FAKE FAMOUS: "The AshJen"

You don't have to be a star, baby, to be in my show.























Ashley Bretz and Jenna Widelock of AJ Productions

They're actresses, they're producers, they're everywhere. Fake Famous Bakersfieldians Ashley Bretz and Jenna Widelock are two local women who know how to put on a show, their latest excursion being "Titsling," their comedic, musical mulitmedia show celebrating boobs opening in Los Angeles this fall. And who doesn't love boobs? Losers, that's who. Boobs are well-loved; their popularity only growing greater year after year. While other stocks go down, boobs are always rising, sometimes even getting bigger! And The AshJen (as I've lovingly dubbed them because I'm too lazy to write both their names) love boobs so much a portion of the proceeds from Titsling will go towards breast cancer research.

But the really big shoe won't debut until this fall, so for now The AshJen are scrambling like made to raise money, get support, get the job done. The Ash is working PR for the Fox Theater (she's sorry about the broken AC, ya'll. Stop the yelling!) and The Jen is a school teacher, but on the stage they come alive like Peter Frampton.

They especially came alive a year ago when they put on a production of "The Vagina Monologues" so good that its run was extended twice at the Empty Space, then was taken to LA and got shut down by the big vagina herself, Eve Ensler. While controversy could crush other people, The AshJen quickly realized that having Eve Ensler hate their show was not the worst thing in the world. Especially when so many people liked their take on the popular play, which The Ash worked over with fishnet stockings and a live jazz band. Love it. Hate it. It put the butts in the seats and even generated some press. Plus, it gave The Ash a handle to work with as the only person in the history of the Vagina Monologues to have their show shut down!

Thus making The AshJen deserving of their Fake Famous in Bakersfield title, right up there with all the other infamous people in town that you should know, but don't. So save a spot at The Elephant Bar for them and, please, let them do their shopping at Macy's in peace, people! The paparazzi are so evasive nowadays. Just all up in everyone's business.

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"Fake Famous in Bakersfield" is about the people, places and things that you should know about, but don't. Maybe you don't get out a lot. I don't know. Previous entries include: Leah Little of Posh and the bar Azul. Check back for future entries on the members of your gossip circle like ... rock musicians! Local bloggers! People who dress really, really nice! Writers! Poets! Actors! Artists! Fashionistas! And more!

Is your future so bright you have to wear shades? Are you Fake Famous in Bakersfield? Are you frustrated because, gosh darn it, people need to start acting like they know you? Are you tired of having to wait in line to get into frickin' RJ's? RJ's, people! It's not even that nice! Sweet merciful God, why is there a line???? Shoot me an e-mail with your picture to dbelton@bakersfield.com so you can join the ranks of other Bakersfieldians who aren't Buck Owens, but still managed to cause both undying love and violent responses in people.