The Miss Education of Jenna Bush,
a satire on the First Daughter's impending career as a teacher, will
make its world premiere at this year's New York International Fringe
Festival. Starring Melissa Rauch, the show will open at the The Village
Theatre (158 Bleecker Street at Thompson) on August 13th to run through
the 26th.A Present Company production directed by Tom Wojtunik (A Watched Pot), The Miss Education of Jenna Bush was co-created by Rauch, Winston Beigel (The Buzz and the Bill)
and Wojtunik, and co-written by Rauch and Beigel. The show is set on
Labor Day, 2005. "At home in her Georgetown townhouse, the President's
notoriously rebellious daughter prepares for her first day of teaching
fourth graders . . . From underage drinking citations and (alleged) pot
smoking to America's public schools – 'Miss Jenna' rewrites history
with a lesson plan you'll never forget," state production notes. The
spoofy show will feature set design by Caitlin McCleery, costumes by
David Withrow, lighting by George Gountas and sound by Aaron David
Blank. Rauch can be seen weekly on VH1's hit series "Best Week Ever." Recently named one of Back Stage's
"10 Comedy Best Bets of 2005," she began her professional stand-up
career when she was voted "Best College Comedian" on MTV's "TRL" by
Jamie Foxx and Carson Daly. She has toured with the critically
acclaimed political satire troupe Gross National Product, having
recently performed in their 2004 productions of Son of a Bush and Kerry the Vote.
The performance schedule for The Miss Education of Jenna Bush
is as follows: Saturday, August 13 at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 17
at 10:45 p.m., Sunday August 21 at 12 Noon, Thursday, August 25 at 7:15
p.m. and Friday, August 26 at 2:00 p.m.Tickets, which are $15.00, are available online at www.FringeNYC.org or by calling (212) 279-4488 (in New York) or 1-888-FringeNYC (outside New York). For more information, visit www.misseducation.com.
