Corey Fischer

Corey Fischer is an actor, writer, musician and director who has been creating and performing theatre for over forty years. In 1978, with Albert Greenberg and Naomi Newman, he co-founded Traveling Jewish Theatre), with whom he worked full time for thirty four years until its closing in 2012. He has received awards from the San Francisco Chronicle, The L.A. Times, The L.A. Weekly, The Marin Arts Council the NEA, The Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays. Outside TJT, Corey has appeared in film, television and theatre in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver, B.C.. Along the way, he worked with the legendary teacher and actor, Jeff Corey, visionary directors Robert Altman and Joseph Chaikin, and was a member of the improvisational group The Committee (L.A. co.). His film and TV credits can be found at http://www.imdb.me/coreyfischer and his songs and spoken word pieces are at https://soundcloud.com/corey-fischer He is also a published writer of fiction and non-fiction, a teacher of improvisation and theatre-making, and a creativity consultant/coach for individuals and organizations. For information on Corey’s teaching and consulting and to download selected writings, visit www.coreyfischer.com. He is married to writer China Galland, has three adult step-children and six grandchildren.