So you either just moved to LA or you're visiting and you're on a tight budget. Another Penn alum has a solution for you!
Ashley Wren Collins (C'98, Bloomers, Penn Players) is not only a talented actress who can awesomely teach you how to unleash your inner skank, but this Penn alum is also an author whose new book will bring out the cheap bastard in you.
After the jump learn more about her book and about all the LA places where you can save money ...and find out where you can see Ashley promoting her book next week in LA!
Plus, be entered to win a copy of her book just by clicking the facebook "like" button below and/or tweet about it with hashtag "#ashleypennbook"!
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Here's a a feminist platform you can get behind.Actress Ashley Wren Collins (C'98, Bloomers, Penn Players) has created "Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood" and a really funny character that she is trying to pitch to tv producers as a reality show.
After the jump, watch Ashley's episode, "Unleash Your Inner Skank" and find out who wins if you dress like a nun, ...and also why "we don't want to ask for what we don't not want to never not have".
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Monday, March 7, 2011
If you missed SNL this weekend, you would have missed Vanessa Bayer (C'04) doing her Miley Cyrus impression alongside the actual Miley Cyrus (dressed us as Justin Bieber).
After the jump, watch the sketch (be sure to watch the whole bit, especially around minute 3:10 when Miley breaks character a bit to let Vanessa know what she really thinks of her impression.)
Plus, check out Vanessa's return to Penn's campus to support the comedy group she got her start in!
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Last week, I posted screengrabs and videos from Vanessa Bayer's (C'04, Bloomers) fantastic debut on "Saturday Night Live".
This week, we continue to see Vanessa's talent unfold with an entire first sketch featuring Vanessa's spot on impersonation of Miley Cyrus
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Monday, September 27, 2010
If you missed SNL on Saturday night you missed seeing Penn alum Vanessa Bayer's (C'04, Bloomers) enthusiastic energy and smile planted in a good number of sketches. In fact, her face was the first to open the show in a sketch where she played a secretary announcing Christine O'Donnell's arrival at the Republican National Committee Headquarters.
Having been a fan of SNL now for almost 25 years, it is clear to me that Vanessa's got "it". As I watched her through the show, it became clear to me that she reminded me of a young Cheri Oteri.... super committed to her characters with that great smile! ...I realized this during the sketch when she played a woman lunching commenting on how fantastic her friend's "tiny hat" was.
After the jump check out the "Wedding Venue: it could happen" and "Tiny Hat" sketches she appeared in and screengrabs from all her appearances throughout the show (including the magical look from Vanessa in the show's final "goodbye" moments)!
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Friday, July 23, 2010
And it's quite a story on how Alison was able to convince the 94 year old popular childhood author Beverly Cleary to approve.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Lesley introduces her Fresh faces line up and does some stand-up about her
love for Barry Manilow, followed by the very strange booty texts she has received.
I've done great posts on this very funny and well connected Los Angeles stand-up/casting director before. And now Lesley Wolff's (C'93, Bloomers) popular Los Angeles workshop starts up next week and you can be a part of it! If you've ever wanted to do stand-up, but were afraid, Lesley is the person to train under! I've been to several of her shows and she really knows how to bring the funny out of novice stand-ups.
Per Lesley,
"The Fresh Faces workshop is a 5 week workshop taking you from never doing stand up to a 5 minute set at The Hollywood Improv. The class is all about finding your individual point of view and getting personal . If you have a life you're a comedian. It's a fun energized class that takes the mystique out of the daunting process of creating a set and leaves you with a slight addiction to getting up on stage. If you think you want to try stand up but never knew where to begin this is the class for you. Go to www.myspace.com/ffcomedy and check out some of the past graduates. Workshops are ongoing. To sign up for the next workshop email Lesley Wolff at Lesleywolff@gmail.com. Remember...'If anyone else can do your set...it's not your set'."
Next Fresh Faces Workshop will be Tuesday nights (12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29 with a showcase 1/5 at the Hollywood Improv)
Then in Jan: Weds 1/6 1/13 1/20, 1/27 (7:30pm - 9:30pm) with a showcase Feb 3rd at 7:30pm
Space is limited.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Comedienne Lesley Wolff (C'93, Bloomers) was recently featured on HGTV's "Buying and Selling: 20 Best Secrets".
Watch Lesley put her comedic spin on these secrets in the video clip above.For you aspiring Penn undergrad and alumni stand-ups, Lesley is definitely someone you should know. She produces and hosts a "Fresh Faces" comedy workshop and shows at Los Angeles' famous Improv for all stand-ups early in their career. If you're interested, contact Lesley at LesleyWolff at gmail.com
And from a previous DT post, check out Lesley's advice for the actor who wants to move out to Los Angeles.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Julie Kraut (C'04, Bloomers)'s new book SLEPT AWAY comes out today and if you went to sleepaway camp, I'm sure you'll relate to/appreciate this.
This is Julie's second book since HOT MESS: SUMMER IN THE CITY and it fits into that "chick lit" category I covered with another Penn alum author HERE.
Check out the synopsis below and note that the camp in her book "Camp TimberTrails" sounds like a conglomerate of camps "Camp Timberlake" and "Trails End"...2 very popular sleepaway camps for Long Islanders like myself..(although I went to Camp Wayne!):
"Laney Parker is a city girl through and through. For her, summertime means stepping out of her itchy gray school uniform and into a season of tanning at rooftop swimming pools, brunching at sidewalk cafes, and—as soon as the parents leave for the Hamptons—partying at her classmates’ apartments.
But this summer Laney’s mother has other plans for Laney. It’s called Camp Timber Trails and rustic doesn’t even begin to describe the un-air-conditioned log cabin nightmare. Laney is way out of her element—the in-crowd is anything but cool, popularity seems to be determined by swimming skills, and the activities seem more like boot camp than summer camp.
Splattered with tie dye fall out, stripped of her cell, and going through Diet Coke withdrawal, Laney is barely hanging on. Being declared the biggest loser of the bunk is one thing, but when she realizes her summer crush is untouchably uncrushable in the real world, she starts to wonder, can camp cool possibly translate to cool cool?
Summer camp might just turn this city girl’s world upside down!"
What inspired Julie to start writing? How did the Kelly Writers House help her? And what advice does she have for you...? Find out from her HERE!
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Lots of Penn Hollywood news happening recently...
This past week, Dreamworks Exec Stacey Snider (C'82) was defending her studio's film Tropic Thunder. Find out why!
Roy Bank (C'94) is collaborating with Salma Hayek on a new reality show with a "unique take" on weddings.
My past posts about Roy here
Did you know that Alison Greenspan (C'95, Bloomers) Executive Produced the recent Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (as well as the first one)?
My past posts about Alison here
Todd Lieberman's (C'95, AEPi, Mask and Wig) film Traitor comes out in theaters today. Check out a trailer below!
My past posts about Todd here
Another week of activity for Elizabeth Banks (C'96)...
- Liz will return to Scrubs this upcoming season for a 2 episode arc
- She has just been cast as Seann William Scott's love interest in High Town who dies in childbirth but later reappears as a ghost to help raise her surviving infant.
- She appears in this B-Roll footage in Oliver Stone's upcoming "W" film. See below (minute 3:10)!
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Alison Greenspan (C'94, Bloomers) is about to work with Hilary Swank on an upcoming film that will sure to tug at your heart.
Alison will be producing the film You're Not You based on the novel by Michelle Wildgen about "a woman dying from Lou Gehrig's disease and a younger woman who takes care of her."
Per today's LA Times article:
"the initial push to adapt Wildgen's book came from Greenspan. Her sister recommended the novel, noting that a key character -- like their dad -- had Lou Gehrig's disease. "I thought this could be a special film, because there aren't that many great parts for women, and this story has two," Greenspan said. 'They give each other valuable gifts before one dies and the other is launched into adulthood.' "
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Penn actors Roy Vongtama (C'96), Lesley Wolff (C'93) and Alex Petrovitch (C'01) 
In this week's Tuesday Tips series, I have enlisted the help of my Penn alumni actor friends out here in Los Angeles to offer advice to the Penn undergrad or alum who has decided to move out to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
Between the three of them, Roy Vongtama (C'96), Lesley Wolff (C'93), and Alex Petrovich (C'01) have done TV, Film and stagework and have offered up some great advice to all of you including answers to the following questions:
Who are the best acting coaches?
Who are some good photographers to take my headshots?
Where should I get my headshots done?
Click here to find out what our alumni panel has to say and/or add your own advice!
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Monday, January 14, 2008
In light of the writer's strike, we have some new alternative programming for you.
No, not from VH1's Mark Cronin (Eng'86, Mask and Wig).
This alternative programming entitled Jesus: Behind the Prophet comes to us courtesy of the Bloomers.
Filmed by: Joanna Ciafone
Written by: Bloomers
With: Kathleen Downes, Anna Hartley, Nora Dweck, Jillian Dent, Danielle Valner, Michelle Burton, Jen Jackson, Sarah Kalkstein, Rachel Romeo
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Matt Johnson's (C'99) independent pilot, What She's Having, which he produced and directed, is an official selection in the New York Television Festival and will be screening in Manhattan the weekend after Labor Day. The pilot actually scores a Penn alum hat-trick, with Sarit Catz (C'86, Bloomers) writing and executive producing, and Rich Hollman (C'99, Mask and Wig, AEPi) starring."
Matt encourages all of you New York alumni to come out and see it @ New World Stages - 340 West 50th Street (Between 8th & 9th Avenues)! ("There's an audience award, so we want to pack the house!"):
-Saturday, September 8th - 2:15 pm
-& Sunday, September 9th - 5:45 pm
Click here to check out the trailer.
Matt also has written and directed a short called Cheating with the Vacuum (the language is Not Safe For Work, so use headphones if you're in a cubicle.) ...and it seriously sucks. Not in the bad way. : )
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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Alison Greenspan (C'94, Bloomers), President of Dinovi Pictures, will produce the film "Maid of Dishonor" for Warner Brothers. According to Variety, the film is about "a jilted bride who, despite her unromantic frame of mind, must return home and be part of her sister's wedding party."
Alison will also be producing a movie based on the "Ramona Quimby" children's book, "Ramona and Her Father," in which Ramona is in the second grade and her father loses his job.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Lesley Wolff (C'93, Bloomers) hosts her own stand up shows in Los Angeles. Combine funny, high energy, ambition and super nice and you get Lesley! She's a great person to know out in Los Angeles as she is involved in many aspects of the business.. from standup, to hosting, to producing, to casting, to teaching ....she does it all!
Check out clips from her show below!
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