EDUCATION

M.A. English Literature, Centenary University  ●   B.F.A. Dramatic Writing, N.Y.U. (with Honors)   ●  NJ Shakespeare Festival (playwright intern)

 

 

WRITING EXPERIENCE

FILM

Maren's Rock (VR web series) {writer} Produced by Daniel Gaucher, Boston, MA.

 

The Long Haul (short film) {co-writer} Produced by Running Fountain Productions

 

Departures (short film) {co-writer} Produced by Running Fountain Productions

 

 

Hope Mountain (feature-film) {writer} Produced by Geoff Amend, New York, NY. [option]

 

On the Edge (feature-film) {co-writer} Amazon Pictures, Sydney, Australia [option]

 

Famous (feature-film/television series) {writer} Piper Pictures, Sydney, Australia [development deal]

 

Sushi with a Stranger (feature-film) {writer} Omega Entertainment, Beverly Hills, CA. [development deal]

 

Temple of the Tiger (feature-film) {writer} Aananda Studio, Torrance, CA. [development deal]

 

Oasis (feature-film) {writer} Blue Pit Productions, Fremont, CA. [development deal]

 

 

TV

The Wisdom Tree (television series) {writer} Produced by Everest Production Corporation

 

In the Cellar (television series) {head writer} Produced by Veronica Craven, Fremont, CA.

 

Redemption (television series) {adaptation writer} Produced by Everest Production Corporation

 

Film and TV Series Promos {writer} Produced by Everest Production Corporation

 

Channel 99 (podcast) {contributing writer} -Produced by Tom Ellis, New York, NY.

 

A Light in the Dark (short film) {writer} Produced by Riprap Entertainment, Sherman Oaks, CA .

(on: "Riprap Writer's Playhouse" a readers-theater TV show)

 

 

CORPORATE & TRAVEL VIDEO

Travel Videos: Rome, Italy and Paris, France {scriptwriter}

(A series of 18 short videos depicting various sights in Rome, Italy and Paris France) GeoBeats, Inc., Rockville, MD.

 

 

AUDIO DRAMA

Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air! {writer}

-Produced in Boston, MA.

Adaptation writer for classic stories including:

The Holly Tree
The Wreck of the Golden

 

Baicizhan, Chaoyouai Technology Company {writer}

-Produced in Chengdu, China

Adaptation writer for classic stories including:

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Gift of the Magi

 

 

Radio Theater Project [audio-drama series] {writer}

-Produced by KSVR, Mount Vernon, WA.

Adaptation writer for episodes including:

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Richard Wade, U. S. Marshal (series)

Rain

Where I Belong

Code Three

Edge of the Knife

Expedition on Mars

Make Mine Homogenized

 

 

The Treasure Hunt (one-act radio play) {writer} Produced by Shoestring Radio Theatre, San Francisco, CA.

 

The Reign of Leaves (one-act radio play) {writer} Produced by Shoestring Radio Theatre, San Francisco, CA.

 

The Porch (one-act radio play version) {writer} Produced by Radio Theatre Project, St. Petersburg, FL for WMNF's program "Soundstage."

 

A Home for Christmas (one-act radio play) {writer} Produced by Petaluma Radio Players, Petaluma, CA.

 

 

THEATRE

Inside Out (full-length) {writer} Produced by New Feathers Reading Series, at The Raven, New Hope, PA.

 

Edmonia (full-length) {writer} Produced by Villagers Theatre - New Playwrights Series (Staged-Reading) Somerset, NJ.

 

Who's Smarter? (one-act) {writer} Produced by GB Productions - North Park Playwrights Festival, San Diego, CA.

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Dead Body (one-act) {writer} Produced by Turtle Shell Productions - 8 Minute Madness Festival, New York, NY.

 

The Lollipop Lady (one-act) {writer} Produced by GB Productions - North Park Playwrights Festival, San Diego, CA.

Also produced Turtle Shell Productions - 8 Minute Madness Festival, New York, NY.

 

 

A Fair in Spring (one-act) {writer} Produced at The Bridge Theatre, New York, NY.

 

Triangle (one-act) {writer} Produced at the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival, New York, NY.

 

A Psychedelic Serenade (one-act musical) {writer - book/lyrics} Music by Douglas Maxwell Produced by Raw Impression Music Theatre at the Flea Theatre, New York, NY.

 

A Different Blend of Friendship (full-length) {writer} Produced by Boz and the Bard Productions (Dramatic Reading) Hackensack, NJ.

Also produced at The Northeast Theatre (Equity Staged-Reading) La Plume, PA.

 

The Porch (one-act) {writer} Produced at The Theatre-Studio, Inc. New York, NY.

Also produced at Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival, New York, NY.

-NYU/Tisch School of the Arts (Equity Staged-Reading), Goldberg Theatre, New York, NY.

 

Gutter Rat (one-act) {writer} Produced at The Theatre-Studio, Inc., New York, NY.

 

All is Fair in Show Business (one-act) {writer} Produced in Spring Valley, CA.

Also produced in Victoria, British Columbia Canada 

-Chapel Hill, NC.

-The Senior Crest Theatre Guild, Summerfield, FL.

-Fountain Reading Theater, Melbourne, FL.

-RAAPA, Rumford, ME.

-First Stage, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Mother of the Year (one-act) {writer} Produced at First Stage, Los Angeles, CA.

Also produce at the Theatre-Studio, Inc., New York, NY.

 

Interpretations (one-act) {writer} Produced at the Theatre-Studio, Inc.

Also produced at the NJ Shakespeare Festival, Madison, NJ.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Plays

Inside Out (full-length play)

-Published by Next Stage Press Commerce City, CO.

 

It's Only Logical (one-act stage play)

-Published by Smith Scripts, UK.

 

 

The Gold Doubloon (one-act stage play)

-Published in "One Minute Plays, A Practical Guide to Tiny Theatre" by Routledge, UK.

 

All is Fair in Show Business (one-act stage play)

-Published by Smith Scripts, UK. (senior cast version)

-Published by Drama Notebook Milwaukie, OR. (high school version)

-Published by ArtAge Publications Portland, OR. [out of print]

 

Fiction

A Nutty Tale (short-story for children)

-Audiobook available through and ITunes

 

Non-Fiction

Alice: Life Behind the Counter in Mel's Greasy Spoon (A Guide to the Feature Film, the TV Series, and More)

-Published by BearManor Media Albany, GA.

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

"Modern Audio-Drama Writing Panel" presented at the National Dramatists Guild Conference

"Audio-Drama Writing Panel" presented at the National Dramatists Guild Conference

"Writing for TV and Short Film" presented at "Brookdale's Aspiring Writers Conference"

 

 

AWARDS

DEPARTURES - The Brownfish Short Film Festival NYC (won for "Best Drama")

THE WISDOM TREE (Episode title: "The Hospital Story') - silver Telly Award (First place)

A DIFFERENT BLEND OF FRIENDSHIP - New Jersey Wordsmiths' Competition (First place)

EVIL AWAKENED - BDR2000 New Millennium Screenplay Contest (First place)

A LIGHT IN THE DARK - The Riprap Award (won for "Best Drama Film Short")

THE CHARMER - New Millennium Screenplay Contest (Third place)

IN THE MIDDLE - New Jersey Wordsmiths' Competition (First place)

TRIANGLE - FirstStage Hollywood One-Act Play Contest (Honorable Mention)