Annabelle Gurwitch, Wherever You Go There They Are

Wed. Nov 15, 2017 at 7:30pm EST
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Wednesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm


ANNABELLE GURWITCH, Wherever You Go, There They Are


In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist


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When actress, comedian, and bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch was a child, she was surrounded by a cast of dysfunctional relatives, and every night she secretly prayed that it was all a terrible mistake. Maybe she was a long-lost daughter of Joni Mitchell or the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian princess. A family of bootleggers, inverate gamblers, and philanderers, the Gurwitches have always been a bit vague on the ideal of a loving and supportive family. Their definition includes people you can count on to borrow money from, hold a grudge against, or blackmail. Thus began a lifetime of Annabelle seeking out surrogates. If she’s learned anything, it’s that no matter how hard you try to escape a crazy family, you just end up in another crazy family.


About the Author:


Annabelle Gurwitch is an actress activist, and New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book is the essay collection, Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate to (PenguinRandomHouse). Her   other books are I See You Made an Effort (a New York Times bestseller and Thurber Prize finalist); You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up (coauthored with Jeff Kahn), and Fired! also a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch gained a loyal following during her stint co-hosting the fan favorite, Dinner & a Movie, on TBS and years as a regular commentator on NPR. She’s written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Real Simple, Marie Claire, The Nation.com, Salon,The Hollywood Reporter, Time.com, and many other publications. Gurwitch was the news anchor on HBO's Not Necessarily the News, hosted three seasons of WA$TED on The Planet Green network, and programs on The Style Channel and ABC. 


Her acting credits include: Better Things, Seinfeld, Boston Legal, Dexter, The Shaggy Dog, Daddy Day Care and Melvin Goes to Dinner. A veteran of many lauded and even more misguided theatrical productions, her appearances include The World Premiere of Donald Margulies' A Coney Island Christmas at The Geffen Playhouse, the West Coast Premiere of Go Back to Where You Are by David Greenspan at The Odyssey,   the West Coast premier of Women in Jeopardy at EST Santa Barbara ,the twentieth anniversary production of Uncommon Women and Others at Second Stage, and her performance in the title role of Joe and Betty Off-Broadway and in Los Angeles earned her a place in Top Ten Performances of the Year in The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. 


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