Herding words in the creative corral
It's a passion that runs deep. Ever since dropping into LA for that first commercial shoot, writing for the ultimate creative industry has been my drive. Writing television spots provided some great dialogue training. Making pitch lines sound natural and authentic meant precise timing and wordplay. In addition to working in advertising for over 30 years, I also performed with Second City in Chicago. Mastering the art of improv taught me a lot about how to set and build a scene — that sometimes the best lines come from your secondary characters. Here are just a few of my recent screenplays. If you'd like to read any of the full-length screenplays, please drop by the contact page. I'll be happy to send a pdf of any or all you'd like to read. Thank you.
When way-ward college basketball players needed a home, the most unlikely woman opened her door and made stars of them all.
Room to Play
Blindside Meets Hoosiers. West Virginia University star "Hot Rod" Hundley's off-court antics have gotten him kicked out of every housing opportunity in Morgantown. That is until a small, feisty pharmacist agrees to take him in. The unassuming 4 foot 8 inch spinster turns out to be the match-up of Hot Rod’s career.
Ignoring boundaries, an overly ambitions land speculators finds himself at odds with vigilantes eager to put him in his place.
Cresap’s War
Free State of Jones meets Black Robe. In 1737 Thomas Cresap saw an opportunity across the Susquehanna. So he encourages settlers to build on parcels of his land. But the colony of Pennsylvania wants the land for itself. The confrontations ignite a war that would result in a King’s decree and the formation of the Mason-Dixon compromise.
When a small band of high school misfits pull off the most outrageous prank in school history they can’t wait to tell everyone…that is until the FBI starts asking questions.
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MASH meets Fast Times at Ridgemont High. An outcast group of seniors find comfort in their regular meeting of The Every Friday Night Fine Arts and Guerrilla Warfare Society. Where they decide to pull a senior prank to rival all others. That is until it caught the attention of the FBI and they started asking questions.