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Feelings Are Not Your Friend
Originally published backstage.com Nov. 28, 2014, advice for actors series. I was working on a production of “The Glass Menagerie” many years ago in upstate New York. We were rehearsing…
Read MoreThe Tobolowsky Files is off to Edinburgh, Scotland!
Two glorious weeks in the never-ending rain. As they say in Iceland, “There is no such thing as bad weather—only bad clothing.” I am doing seven different shows, including some…
Read MoreImprovisation for Writers – CANCELLED
This October I am conducting a writing workshop in the mountains of upstate New York. Beautiful. I am thrilled about the change of scenery. I am excited about the workshop.…
Read MoreWhat is So Big About “Big Time in Hollywood, FL”? (Part 3)
Photo: Alex Anfanger, Lenny Jacobson as Jack and Ben Dolfe in Comedy Central’s Big Time in Hollywood, FL Photo credit: Jesse Grant I had a great acting teacher, Ed…
Read MorePoster by Frida Clements
Frida’s beautiful poster. See also David’s story.
Read MoreThe Story Behind The Primary Instinct (Part 1)
David Chen approached me last January and said, “Why don’t we do a concert film. Can you tell stories for an hour or two?” David does things like that all…
Read MoreA New Lesson From Long Ago
First Published backstage.com Oct. 30, 2014 I was a student in graduate school at the University of Illinois. It was the first year of its master’s program in acting and,…
Read MoreBig Time in Hollywood, FL (Part 2)
The first challenge involved with Big Time in Hollywood, FL was that the creators, Dan Schimpf and Alex Anfanger, conceived the show as ten episodes telling one story. In other…
Read MoreWhat Is So Big About “Big Time In Hollywood, FL”? (Part 1)
Photo from The Hollywood Reporter. Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf asked me to be a part of Big Time in Hollywood, FL, a new program on Comedy Central. I had no…
Read MoreThe Method of No Method
Originally published backstage.com Oct. 2, 2014. I was working on Big Time in Hollywood, FL, a very funny new show for Comedy Central (premieres March 25). We were on break…
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