A handful of production stills were released from Delusions of Grandeur! Final edits are being made for the season release on October 4th, 2012. Jake Sasseville and Tara DeFrancisco, above, walk and talk in a scene from episode 4 of 8. To meet Jake, see this teaser trailer of the show available at Jake’s site!
Come. Donate. Send love. Vince DeFrancisco is the brother of Tara DeFrancisco – and he is one great dude. From the press release: “Recently, Vinny DeFrancisco (@VinnyDF) was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, an agressive cancer of the plasma. As you may know, Vinny has two children under the age of 4. Additionally, Vinny owns his own business, and their insurance …
How about this? Tara was mentioned in the Tribune for the upcoming launch of the tv show this October! Thanks, Chicago Trib!
It may surprise some of you that the smell of flowers makes me think of funerals. Me? I know. I don’t fit that profile – black eyeliner streaked, curtains drawn, Evanescence shirt on. Right? Most people probably think of me as a fairly positive, goofy, playful, happy go lucky person. I am indeed those things, and I’ve been ruminating …
Jake Sasseville’s thoughts on the October 4th launch of his project, Delusions of Grandeur, secured by ABC Family! Check it out here.
Jake Sasseville recently announced that along with his long-time executive producer Jeffrey Eisenberg, and 10-year director and co-executive producer David Sonkin, he is launching “Delusions of Grandeur” in Summer 2012. He says that “Delusions of Grandeur” is the journey of one young guy’s rise to fame, we’re just not sure how much of it is real. It is reported that …
Episode #5 from the IRC Podcast is an interview with Tara by Kevin Mullaney. They talk theory, exercises, and thoughts on the artform here in this archived show from 2010. http://kevinmullaney.com/2010/03/10/irc-podcast-with-tara-defrancisco/
In the latest installment of Improv Nerd with Jimmy Carrane, we learn about Tara DeFrancisco’s auditions for SNL, personal forces that shape her approach toward improv, and why it makes her nervous to see her students at a show. Then Tara and Jimmy treat us to an hilarious array of improvised scenes. To Listen to the interview, CLICK HERE
Like “Saturday Night Live”? Then Brian Jack thinks a show by The Second City touring troupe is calling your name. “I always say we are like the minor leagues for shows like ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ” said Jack. “We put together a sketch review at Second City basically commenting on the political air and the social airs and anything that’s …
Independently, Tara teaches internationally - and in Chicago, currently three regular levels at the iO Theatre (Level 1, 3, and 4B) as staff! Sign up for regular classes there each season.
You can also catch Tara sporadically at Second City, and regularly on the ComedySportz & iO mainstages.
