I’m not Catholic anymore, but I still observe Lent. I like the challenge of not eliminating something and adding something instead; It makes me aware of humanity around me and how I can contribute and notice my privilege and a be a positive part of humanity. For about ten years, I have started giving people on the street money when …
This weekend, Rance and I traveled to NYC for a Broadway Blitz. We’ve been touring so much and feeling so grateful, and we wanted to make sure we remembered to go out and watch art, not just be a part of art. For the past several months, like many, we have been obsessed with Hamilton. When I was a kid, …
A rolling boil is important when things cook. Usually, when you hit high boil, our instinct is to slam off the burner, or yank the pot off something hot. I think in order for things to cook, the boil must continue to roll, and even though we are tired and angry and (for me, after 16 years of Chicago) fed …
Tara, Rance Rizzutto, Lyndsay Hailey, Colleen Doyle, and Jason Shotts will tour Europe this fall to teach whirlwind versions of Harold moves and long form scenework. Super excited to explore Europe and keep playing! Rance & Tara will also be doing shows in Estonia, Germany, Copenhagen, and Latvia. Wild! Sept 5-20 = Lyndsay in Warsaw, Strasberg, London, Edinburgh Oct 5-24= …
Happy to announce that Tara is in the Chicago based cast of Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man, now in post-production and released in 2015! Directed by Josh Hope, and shot for film with a large ensemble cast, this SAG movie will be at theatres nationwide in less than 6 months. This also means TD has gotten that …
Check it out – Tara has a new professional reel! Swing on by and Like it or leave a comment! [To be added soon – Tara’s work in the new movie “The Life and Death of An Unhappily Married Man”]
Columbus, Ohio gets an immersion course in improvisation with Tara DeFrancisco! Limited time and dates! Weds/Thurs/Fri December 18, 19, 20 – 7-10pm $95 covers course materials, class fee, and space rental Day 1, scene work intensive Day 2, openings, thesis and theory Day 3, combining two muscles into a piece For more information, check the ticket link above! Dress to …
Columbus, Ohio gets an immersion course in improvisation with Tara DeFrancisco! Limited time and dates! Weds/Thurs/Fri December 18, 19, 20 – 11am-2pm $95 covers course materials, class fee, and space rental Day 1, scene work intensive Day 2, openings, thesis and theory Day 3, combining two muscles into a piece For more information, check the ticket link above! Dress to …
Columbus, Ohio gets a course in improvisation with Tara DeFrancisco! Sunday December 1st, 11am-2pm $50 covers course materials, class fee, and space rental All are welcome in this class – new artists, green comedic performers, frustrated corporate workers, hopeful public speakers, and those simply in search of connection & community. Dress to play like children, and bring a notebook to …
An Open Letter to Editors, Critics, Friends, and most importantly, My Own Warring Thoughts/A Love Letter to Chicago By Tara DeFrancisco Everyone I know seems to be moving to Los Angeles. In the past year or two, there has been a mass exodus of Chicago to the west coast. I don’t know what has happened – maybe it’s that “my …
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.
