Michael P. O'Toole

Michael P. O'Toole is an American writer, performer, podcaster, indie filmmaker and visual artist. He grew up in Massachusetts. Michael studied screenwriting at Boston's GrubStreet center for creative writing under filmmakers Mariona Lloreta and later Mark Fogarty, placing into their Advanced program after securing several scholarships. This culminated in theatre actors performing Mike's work before a live audience. He also studied improvisational theatre at ImprovBoston's comedy school under Artistic Director Emeritus Will Luera, and majored in Communications at Massachusetts Bay Community College. Notable courses include Oral Communication, Film Studies and Introduction To Mass Media with Professor Jayson Baker. His final paper was "The Electronic Soapbox: A Brief History of Public Access Television." It was here Mike learned of the famous quote from media philosopher Marshall McLuhan, "The medium is the message." Since his early teens, O'Toole assisted on the production of Independ