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I was born in Albion, New York. If you don’t know where that is, it’s roughly half way between Rochester and Buffalo. On a clear day, you can see to Canada from the tower in Mt. Albion Cemetery.
I have a large immediate family: mom, dad, and four brothers. Yes, four: three older and one younger, I love them dearly. Like most younger siblings, I was dragged along to whatever activities my older siblings were doing, and one evening, I saw my brother James play Gollum in our middle school’s production of The Hobbit, and I thought, “I can do that,” and the rest is an iconic song from A Chorus Line.
After doing the drama/chorus/band geek thing in high school, (I was drum major in marching band AND chorus president my senior year, what is sleep?), I attended Catholic University in Washington, DC where I majored in musical theatre. In 2015, I attended the London Dramatic Academy and received a smattering of classical acting training. After eight semesters of locking myself in practice rooms, getting up at 7am for conditioning, and staying up past my bedtime questioning what the hell I was doing with my life, I graduated with a Bachelor’s of Music in Musical Theatre in 2016.
Much to the chagrin of my parents who still live in Albion, I have been a theatre artist in the DMV area since graduating. In my free time, I enjoy going to museums, getting lost in a good book (historical fiction is my favorite genre), baking, and taking long walks with podcasts (anywhere will do, not just beaches). And when none of that suits me, I really enjoy trolling my partner by talking to him in a dinosaur voice, meowing at him while he’s in the bathroom, and aggressively dancing (it’s more rhythmic flailing if I’m honest) at him to get his attention. I checked, and he did say he still loves me in spite of all that.
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Photos by ClintonB Photography
Cover Photo by ClintonB Photography
Performance and Audition Excerpts
Duet Together
Cabaret at Studio B. Albion, NY
May 20th, 2023
Accompanied by Ian Liedke
"Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress
Music and Lyrics by Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer
Synetic Theater’s The Decameron
A digital adaptation of Boccaccio’s The Decameron.
The Magic Jug: created and performed by Jackie Madejski (feat. Greg Madejski and Joe Madejski)
Adapted from Day 7, Story 2
Catholic University Senior Recital April 2016
Choreography by Jackie Madejski
Duet Together
Cabaret at Studio B. Albion, NY
May 20th, 2023
Accompanied by Ian Liedke
"The New World" from Songs for a New World. Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
The Food Chain - Nicky Silver
Shy - Rodgers/Barer
Choreography by Jackie Madejski
Is all’s well that ends well? This week Karen Shantz and Jackie Madejski try to untangle the tricky web that is All’s Well That Ends Well.
Karen Shantz (she/her) is a writer and performer in Los Angeles. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre from The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America, and has also studied at the Second City Chicago Conservatory and Sketch Programs, and at The London Dramatic Academy. When not writing or performing, she’s probably knitting matching sweaters for herself and her 9 year old rescue dog, Penny. Catch her performing every third Wednesday of the month with her house sketch team, Night Coffee, at the Pack Theatre in Hollywood.
Connect with Karen on all platforms @karen_shantz
Lunaris Podcast: @lunarispodcast on Instagram
Jackie Madejski (she/her/hers) is an actor, singer, dancer, puppeteer, and all-around swell gal. A proud Western New Yorker (go Bills) currently living in the DC area, Jackie has performed in plays, musicals, immersive theater, puppet shows, and of course Shakespeare. You can find Jackie on TikTok (@jdayskee) performing with an ever-growing cast of puppets (most of which were gifts from Cakes.) When not running between in front of her laptop, in-person rehearsals, and her spare bedroom filled with puppets, Jackie enjoys tuning out the world by listening to music and podcasts with her noise canceling headphones (much to her partner’s chagrin).
Follow Jackie on Social Media: @jdayskee (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube)
website: www.jackiemadejski.com
Bowls with the Bard:
Insta: @stonedshakespeare
TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard
Facebook: Bowls with the Bard
Twitter: @stonedshakespea
Art by Lizzy Colandene
Music by Constantino Fernandez
Sound by Jonathan Miot
Podcast by Micaela Mannix
Join me as I chat with Jackie Madejski (@jdayskee) about using her brothers as production crew, why we love Nicole Byer, and what it’s been like being virtual co-workers for over a year. Check out Jackie’s charity shout out: DC Coalition for the Homeless at https://dccfh.org/
Recorded February 21, 2021
CW: Jackie and I chat about our job as Standardized Patients that sometimes require us to deal with sensitive topics like birth, sudden death, assault, etc.
Puppet shenanigans with Cinnamon, Shirley the Unicorn, Caractacus, and Vienna
Follow @daejskee on TikTok and YouTube for more!
Cover photo by Nick DePinto