Episode Summary
On this episode of Story & Craft, we sit down to chat with Actor & Singer Tommi Rose from "Sweet Magnolias" and Prime Video's "The Devil's Mouth" to discuss her career and personal stories.Tommi shares her experiences going from a theater kid in Florida to making the leap to Los Angeles at seventeen after working on Nickelodeon's "I Am Frankie". We talk about the importance of keeping your imagination alive as an artist, and how her "double Pisces" daydreaming habit is actually a superpower. She also shares some incredibly grounding advice she received early on from working alongside Burt Reynolds.We also get into her experience filming Prime Video's "The Devil's Mouth". Tommi talks about the grueling physical challenge of shooting in massive water tanks in Thailand, and how she managed the stress by buying a tiny local oven to bake her famous dirt pies and chocolate chip cookies for the cast. From managing a tricky gluten allergy abroad to her go-to morning playlist, Tommi gives us a great look at how she stays centered and positive.SHOW HIGHLIGHTS[00:04:48] | The Jelly Bean Camp and falling in love with musical theater[00:06:49] | Why excitement outweighed the intimidation of moving to LA at seventeen[00:12:00] | Defending the importance of daydreaming for artists[00:15:47] | Refusing to limit her ambitions to just one career path[00:22:54] | Burt Reynolds' advice on listening to your scene partner[00:26:44] | How her close-knit family keeps her sane in Hollywood[00:32:00] | Realizing she was stress-baking and bringing the joy back to the holidays[00:33:22] | Buying a mini oven in Thailand to bake for the cast[00:46:27] | The physical exhaustion of shooting survival scenes in water tanks[00:51:00] | The Seven Questions
