Carolyn Marie Wright

Thank you to a fabulous group of actors, crew, and audience members for making the 2015 season of Trippingly on the Tongue awesome. We will be back in 2016 for more “Seriously Funny Shakespeare” and playbook-style improvisation. Huzzah!

Watch “It’s a Wonderful Day!” right now. Here. Online. My latest short film written and directed by Julie Brett. Also starring Matthew McKenna and Donald Watson. What a fun project. ‪#‎short‬ ‪#‎film‬ ‪#‎musical‬ ‪#‎happygoluckyO

Last month marked the release of my sketch comedy video with Mom Mayhem … THE LITERAL POLICE! Thanks to Elise Robertson and Mouncey Ferguson III for bringing me onboard as MOM.

My other big news … I’m currently in rehearsals for my THIRD SEASON with Looseleaf Theatre Co in Irvine. I play Nerissa in “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare. OPENS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

UPCOMING SHOWS

Fri May 15 @ 9:00 pm
Undateable @ Second City

Sat May 23 thru Sun June 7
The Merchant of Venice @ Looseleaf Theatre

Tues May 26 @ 9:00 pm
Trippingly on the Tongue @Second City

Feeling honored and grateful to be part of the THIS IS NOT A TAN community. Last night, we had an amazing performance of BLACK HISTORY MONTH in front of a full house at iO West. Still feeling the buzz! Thank you to our amazing leader and writer, Charity L. Miller. #HOTEP #thisisnotatan #sketch #comedy

New Sketches.
New Venue.
Same Stupid.

This is Not a Tan opens 2015 with our first show at UCB Sunset!
Mon Jan 12 @ 5:30 pm.
Only $5.
RSVP strongly suggested.
IT. WILL. SELL. OUT.

FB event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/406773656157261/

#blamedwayne

Coming up: save the date for Monday January 12. I will perform at UCB Sunset for the first time with “This is Not a Tan” before we return to The Second City for a four-month run.

Wishing you happiness, health and adventure in 2015 and beyond.

Up, Up, and Away!

Last month was filled with filming, teaching, and family time. With some pumpkin pie and a trip to Brooklyn in the mix.

My teaching adventures continue. Just finished a Teen Monologue class at a Noise Within theatre in Pasadena. So fun to help these high school students prep for college auditions!

This week, I am thrilled to lead a Shakespeare workshop – Maids, Maidens & Matriarchs! – as part of Cake Batter’s Funny Women Festival at iO West in Hollywood. Click here for more info. Enrollment is only $25, and benefits go to Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles.

Last, but not least, I perform next week in Trippingly on the Tongue (a Shakespeare showcase) at The Second City Hollywood. I co-produced the event with Brian Vestal and am super excited to play Kate and Olivia…plus a lil’ Beatrice walk on. Click here for tickets.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement. Especially at this time of year, I am reminded how important it is to have friends and family together – even if digitally.

Here ye! Here ye! I’m teaching a ‪#‎Shakespeare‬ workshop for ‪#‎ladies‬ at Cake Batter’s Funny Women Festival next week. Get your ‪#‎comedy‬ on! ‪#‎fwfla‬

Classical Comedy: Shakespeare’s Maids, Maidens & Matriarchs

Take the fear out of Shakespeare with this fun and supportive workshop! Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum company member and Second City grad, Carolyn Marie Wright, will introduce you to techniques in Scansion, Rhetoric and Text Analysis and then apply these techniques to specially-selected (female!) monologues. Carolyn uses her unique blend of Classical and Contemporary Comedy to encourage participants to create multi-layered, grounded characters and “find the funny” in high stake situations. All experience levels welcome.

Super excited to play tonight with some awesome people. See you at 9:00. Yay Robyn Norris, Amanda Blake Davis, Rob Belushi, Patrick Quinlan, and Bob Ladewig. #‎sketch‬ ‪#‎comedy‬ ‪#‎yesand