by | May 1, 2012 | Plays, Writing
Sometimes, the best monologues don’t actually make the final play. When working on the final drafts of my play Blind Spots, there was a lot of terrific collaboration between me and director Elise Robertson. Give and Take. To and Fro. And it broke both of our...
by | Apr 21, 2012 | Films, Writing
I had my second “Step and Repeat” experience in less than a month with the screening of my film Bridesmaid#3. I thought I was set. I had my 4″ heels… I was dressed in slimming black…. I…. I…. I forgot the most important...
by | Apr 17, 2012 | Chick Stuff, Lacrosse, Writing
I finally “get” the obsession with The American Girl Doll. It took me a long time. I tried to resist. I was… converted. I had never been a girly-girl. I was the lone fifth grader playing flag football with the boys while the rest of the girls...
by | Apr 16, 2012 | Chick Stuff, Television, Writing
The obvious answer is because she is a genius. And while I know I will become a devotee of Lena Dunham’s HBO series Girls… as it has every ingredient I enjoy in quality tv watching…specifically honest, smart, funny females… Dunham’s...
by | Apr 14, 2012 | Plays, Writing
The last time I was in New York, I did my usual eat/drink/theatrical tour of the city. New York is my favorite place to see theatre because the variety is tremendous, the talent is spectacular and the audience exuberance can’t be beat. I generally see as many musicals...
by | Apr 3, 2012 | Books, Plays, Writing
One of my favorite things to do is casting. I love actors and truly believe that if you cast the right person in the right part, the project will fly smoothly. A new company is publishing three of my short plays and are including audio recordings along with the text....
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 | Feb 29, 2012 | Chick Stuff, Films, Writing
Bridesmaid #3 started as a short play which had a successful run in New York. A talented group of women got together and asked me if I would adapt it into a film, which I did and… voila – Bridesmaid #3 the film (you can see the trailer here). It was...
by | Jan 22, 2012 | Random Musings, The Thirteen Hallows, Writing
Working for years as an actress, I learned not to take reviews too seriously. In the same play, I could both be reviewed as “marvelous” and “awful”… so, I learned to take everything with a grain of salt as reviews are generally a...
by | Jan 10, 2012 | Plays, Sister Cities, The Thirteen Hallows, Writing
You have to love a reviewer who starts her blog review: “I’ve never been to one of Colette Freedman’s plays, but I really want to now. (Because with titles like If Nietzsche Dated and Serial Killer Barbie, how could I not?) This book is everything that I love...
