Crying On The Camino at Gateway Playhouse

Crying on the Camino:A one-woman show written and performed by Celeste Mancinelli and directed by Richard Sabellico.Presented by Celeste Mancinelli in Association with KCKB Prods. LLCSpecial PerformanceThursday, September 30that 7:00 p.m.Gateway Playhouse738 Bay Ave., Somers Point,NJ 08330609-653-0553Stage performer, Celeste Mancinelli has an extremely funny and deeply moving story to tell.Celeste's show recounts her 200-mile walk on the Portuguese Route to Santiago de Compostela.Her desire to share this experience brought her to the legendary teacher/director Wynn Handman, who helped her develop the show at his NYC studio.Now Celeste embarks on a new "Camino," bringing this true account of her walk to the stage. This pieceis about minimalismand simplicity, self-reflection and honesty,says Mancinelli, a veteran stage actress. In sharing this piece my goal is to inspire others to take their own journey to fully live their own CaminosFor Tickets visit www.gatewaybythebay.org or call 609-653-0553Celeste Mancinellihas been performing professionally since the early 80s. Her NYC credits include the hit showNunsenseat the Douglas Fairbanks Theater, Cynthia Heimels long-running playA Girls Guide to Chaosat the American Place Theater (originating the character of Lurene) and Larry Gelbarts1-2-3-4-5at the Manhattan Theater Club. She has appeared as Mama inMy Big Fat Gay Italian Weddingand its sequel (Funeral) at the St Lukes Theatre. Celeste has worked in numerous Off-Broadway, cabaret, stock, regional and national touring productionsthroughout the United States. Her most recent appearance was as Edith Frank inThe Diary of Anne Frankat the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in West Virginia.Celeste has proudly enjoyed a second career as an ASHA certified Speech/Language Pathologist and earnedthe NJSHA Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award.In that capacity, she developed a unique program at Spectra Academy in Montclair, New Jersey. This program targeted children/adolescents with Aspergers/Autism/ADHD assisting them with the development of comedy scenes and scripts resulting in twofull-scale stage and fourfilm performances, all conceived by her students. This rewarding opportunity allowed her to mesh her two professional careers at the same time for the first time.During the COVID outbreak Celeste began writing/developing and performing her original, one-woman show,Crying on the Caminobased on her 200 mile hike through Spain.Celeste is thrilled to share this experience with all of you.