Noam Tomascoff & Chelsea Frei: Tankhouse Interview
For those searching for a fun and animated take on the theatre scene, Tankhouse has just beenreleased in theatres and video on demand. The film follows Tucker (Stephen Friedrich, Vice) and Sandrene (Tara Holt, Z Nation), a passionate, yet melodramatic couple, who return to Sandrene's hometown of Fargo after being banned from their New York theatre company.
In addition to its many comedic moments, Tankhouse also has a strong emphasis on relationships and the importance of building a family within the community. When push comes to shove, is this enough to satisfy Tucker and Sandrene? Or will they keep fighting to excel at their craft?
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Writer-director Noam Tomascoff and writer Chelsea Frei spoke to Screen Rant about the process of turning their love for theatre into a feature film.
Screen Rant: We have this very passionate, over-the-top couple who goes to the town of Fargo, puts together a team of actors, and decides to start a «theatrical revolution.» What inspired you to write this story, in particular?
Chelsea Frei: Noam and I were in New York City. Living there, we were mainly doing theatre. Off, off, off, off-Broadway theatre, and then we started doing sketch comedy on the side. That had kind of become our focus, we both loved sketch comedy. We loved how fast it was. We loved that it kind of put us back in control of our careers. When we were finally leaving New York and moving to L.A., we thought it would be fun to do a last tribute to our time in the theatre world in New York.
We had this idea of doing these really heightened versions of ourselves, this pretentious, pretentious theatre couple living in New York City, who end up leaving and going to
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