Scripts

Available upon request

TV PILOTS

 

Reboot

When a middle-aged project manager loses everything in a divorce, he is forced to move in with four millennials who help reboot his regimented life.
A half-hour, single-cam, coming-of-middle-age comedy with the family dynamics of Divorce (HBO) and the humor of Working Moms (CBS/Netflix). 

Second-rounder in Austin Film Festival 2021

Quarterfinalist in 2022 ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition

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TV SPECS

 

CASTLE – Déjà Two

Coincidence turns to creepy when a woman from Castle’s past is murdered using the same method in his latest novel – which hasn’t been published!
TV Spec Script written for ABC’s one-hour drama Castle and submitted to Disney/ABC Writers Program 

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SHORTS

 

NYCMidnight Short Screenplay Challenge

(5 pages in 48 hours) 

Summer of Blood

When blood goes missing from a San Francisco Blood Bank, corporate sends an insider to find out what gives.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Location: A blood bank; Object: A fish.
Number 1 in my heat.

Second-rounder in Austin Film Festival 2020

 

#Karmageddon

When the 45th President of the United States goes in for treatment for his social media addiction, no amount of therapy can prevent his inevitable self destruction.
Genre: Political Satire, Location: A rehabilitation center; Object: A bowling ball.
Number 4 in my heat. 

 

The Blind Side

When an up and coming protégé is invited to the executive retreat, she surprises her “superiors” with a new compensation plan that would make Robin Hood proud.
Genre: Crime Caper, Location: A hunting lodge; Object: An ashtray.
Number 5 in my heat.

 

A Good Boy

A boy discovers a hidden room where he can speak with his recently deceased mother, but it will disappear if he tells another soul.
Genre: Open, Location: A secret room; Object: A wind-up toy.
Final round of 35 writers. 

 

An Air of Effluence

When opportunity strikes, a man makes good on a promise his best friend took for granted.
Genre: Mystery, Location: A waste treatment facility; Object: A loaf of banana bread 

Second-rounder in Austin Film Festival 2022

 

One Mean Dancer

A shy boy’s life is forever altered when he teaches a beautiful transfer student how to dance.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Location: A formal dance; Object: A tutor.
12 pages. Received an honorable mention.

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ABC Discovers Scene Showcase – Comedy

(5 page-scenes for 2 actors)

Bounce

A young woman has no luck getting into a night club when she faces a persistent bouncer – and she’s the only one in line.
An original two-person comedy scene selected for ABC Casting’s 2015 ABC Discovers: New York Talent Showcase
Performed live on October 6, 2015, at the New World Stages in New York City. 

 

Wombmates

Breaking up is hard to do. Especially for lifelong roommates. 

 

Five Stages of Keith

A guy with zero confidence warns his blind date, with zero trust in men, she’ll hit all five stages of grief before their evening is over. 

 

Eulogy

How far would you go for an audition? 

 

You Gotta Have Fate

Everything good comes in threes. Right?
A comedy short written for the 2018 Frederick 72-Hour Film Festival 

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WEB SERIES

 

Dad-vertisement

Rose helps her dad make a commercial after his first attempt is a disaster.
I was a staff writer for the comedy web series Click! about a beleaguered photography studio in downtown Baltimore. I wrote this particular episode. 

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SKETCHES

 

Anger Management

When Dave loses his cool at an Ops meeting, he’s sent to Anger Management, and is in for a rude awakening.
A comedy sketch submitted to NBC for their Late Night Writers Workshop, and performed by cast members of  the 2015 ABC Discovers: New York Talent Showcase

 

If People Were Like Cats

What if people at the office acted just like cats?
A comedy sketch submitted to NBC for their Late Night Writers Workshop.