Comedy Central comedian Jade Esteban Estrada brings solo show to West Chester University of Pennsylvania Feb 10
/24-7PressRelease/ - NEW YORK, NY, February 08, 2007 - Comedy Central star Jade Esteban Estrada (The Graham Norton Effect) will perform the award-winning solo play "Tortilla Heaven" written by Celeste Angela Estrada at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 10, 2007 in the Sykes Student Union Ballroom at West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester, Pennsylvania. After the performance there will be a Q and A session with the celebrated actor. Admission is free for college students. $5 Admission for the general public. Running time 65 minutes with no intermission. The bilingual (English/Spanish) production is appropriate for all ages and linguistic abilities. For information visit http://www.getjaded.com. Sponsored by the Latino American Student Organization and Sykes After Dark. Information: 610-436-1000.
"We empower ourselves everyday when we speak English only!" states successful author Vera Mae Ruiz, who has made a name for her self in the publishing world. What happens when her 11-year old son Charlie gets left behind with her aging Tex-Mex mother who's English is limited? Tortilla Heaven is a story of life, love and making tortillas the American way. Estrada plays seven characters in this comedy about assimilation and cultural acceptance. The show is directed by David Miguel Estrada.
Formally choreographer to Charo and a scratch vocalist for the Back Street Boys, Estrada has made a name for himself as one of the more notable Latin national acts in the country.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch calls him "the master entertainer." "Catch Jade Esteban Estrada while you can, or you may live to regret it," warns Curve Magazine. NBC News calls him "America's Prince of Pride." The Dallas Morning News calls him "funny and irreverent." The St. Louis Post-Dispatch calls him "a versatile and irreverent entertainer." Outlook Weekly calls him "one of the finest solo theatre artists of the 21st century."
Estrada is best known for his popular solo shows which have toured the globe over the past five years including Pico de Gallo, TransWorld! and the multiple award-winning ICONS trilogy.
Estrada stars in the upcoming independent film "The Bad Singer" directed by Calvin Robertson III and will begin shooting "The Blue Note" directed by Adam Rendon in March.
In television, he appears currently on "Friday Night Lights" (NBC), and has appeared on Comedy Central's "The Graham Norton Effect," "In the Life TV" (PBS) and as host of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Pageant (HBO Latino).
He lent his golden voice to the Human Rights Campaign CD compilation BEING OUT ROCKS (Centaur Music) with Sarah MacLachlan, k d lang, Cyndi Lauper, the B-52's among others. See him perform at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjD_j6H04dA. He has shared the stage with Ricky Martin, Madonna, Margaret Cho, RuPaul and several other fabulous stars.
Estrada is the winner of the the 2006 Best Solo Performance and Best Original Music for his portrayal of Mary Cheney (daughter of U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney) in ICONS 3 at the Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, 2006 Entertainer of the Year (Family Tree Awards), 2005 Performance Artist of the Year (Stonewall Society), 2004 Audience Favorite Award in Solo Performance (CNGLTF) and is the recepient of the 2002 Premio Estrella (LLEGO) in Washington D.C. at the 9th Annual Encuentro Awards.
Estrada was also awarded the title of "Kentucky Colonel" by Governer Ernie Fletcher in October 2006 for his work promoting goodwill and fellowship around the world joining other recipients Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Johnny Depp, Mae West and Pope John Paul II.
Playwright and sister Celeste Angela Estrada is the winner of the 2004 Gertrude Stein Literary Award for Best Play and a 2006 Award of Merit recipient from the Women's Studies Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio for her artistic contributions to women's studies.
Director David Miguel Estrada is a Los Angeles-based actor and director who has appeared on NBC's Saturday Night Live.
For more information or high resolution artwork please contact Greta Golding at 646-342-8647 or at VicariousPR@aol.com. Images, videos and further information can also be found at http://www.getjaded.com. See the Tortilla Heaven interview @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqL8ookwzPc.
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