Jonatha Brooke's MY MOTHER HAS 4 NOSES to Play Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 7/1-2

The critically acclaimed My Mother Has 4 Noses, a musical play written and performed by renowned singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke and directed by Jeremy B. Cohen, will return to the Tri-State area this July 4th weekend, playing three performances at The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, located at 300 Main Street in Old Saybrook, CT. My Mother Has 4 Noses will be performed on Friday, July 1st at 7:30 pm, Saturday, July 2nd at 2:00 pm, and Saturday, July 2 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are priced at $35 are on sale now online at http://katharinehepburntheater.org/events-tickets/.

Jonatha Brooke (Writer & Performer) has been writing songs, making records and touring since her early days in Boston with her band The Story. In 1995, Ms. Brooke released the first of two solo albums on MCA/Universal, Plumb, followed by Ten Cent Wings in 1997. In 1999 she started her own independent label, Bad Dog Records, and has since released six more albums. The Works, released in 2008, combined previously unheard, unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics with her own music and arrangements. Ms. Brooke has written for four Disney films, has had songs included in many television shows, and composed and performed the theme song for Joss Whedon's series "Dollhouse." She has recently co-written songs with Katy Perry ("Choose Your Battles") and The Courtyard Hounds ("Sunshine") for their current releases. Brooke has two other musicals in development: Quadroon, with legendary jazz pianist Joe Sample; as well as (working title) "Switched" with acclaimed playwright Geoffrey Nauffts and director Sheryl Kaller.

In My Mother Has 4 Noses, Jonatha Brooke chronicles the experience of caring for her mother during her final two years. Quite the character, Jonatha's mother was a published poet, a clown, and a Christian Scientist. She also had dementia . . . as well as 4 noses. Jonatha began writing about her experiences, "the daily theatre" of caring for a loved one, and her writings at first became a popular blog, which evolved into a one -woman musical.

After successful readings in New York, LA, Philly, and Chicago, My Mother Has 4 Noses debuted at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, CT in June 2013. A four-performance run at the Playwright's Centre in Minneapolis followed that summer, as did sold-out shows at Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September, and then the Guthrie Theater's Dowling Studio in Minneapolis in December. The show then played an acclaimed 10-week Off Broadway engagement at The Duke on 42nd Street (Feb - April 2014).

Jeremy B. Cohen (Director) is currently the producing artistic director at Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis. Previously, Cohen was the associate artistic director and director of New Play Development at Hartford Stage from 2003 to 2010. Cohen is also the founding artistic director of Naked Eye Theatre Company in Chicago.

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