Stoneham Theatre presents I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI

Stoneham Theatre concludes its 17th Season with the mouth-watering new comedy I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, starring Kerri Jill Garbis and directed by Elliot Norton and IRNE Award-winner Ilyse Robbins. Adapted by Jacques Lamarre from the memoir by Giulia Melucci, performances of this one-woman show run from June 8 - 25, 2017. The Press Opening is Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 3:00pm.

For Giulia, an Italian New Yorker trying her best to navigate life as a single gal, a new date provides the perfect opportunity to show off her cooking skills. As she prepares a three-course dinner from scratch - utilizing real ingredients and an actual working kitchen to prepare a meal that will be served to eight members of the audience - she recounts stories of good Italian food and bad boyfriends.

Shares Robbins, "This show just would not work without an actress to portray Giulia that you truly want to sit and dish with. Kerri is the perfect Giulia for several reasons. She is a wonderful storyteller and a superb chef. But mostly, she is someone you want to spend a few hours dishing with and getting to know."

The design team is comprised of Scenic Designer Erik Diaz, Lighting Designer Andrew Andrews, Costume Designer Jez Insalaco, Sound Designer Andrew Duncan Will, and Props Master Sean Taber.

Single Tickets for I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: $55-$75 Stage Seating, $45-$50 Adults; $40-45 Seniors; $20 Students (with valid ID). Thrifty Thursday tickets cost $15 at the door and are available for the Thursday, June 8, 2017 performance at 7:30pm. Student Rush Tickets start one hour prior to each performance, and 2 Student tickets may be purchased for the price of one (subject to availability). For more information or to purchase tickets, call Stoneham Theatre's Box Office at (781) 279-2200, or visit www.stonehamtheatre.org.

PRINCIPAL ARTISTS:

ILYSE ROBBINS (Director) proudly holds the new title of Associate Artistic Director at Stoneham Theatre. Ilyse has directed, choreographed, or performed in over 20 shows at Stoneham where directing credits include: Mame, Sweet Charity, A Funny Thing... Forum (co-direct with Weylin Symes), How to Succeed... (IRNE Award - Best Choreography), Miracle on 34th Street, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Elliot Norton Award - Best Director), 42nd Street (IRNE Award - Best Choreography). Other credits include United Solo Festival NYC, SpeakEasy Stage Co., Hanover Theatre, Lyric Stage, New Rep, Underground Railway, Modern Theatre, Hope Rep, Fiddlehead Theatre, Overture Productions, Jewish Theater NE, American Stage Festival, Boston Theatre Works, Wheelock Family Theatre, Museum of Science, Publick Theatre, Reagle, UpStage Lung Cancer, Boston Women on Top, Liberty Mutual, Fidelity. Ilyse holds a BS in Theater from Northwestern University, certification from the British American Drama Academy and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. She teaches at Brandeis University and Northeastern University and coaches presentation skills for Mohr Collaborative and Ovation Communications (with her wonderful actress, Kerri Garbis). Ilyse recently received the 2017 IRNE award for choreography for The Scottsboro Boys for Speakeasy. She was just seen on Stoneham's Stage in Jonah and the Whale and will direct/choreograph Dames at Sea and She Loves Me here in Season 18. Ilyse is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

Kerri Jill Garbis* (Giulia) returns to Stoneham Theatre, this time with garlic in hand, after performing the role of red-headed LaVerne in the 2008 and 2011 productions of Sister of Swing. Prior to settling down in Massachusetts, Kerri was in the Broadway-bound musical, Angels, off- Broadway in That Time of The Year, and sang or screeched on a stage in every state (except Hawaii) in the National Tours of Evita (as Evita) and Singin' In The Rain (as Lina Lamont). Favorite regional theatre credits include: The Lady with all the Answers (another one-woman play), Grease (because it's fun to eat Twinkies on stage), and Ado in Annie in Oklahoma! (because she can't say "no"!) Boston Credits include North Shore Music Theatre (Sweet Charity, Grease), Reagle Players (Evita) and Lyric Theatre (Adrift in Macao, Spelling Bee) Kerri is the President and Co-founder of Ovation Communication, a professional skills development firm where all the trainers are - guess what? - professional actors! Ovation specializes in Presentation Skills, Storytelling and Emotional Intelligence training. www.OvationComm.com. A proud author in her own right, Kerri's first book, Presentation Skills for Managers, published by McGraw Hill is about the actor's take on how to prepare and deliver business presentations.

*Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association.

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