DRAMATIST ▪ AUTHOR ▪ SCREENWRITER
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)