"Bambi" Romps through Budd Lake

Hi folks! I hope Thanksgiving treated everyone well, particularly to leftovers.

"Bambi" opened on Black Friday to a sold-out house filled with surprisingly quiet and attentive small children. I was surprised by several loved ones at Saturday's show, too--if you want tickets for yourself, go here: Pax Amicus Castle Theater

Enjoy pictures of me as a member of the deer species!




Separately, "13 Fat Girls and a Dead Cat" opens on December 11th, and I am psyyyyched! I am extremely delighted to report that the show is only $6--superb poor-actor-friendly prices, there. If you are on teh Facebooks (why aren't you?), here's the event site: 13 FAT GIRLS AND A DEAD CAT!

What A RUSH!

Boy, how I love rush calls! Nothing does a better job of spiking my adrenaline than getting a call (sometimes still in jammies) from an agent or CD: "Are you free to get here as soon as humanly possible?!"

HECK YES I AM.

You may as well bottle the stuff that goes through my veins as I rocket through the house, getting wardrobe, doing my make-up and grabbing my keys.

Today, I recived a call from Barbizon, and I was immediately booked for a gig on Maury. Yes, with Maury Povich, who I've promised myself that I will marry. I'm not a volunteer guest--those don't necessarily hire actors--but rather to impersonate a previous guest, who apparently looks like me.

So now I'm at MoPo Studios, watching Ellen (et tu, Brute?).

Afterwards, hopping to the city for first zombie rehearsal!

My Every Zombie Dream Has Come True

(Minus living the plot of 'Fido.')

This December, I am honored to work with my very favorite playwright, Lena Cigleris, who is making a brilliant career out of writing the darkest-of-the-dark black, horror comedies.

Two reasons I love this:
1. Her humor is amazing, and
2. She loves to write about serial killers/monsters/zombies/etc.

If you must know one thing about me, know this: I adore this genre. I live on Stephen King, John Carpenter and David Cronenberg.

So what's the play? It's called "13 Fat Girls and a Dead Cat," and in it I play Candy, the zombie mistress of a serial killer with a serious penchant for slaying big girls.

Curtain's up just in time for Hanukkah, running at 10pm on 12/11 and 12/12 at the Producer's Club. :)

Stay tuned, as always, for news and pictures! And after lighting the candles, come watch me gnaw on brains.

Random Gigs

One of my favorite parts of being an actor is doing the countless gigs that aren't necessarily acting...but aren't quite normal work, either. (This is how we survive when we're not doing a show, if we're lucky.) Thankfully, I've done boatloads of these, and I've got a packed week of them coming up!

What might these include, you may ask?

-Party princesses
-Promotional foot teams (Yup, those obnoxious folk with flyers who flag you down)
-Promo people who give you free juice or products
-Friendly people who lead fun events at grand openings
-Giant mascot-headed Blues, Mickeys and Spongebobs
-Singing telegrams (they still exist!)
-Standardized Patients in medical facilities
-Fun, energetic people to lead corporate teambuilding events or exercises
-Actors in corporate-held murder mysteries

...and countless more!

Last week I helped a team of suits make bridges out of chocolate. This week I'll be a patient, a leader in a corporate event scavenger hunt, and a leader in a corporate event to put bicycles together for charity.

I may have to expand my special skills section.

New Videos/Songs Up!

In the past 24 hours, I have greatly expanded my comfort zone regarding internet media, and I am psyyyyched!

In order to get some good media up on these here intarwebz, I've uploaded some good files from my voice recorder and video vaults. They've gone through a little editing (my version of editing photos is using MS Paint, so I'm not a genie, here) and are now snug as bugs on this file-sharing site (4shared.com):

Click here to listen/watch for free!

Up there right now are:

-A rehearsal 'sneak-peek' recording from "Bambi," "In the Heart of the Forest"! (Music: Matthew Gandolfo/Stanley Barber; Vocals: Jen Ponton, Justin Reamy)
-A video of "Pirate Jenny" ("The Two Faces of Kurt Weill")
-A video of "It's Never Too Late to Mendelssohn" ("The Two Faces of Kurt Weill")

These will soon also be available on the work-in-progress, OFFICIAL JenPonton.com. However, I wasn't up tweaking these files 'til 2am for nothing. I'm a fan of immediacy. :)

Enjoy, have fun, and keep eyes peeled for more!