Jenifer Estess (February 17, 1963 – December 16, 2003) was a Moline, Illinois -born theatre producer . She began her career as an actor after graduating from New York University with a B.A. in drama .
8-667: Estess was a co-founder of Naked Angels theatre company in Manhattan ; she was its producing director until 1993. She helped found the Nantucket Film Festival and the New York Women's Film Festival. Her memoir, Tales from the Bed: Living, Dying and Having It All , was published posthumously in 2004, while a TV movie of her life had previously been aired on CBS in 2001, titled Jenifer , which starred Laura San Giacomo in
16-457: A former picture-frame factory on West 17th Street in Manhattan which quickly became a prominent venue for a generation of emerging young actors and playwrights. One of the company's longstanding initiatives is "The Issues Project", which focuses on socially relevant issues through plays, often in collaboration with organizations such as Amnesty International , The Center for American Progress , Project A.L.S. and The Culture Project. The company
24-589: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Naked Angels (theater company) Naked Angels is an American theater company founded in 1986 and based in New York City . It was named after John Tytell 's book about the Beat Generation, Naked Angels . The company has produced plays on controversial social topics, including the critically acclaimed Broadway transfer Next Fall , and has featured many Hollywood stars. Naked Angels originated in
32-407: Is also known for its "Tuesdays@9" cold reading series, where new playwrights, novelists, short-story writers, and actors gather to review works in progress. In 2005, Naked Angels partnered with Fox Broadcasting Company to create Naked TV, an annual showcase of short plays by emerging playwrights. Based on these stagings, Fox executives chose to turn some of the one-act plays into pilot scripts for
40-418: Is presented to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. The readings operates with an open submission policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. The theater company has a long list of co-founders and participants in its many productions over the years. People identified as co-founders include: playwright : Actors and directors : People associated with
48-649: The incredible potential of stem cells to replace what is destroyed in ALS, but we need the federal government to mentor research along in the most responsible, humane way." Pointing out that, "non-profits like Project A.L.S. and private industry have started stem cell replacement on the right track," she urged Congress to "do the right thing and take us to the next level with this life-saving science." Jenifer Estess died from A.L.S. on December 16, 2003, aged 40, at her apartment in Manhattan. This article about an American actor
56-515: The primetime network. Known for "glamorous parties" and "provocative productions", after the first decade the group seemed to have lost the focus on theater. In 1995 the venue on 17th Street (often called "The Place") was closed. By that time many of the early members had gone on to fame in Hollywood or on Broadway . Naked Angels runs New York City's longest-running cold reading series for new works-in-progress. Every Tuesday, excerpts of new writing
64-457: The title role. Estess also started Project ALS , which raises funds for finding a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease , from which she suffered. She helped raise over $ 17,000,000 ( USD ) for the Project. In 2000, Estess testified before Senator Arlen Specter ’s sub-committee on Labor, Health, Human Services and Education. "My life and millions of others are in the hands of Congress. We are already seeing
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