by | Aug 27, 2012 | Acting, Lacrosse, Sports
I’ll never forget the feeling of standing in the tiny purple Pikesville High School Varsity locker room after my last high school lacrosse game. Despite the stink of sweat in the close quarters and the loud sounds of fourteen teenagers jabbering away, all I could feel...
by | Aug 7, 2012 | Acting, Books, Films, Plays, Writing
Something must be in the stars because this upcoming week is far busier than my usual ‘stay-at-home-and-write-and-drink-wine-and-write-and- watch-bad-reality-tv-and-write’ weeks. Friday August 10th is the opening night for Sister Cities. This is the fourteenth...
by | May 7, 2012 | Acting, Films
Actors who direct… it makes perfect sense to me. They understand how it feels to be in front of the camera; thus, the transition behind the camera is a natural one. While I am an enormous fan of auteur filmmakers like The Coen Brothers, Steven Soderbergh, Ang...
by | Mar 28, 2012 | Acting, Food, Writing
I think I may be the last person in Hollywood to know what a “Step and Repeat” is. I have spent decades pouring over self-esteem-crushing magazines, envying the size zero actresses with their perfectly serene faces, who pose expertly on the red carpet… and wonder just...
by | Dec 21, 2011 | Acting, The Thirteen Hallows, Writing
Thank you everyone for your terrific blog and Facebook response to my stand up routine. The best response thus far has been from my father, which I will reprint in its entirety: I loved your routine. Now I know what to get you for next Hanukkah(2012). My new book,...
by | Dec 19, 2011 | Acting, The Thirteen Hallows, Writing
Tonight, I did standup for the first time in years…. and I had an absolute blast. It was part of a night called HEEB STORYTELLING, and if the poster doesn’t knock your socks off…then the evening about Chanukah, beautifully produced by Alessandra...
