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MARI-ESTHER KAPLAN

Mari-Esther Kaplan beat out 140 comics to be the first female winner in the

history of the Rooster T Feather's Comedy Competition in Sunnyvale, CA!

She was also a finalist in the national Las Vegas Laugh Across America Comedy

Competition so it's no accident that Mari is a sought after host. Her likeable nature and

Habanero-hot, Mexican-American perspective make her a relevant and exciting comic.

Mari takes the audience with her on a surprising and zany ride through her many

experiences as a mother, a wife, and as a misunderstood member of her Jewish

husband's family. She adds wonderful dimension to her act by seamiessly zipping

between character work and good old fashioned comic story telling. Mari is a graduate of

the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and has trained with William Esper and

with Obie Award winning Stephen Rosenfield at the American Comedy Institute in NYC.

Her TV credits include Law & Order and a national commercial for Seagate.

San Jose Mercury News

Review of "Sons of Don Juan" At San Jose Repertory Theatre

"...played with impeccable timing ... Mari- Esther is among the casts sharpest performers. She toys with her character's Spanish accent like a guitarist pulls at [a] whammy bar and she punctuates a punch line with a slightest you-go-girl swivel of her head. "

-Mark De La Vina

Mercury News Theater Writer