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<div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Palatino"><span>NINA DOMINGUE, super actress, proficient author!</span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Palatino; "> </span><br></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">Roy Berko<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">--THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS--<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino">Lorain County
Times--Westlaker Times--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">--cool cleveland.com—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">The Cleveland area has many fine actresses.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>One of the area’s female theatrical gems is Nina
Domingue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She has proven over and
over her versatility and ability to mesmerize an audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">In YA MAMA! Domingue not only fills the stage with a multiple number
of characters, but has written an emotional biopic as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">In the extended one-act YA MAMA!, Domingue, with the help of director
Cathy Hartenstein, showcases the pain and joy of being Nina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The action is up close and
personal in Cleveland Public Theatre’s Storefront Studio where no seat is more
than three rows from the performer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>And, for the run of the show, there was almost never an empty seat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">Domingue takes her viewers on a journey from her New Orleans birth
place, through the suicide of her mother, a victim of Post Partum Syndrome, to
a short period of living in Cleveland with her mother’s family, back to New
Orleans when her father remarries, to the abusive treatment at the hands of her
step-mother, to her return to Cleveland where she finally finds a place of
acceptance, and flashbacks to what happens when Katrina hits the Big Easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We experience the birth of her three
children, and her burgeoning career as an actress and a mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Though the play is not quite as
polished as her performance, it’s quite a ride.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">The set is simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A
series of stools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>On each surface
a symbolic item is placed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As the
plot unfolds, items like the bottle of Drano that her mother drank to kill
herself, an apron, and a strap, are picked up as symbols of the items of
importance in the actresses life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">Domingue a master of facial, body and vocal expression.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At the blink of an eye she transforms
herself into a child, her four-year old son, Nina as a mommy, and a victim of
abuse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She gives a masterful
performance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino;color:black">Capsule judgement:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>YA MAMA! is a short evening of revelation and self-discovery presented
by one of the area’s most proficient performers.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Ya Nina!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Palatino;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:
Palatino">YA MAMA! closed its run at CPT</span></span><span style="font-family:
Palatino"> on November 13.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--></span></div><div style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "> </div><div style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; "><i><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#8000FF">Roy Berko's blog, which contains theatre and dance reviews, as well as his consulting and publications information, can be found at http://royberko.info. His reviews can also be found on www.coolcleveland.com and www.NeOHIOpal, while special features appear at http://artsamerica.org.<br></font></i></div></div></body></html>