Tanna suppports International GreenIT Awareness Week

Tanna and the cast of “Just 45 Minutes From Broadway” took the show to Cambria, California for a special weekend of shows to benefit the Pewter Plough Playhouse. The performances raised money to install a sprinkler system in the theatre in order to keep it’s doors open after more than thirty years. Shots courtesy of Pewter Plough Playhouse.

Fresh from its oft-extended, world premier run in L.A., “Just 45 Minutes From Broadway”, by Henry Jaglom, is coming to the Plough for three very special benefit performances over Labor Day weekend. This is a special preview reopening of the Plough, as part of the fire sprinkler campaign and while sprinkler construction is ongoing.

The play is a hilarious yet insightful story about a tumultuous weekend spent with a quirky but loving family steeped in show business. The fine ensemble cast of accomplished actors (from TV, film and Broadway), all from the L.A. production, stars Tanna Frederick, David Garver, Julie Davis, Harriet Schock, David Proval, Diane Salinger and Jack Heller. The skillful direction is by Gary Imhoff. Playwright Henry Jaglom is also a very well known writer/director of films, including “Irene In Time”, “Hollywood Dreams” and many others.

“Never a dull moment in this energetic production” –Hollywood Theatre Examiner. “Jaglom’s homage to theatre people will appeal to everyone” –Hollywood Reporter.

Tanna Frederick
Los Angeles; ‘Queen of the Lot,’ ‘Irene in Time’

Right now I’m in a play at the Edgemar Center for the Arts, “Just 45 Minutes From Broadway,” and have done close to 200 shows. From doing so many shows, I have completely eliminated the edge to any inkling of perfectionism I had toward my work. I have learned to go on and use exactly what I have in life for the stage—because that’s all I got.

I have days when I don’t want to do the show, when I’m depressed, when I’m physically sick, and I just put it into the character. I act exactly where I’m at and modify the performances precisely from that, from what my body and mind are presenting me to use that day. Sometimes I push myself a bit in the direction of comedy or drama, whatever the scene seems to require, and it takes on an energy of its own. By the time the play has ended, I’ve colored my character in a completely different shade than I’ve done before or I ever will do again, and I always walk away from the performance happy and thankful for the experience.