TOBINCON COMES TO THE HFF2019
TobinCon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2019
Press Contact: Tobin Mitnick
[email protected]
(610) 207-5837
TOBINCON comes to the HFF2019
A one-man comedy about the new age of Internet Con men.
Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 2019. Actor and comedian Tobin Mitnick sheds light on three con men that are using their style-savvy to manipulate a generation of young Americans through the unregulated Wild West that is the Internet. In its world premiere, one-man comedy TOBINCON dives into the grotesque and hilarious world of online grifters—the Body Prophet, the Rhetorical Bad Boy, and the Compassionologist—with sketch and stand-up, in order to show us that the game may have changed, but the players are all still here. But Mitnick also answers a lingering question: When you spend so much time rubbing shoulders with these types, will it rub off on you? In other words, can you con yourself? Only TOBINCON has the answers! Tobincon opens as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, 5636 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038 June 9-29.
Fresh off his one-man sketch pilot “Man Alone” winning Best Actor at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival, Tobin Mitnick turns his attention to a different set of characters that prey upon our deepest insecurities and line their own pockets while they’re at it. His blend of absurdist sketch work and stand-up incorporates his own biography and history of douchbaggery in order to give us a privileged look into the psychology of the internet con man from a guy who’s glimpsed the dark side himself. But as TOBINCON goes on, we move into a different sphere—one where Mitnick discovers a hidden truth within the realm of comedy and satire: when you spend so much time in the water, you’re probably going to get wet. With direction by his wife Amanda Stoffel Mitnick, TOBINCON is an uproarious—and wildly personal—journey into a new world of charlatans.
Directed by Amanda Stoffel Mitnick. Written by Tobin Mitnick. Starring: Tobin Mitnick
Where: Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, 5636 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Performances:
Sunday, June 9th @ 5PM – Preview Friday, June 14th @ 11:30 PM Saturday June 22nd @ 2:30 PM Monday, June 24th @ 7:00 PM Saturday, June 29th @10PM
Running Time: 45 minutes
Tickets: $12 – http://hff19.org/5973
Admission age: 13 and older
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM:
Amanda Stoffel Mitnick (Director) is a Director at gallery Hauser & Wirth in Downtown Los Angeles. Amanda Stoffel Mitnick has overseen the inclusion and installation of myriad shows featuring the work of the most important figures in Contemporary Art. She works closely with a number of the gallery’s artists, as well as representing the gallery around the world at all major art fairs and openings. Her theatrical collaborations with husband Tobin Mitnick stretch back ten years to a Columbia University production of “Company,” which Amanda directed and in which Tobin appeared.
Tobin Mitnick (Writer, Performer) has appeared in film, television, and on stage as an actor, as well as written and self-produced a number of projects that are currently screening in festivals throughout the country. He recently won the Best Actor Award at the LA Comedy Festival for his one man sketch pilot “Man Alone”, with past leading role in feature film “Hollidaysburg” receiving glowing reviews from the LA Times, Village Voice, and Hollywood Reporter.
Comps available for members of the press upon request. Please contact Tobin Mitnick -
[email protected] – (610) 207-5837
Follow Tobin on Instagram: @tobinmitnick
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