Bryan Poyser (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} poyboy) wrote,@ 2008-03-06 14:06:00 |
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Tambor!
Okay, this just rocketed to the top of my must-attend list for the SXSW Film Conference - beloved veteran character actor Jeffrey Tambor, of Arrested Development and The Larry Sanders Show will do an Acting Workshop on Sunday. This is actually a reprise of an Acting Workshop he did back in 2002, I believe, where he led a couple actors through a scene, breaking it down and distilling it to its bare essence. Jake & I were there, totally mesmerized by Tambor's personality and technique as he pulled out amazing work from the actors on stage, and the audience. One of those actors was actually Cyndi Williams, a few years from her fantastic, lauded performance in Kyle Henry's Room.
This time around, Tambor's actors will be Austin Chronicle cover-girl Greta Gerwig and her Hannah Takes the Stairs co-star (and star of this year's Burger Hut sequel SXSW trailers) Kent Osborne. Super fun!
Finally, as I said, Jake & I were totally mesmerized by Tambor at his Workshop. So much so that we became convinced that we had to at least try to see if he would be interested in playing "Dusty" in Dear Pillow. We tracked down his address and sent him the script, unsolicited. Amazingly, he actually read it and liked it. We talked with his manager a couple times and the timing didn't work out, but it was such a boost to just have someone of enormous talent like him respond well and actually consider doing the film. If I have a chance to talk to him at the fest, I may just try to jog his memory about that filthy little screenplay that showed up on his doorstep years ago.
Okay, this just rocketed to the top of my must-attend list for the SXSW Film Conference - beloved veteran character actor Jeffrey Tambor, of Arrested Development and The Larry Sanders Show will do an Acting Workshop on Sunday. This is actually a reprise of an Acting Workshop he did back in 2002, I believe, where he led a couple actors through a scene, breaking it down and distilling it to its bare essence. Jake & I were there, totally mesmerized by Tambor's personality and technique as he pulled out amazing work from the actors on stage, and the audience. One of those actors was actually Cyndi Williams, a few years from her fantastic, lauded performance in Kyle Henry's Room.
This time around, Tambor's actors will be Austin Chronicle cover-girl Greta Gerwig and her Hannah Takes the Stairs co-star (and star of this year's Burger Hut sequel SXSW trailers) Kent Osborne. Super fun!
Finally, as I said, Jake & I were totally mesmerized by Tambor at his Workshop. So much so that we became convinced that we had to at least try to see if he would be interested in playing "Dusty" in Dear Pillow. We tracked down his address and sent him the script, unsolicited. Amazingly, he actually read it and liked it. We talked with his manager a couple times and the timing didn't work out, but it was such a boost to just have someone of enormous talent like him respond well and actually consider doing the film. If I have a chance to talk to him at the fest, I may just try to jog his memory about that filthy little screenplay that showed up on his doorstep years ago.
