A
one-woman play written by and starring Jeanette Bonner, Love. Guts. High School. follows the journey of a love-smitten young lady and
her teenage obsession with the romantically unavailable boy of her dreams. A
highlight of this year’s Chicago Fringe Festival, Bonner marvelously delivers a fresh
perspective on what it’s really like to be young and looking for love, heartbreaks
and all – proving her star is on the rise.
Luxe File Chicago caught up with the New York dramatist who weighs in
on what she loves most about the Big Apple and the Windy City, from food
crushes and celebrity spotting to what she looks for in Mr. Right.
When in
Chicago:
Favorite people-watching spot
Definitely the
Weiner Circle after 1am.
Best boutique to snag a wardrobe must-have
There are so
many things to do that I've actually never been shopping in Chicago! I’m
open to suggestions.
Hottest beach to show off summer tan lines
My brother
loves to take me to the North Avenue Beach. He calls it “Hollywood Beach”
because of all the beautiful gay men who go there and it's just one big party.
Can't leave town without…
Catching a
free concert in Millennium Park with a bottle of wine.
Chicago-style deep dish pizza or hot dog
As a New
Yorker, I can't in good conscience pick deep dish pizza, so I'll go with the
dog!
When in New
York:
Forget the Empire State Building, most romantic spot to take
a date (and hopefully get kissed)
In the middle
of the Brooklyn Bridge as the sunsets over the Manhattan skyline.
Best restaurant for a magical culinary adventure
Café Mogador,
a Moroccan restaurant in the East Village.
Best place to spot a celebrity
When you're
not looking.
Favorite moment in your one-woman show, Love. Guts. High
School.
The moment at
the end, when I come to terms with the fact that having difficulty in love only
makes you better understand what real love is.
What projects are you currently
working on?
I just wrote
and shot a web series called "Ghost Light," which is about the
backstage world of community theater and the unique cast of characters who
make a show run smoothly. I'm also toying with the idea of writing
another solo show down the line.
Attribute you look for in Mr. Right?
Sense of
humor.
Actor/actress you most identify with?
I'm often
compared to Rachel McAdams, Jennifer Garner, and Hilary Swank but Mindy Kaling
is my spirit animal. She began her career at the NYC Fringe Festival, and later
went on to write and star in the NBC hit sitcoms, “The Office” and “The Mindy
Project”. Kaling has made things happen for herself and she inspires the heck
out of me.
You have a creative resume: NYC tour aficionado, production
company founder, playwright, actress. What's been your favorite full-time job?
I find sitting in front of a computer for nine hours to be
excruciatingly boring. Aside from acting, my favorite job is being a Tour
Guide. I'm in love with New York's crazy history, and enjoy meeting people
from around the world, and showing them around the best city in the
world. It doesn't get better than that.
Love. Guts. High School. runs Thursday, September 5 at 8:30 p.m.;
Saturday, September 7 at 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, September 8 at 5:30 p.m. The Gift Theatre, 4802 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Tickets cost $10 and may be purchased here.
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