Max Wolf Friedlich
Max Wolf Friedlich, playwright of Broadway’s JOB, starring Succession’s Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon, joins us On The Couch this Week. The show has been on a long journey to Broadway, with two incredibly successful off-Broadway runs at the SoHo Playhouse and Connelly Theatre. It’s stint on Broadway sadly concludes at the end of September. Run to see it while you can!
Friedlich has developed a number of exciting projects for TV / Film and was the youngest writer to ever present work at the New York International Fringe Festival with play SleepOver. A long and bright future is ahead, and this definitely won’t be the last time we see his name on a Broadway marquee.
Read our full interview below, where we hear the biggest threat to Max’s life. I’m sure any New Yorker can strongly agree.
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What do you consider to be your best asset?
Curiosity
What was your proudest moment?
My first play SleepOver getting accepted into the NY Fringe in 2011
What is your favorite drink?
Ginger ale, on the rocks, on an airplane.
What is your favorite food?
Agedashi tofu
What is your favorite condiment?
Cholula
What is your current obsession?
Jerry Rubin
If you could give up one of your vices, what would it be?
Instagram.com
What is the one professional accomplishment you long for most?
Seeing a play of mine produced at a high school
What is the one thing you waste too much money on?
The Drama Bookstore has me in a chokehold always and forever
What is the one activity you waste too much time doing?
Walking around the upper west side after therapy
What do you consider to be the single greatest threat to your health?
The MTA
What’s the single best trait you inherited or learned from your parents?
I’m stubborn to a degree that verges on stupidity.
What’s the single worst trait you inherited or learned from your parents?
I expect people to be able to express how they really feel.
What in the world most thrills you?
Seeing a play I could never have imagined being able to write.
What current trend in popular culture most irritates you?
Big pants.
What was the most embarrassing moment you’ve ever experienced on the job?
When I was at the usher at the Dolby Theater in LA – the first night the first person who came up to me was seated in A1 and I truly couldn’t find it.
What is your favorite place in the world?
Any rehearsal room
What is the most important trait you seek in a romantic partner?
Humor but moreover… silliness
Do you prefer the company of dogs or cats?
Dogs but it depends on the dog. People make the case their dog is a person and then it’s like “well I don’t like your “SON’S” personality, brother.”
What would have to happen to make today the best day of your life?
Winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama court-side at the Knicks game next to Tyler, The Creator.
What is your personal motto?
You know all of the good advice – you just have to be ready to listen to it. “Work hard” isn’t profound, but it’s the best there is. It took me until I was 25 to really get it. I wasn’t hungry enough to understand it till then.