton directed. Jessica toured with a Montgomery, AL production of Someone Ought to Do Something, and also worked on Montgomery-based productions of Jar the Floor (stage manager) and Othello (sound designer).
		Kenneth Heaton - Director Kenneth Heaton wrote and directed THE ONTOLOGICAL DETECTIVE which premiered at New York's Blue Heron Theatre. Other directing credits include: LOCKER ROOM at The Slipper Room in New York, several pieces for the New York-based sketch comedy troupe, Oculingus, and Murder by Design at the Yale Cabaret. His plays include MUSTARD SEED (winner of the Southern Playwrights Competition). WAR AND CIVILITY, winner of a Greater Phoenix [AZ] Critics Circle Award, ULULATION, MURDER BY DESIGN, and SAFE HAVENS, for which he was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to Croatia.
		Matt Hoverman - Director Matt Hoverman’s plays include WHO YOU SEE HERE, IN TRANSIT (2006 FringeNYC Best Playwriting Award), THE AUDIENCE (co-book writer, three 2005 Drama Desk Award nom’s, incl. Best New Musical), THE COLLECTORS, BEDDY-BYE & HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (2006, 2007 & 2008 finalists for the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Heideman Award), SEARCHING FOR GOD IN SUBURBIA (2007 Huntington Theatre’s Breaking Ground New Play Festival & semi-finalist, 2008 O’Neill Festival), CHRISTMAS SHORTS (2008 Naked Angels “Angels in Progress” Workshop at Playwrights Horizons), and many others. 2008 Edward Albee Foundation Fellow & winner of 2 Edelman Studios “Pitch Club” Awards. As an actor: Yale Rep, The Acting Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Late Night w/Conan O’Brien and many voices for the cartoons Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sonic X, WinX Club, Chaotic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As a teacher and director, he has midwived the creation of over a hundred solo shows, including 2005 FringeNYC Best Solo Show Award winner BRIDEZILLA STRIKES BACK! (Cynthia Silver), 2008 Fringe NYC Best Actress Award winner HOT CRIPPLE (Hogan Gorman) and 2008 MITF Best Solo Show Award winner SACRED IS THE NEW PROFANE (Cheryl Harnest). Brown, BA in Playwriting; UCSD; MFA in Acting. www.createyourownsoloshow.com