2015 tv writers staffing book

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2015 TV WRITERS STAFFING BOOK

What is this book? We at the Black List have identified a group of writers who, based on the merits of their spec pilots, we believe have strong potential for staffing on television shows.

What’s included? We’ve included biographical information on all the writers along with information about their pilots. Additionally, we’ve provided links to their pilots on the site so you can read them where available. You’ll need to enter your industry login credentials in order to access these.

How is this organized? We’ve divided the book into drama and comedy writers. Well, technically into anything over a half hour and anything at or below a half hour.

What should I do to contact the writer? The best contact information is listed in each writer’s section along with his or her representation if applicable.

Can I pass this along to anyone? Absolutely, pass along the document to anyone who might find it useful. In order to access any available scripts though, you’ll need an industry account. You may request membership here if you do not already have it.

EPISODIC DRAMA WRITERS listed alphabetically by last name

Jessica Bendinger

Jess wrote the feature film BRING IT ON which went on to become over a half billion dollar franchise for Universal Pictures. She wrote, directed, and produced the $28 million feature STICK IT for Disney Pictures, which came in on time and under budget and received the highest preview scores that quarter, highest per screen average opening weekend, and was 7 weeks #1 on iTunes. Agency Agent CAA Sonya Rosenfeld Management Company The Gotham Group

Manager Lindsay Williams

CREDITS Bright It On

Truth About Charlie

First Daughter

Aquamarine

Stick It

Sex & The City

Clocked

Time is not the enemy. GENRE Action & Adventure

Action Comedy

Heist/Caper Comedy

Romantic Fantasy

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Orphan Black, Black Mirror, Outlander

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Action Thriller

Adventure Drama

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Eric Beu & Greg Martin

Eric and Greg are writers and best friends from Washington, DC. Eric studied fiction writing at University of Washington Seattle and Greg studied film scoring at Berklee College of Music. Eric currently works in closed captioning while Greg is a composer for film and TV. Email Phone [email protected] (202) 412-0839 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D U.W. Seattle English and French, with a focus on Fiction (Eric)

Université Paris Diderot in France Translation (Eric)

Berklee College of Music Film Scoring (Greg) CREDITS Somebody Crossroad Composer Composer 2014, dir. Miranda July 2012, dir. Shervin Youssefian

Beechwood “Oh Roads In My Mind”

A young man is dragged into his small town’s criminal underbelly of drugs and murder, setting off a chain of events that will make him question what’s real and what’s… something else. GENRE Crime Thriller

Dark Comedy

Psychological Thriller

Sci-Fi Thriller

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Orphan Black, Twin Peaks, Breaking Bad

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Drama

Psychological Sci-Fi

Morgan Earnest

Morgan graduated from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business, with majors in Finance & Management. He is a former investment & research analyst at a New York based hedge fund, spent two summers as an analyst with J.P. Morgan Investment Management, and was an intern in M&A and International Transactions at Jones Walker LLP. He has also worked as an EMT/Fire Rescue volunteer with the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad. Management Company Circle of Confusion

Manager Alan Rautbort & Zach Cox

Email Phone [email protected] (310) 650-8550 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business Majors in Finance & Management CREDITS The Fund in-development at John Wells Productions

True North “The Abyss”

After failing to prevent a horrific act of narcoterrorism in Mexico City, a combative intelligence officer wages war against a militant drug cartel led by his former mentor, a renegade US Army Colonel.

GENRE Action & Adventure

Action Thriller

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Homeland, The Shield, House of Cards

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Drama

James Halpern

James received his BFA in Theater Management from the University of Miami and has also studied classical guitar at the University of Miami School of Music. He is a former semi-pro football player. Email Phone [email protected] (310) 430-6814 P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D Sobini Films Vice President Television (2010 - 2011)

Caprica Co-Producer, SYFY (2009 - 2010)

Battlestar Galactica Associate Producer, SYFY (2004 - 2009)

Bionic Woman Associate Producer, NBC (2007)

Battlestar Galactica: Razor, TV Movie Associate Producer, SYFY (2007)

David Eick Productions Director of Development (2003-2010)

The Boeing Company C-17 Product Support Boeing Defense Systems (Present)

The Valiant

Members of an upstart oil company must protect its corporate and personal secrets during a billion dollar takeover by Exxon/Mobil. GENRE Crime Drama

Family Drama

Political Thriller W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Breaking Bad, Damages, The Sopranos

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Political Drama

Crime Thriller

Nicole Hill

Nicole graduated from Cornell University with a degree in industrial and labor relations and received her J.D. from USC Law School. She has also taken sketch writing classes at Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade, and received a certificate in feature film writing from UCLA Extension Writers Program. Email [email protected]

Phone (323) 540-4455

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D USC Law School, Los Angeles, California Admitted to California Bar

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York B.S. Industrial and Labor Relations

CREDITS Disney ABC Writing Fellowship – Semi-Finalist

Disney ABC Diversity Scene Showcase – Finalist

The Guy Hanks and Marvin Miller Writing Program NBC Cosby Fellowship – Fellow Diversity Scene Showcase – Finalist

COED “The Merger”

A teen feminist’s worst fears are realized as her all-girl high school merges with an all boys school, and she’s forced to reassess her feelings about everything that has formed her identity replacing the culture and identity of sisterhood and feminism with one of backstabbing bitchiness and popularity. GENRE Dramatic Comedy W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Freaks and Geeks, Awkward, Gilmore Girls

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Nick Keetch

Nick Keetch is a screenwriter from London. He studied American Literature at the University of Sussex and moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA Extension’s Screenwriting Program. In 2012, he was named a semi-finalist in UCLA Extension’s Teleplay Competition for his Justified spec, and a quarter-finalist in Scriptapalooza’s Teleplay Competition for his Boardwalk Empire spec. In 2014 he was invited to attend the inaugural Sundance Episodic Story Lab where he developed his pilot, Borderland, under the supervision of showrunners and producers. Nick has also worked as a writers’ assistant on Rogue for DirecTV and The Assets for ABC. He is represented by ICM and the Shuman Company. Agency Agent ICM Katie Cates Management Company The Shuman Company

Manager Robert Lazar

CREDITS 2014 Sundance Episodic Story Lab Participant

Borderland

Borderland follows two estranged brothers -- one a DEA agent, the other a cartel lieutenant -- as they operate on opposite sides of the drug war and compete for control of the trafficking corridor that separates the US from Mexico. As their professional lives begin to intersect, the brothers confront their shared past while trying to negotiate between the relationship they once had and the lives they have forged since they were separated. GENRE Crime Drama

Drama

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E The Bridge, Justified, Brotherhood

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Kenneth Kemp

Ken is a recent graduate of the FBI Citizens’ Academy where he was given unique access to how the divisions within the Bureau operate and personnel that run them. He also participated in a mock terror response from the Los Angeles Field Office,  He received his degree in communications from CSU East Bay and ran his own award-winning production company for many years for which he wrote, produced and directed nearly 100 videos for Fortune 500 companies. Email Phone [email protected] (310) 497-2939 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D CSU East Bay Bachelor’s Degree Communications Masters Certificate in Screenwriting (In progress) P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D Gimme My Reality Show Olympic Games Segment producer Producer, Ice Hockey at the Salt Lake Winter Games Producer, Swimming and Synchronized Swimming at Athens Summer Games.

Attaché “Forward Lateral”

An FBI Legal Attaché must solve crimes involving Americans abroad with no gun, no jurisdiction, and no backup. GENRE Crime Drama W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Covert Affairs, Dig, Homeland

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Matthew Klekner

Matthew is a writer with extensive background in production for network, cable, and new media. He has worked in set design and location filming, and received his undergraduate degree from The USC Film School. Email Phone [email protected] (626) 676-4622 P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D USC Film School On Set Experience TV

Freelance Production Network/Cable/NEW MEDIA PILOTS AND EPISODIC

University of Southern California Film Art Department (Californication, The Bridge)

Fast Company “Big Blinds”

An ex-con turned professional poker player considers a reprieve from his alluring Miami lifestyle to track down his estranged daughter in Traverse City, MI, where he unknowingly steps into the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong. Follow the exploits of TIMOTHY KENNEDY as he applies his exceptional analytical game theory to the cards he’s dealt at the tables and to the cards he’s dealt in life. GENRE Thriller

Crime Drama

Film Noir

Gangster

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Fargo, Sopranos, Justified

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Crime Thriller

Dark Comedy

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Danny Llewelyn & Ron Luscinski

Danny received his degree in cinema & television arts from California State University, Northridge and recently teamed with a writing partner (Ron Luscinski, who developed “Ripper” with him). Together, they created a series pilot that which they sold to Vuguru about Air Force drone personnel and their families. Danny is well-versed in forensic investigation procedures and techniques. He also produced the feature film “Akeelah and the Bee” for Lionsgate and wrote and produced the ESPN documentary “51 Dons” which was the network’s flagship film for their 2014 Black History Month celebration. Email Phone [email protected] (310) 702-0018 CREDITS Suburban Warfare Sold to Vuguru

Akeelah and the Bee Producer (Lionsgate)

Ripper “Meet My Neighbor”

With the help of his new doctor neighbor, a town investigator in turn-of-the-century Massachusetts reclaims his role as chief detective – and soon learns his new partner has a secret past. Week-toweek he plies his trade using the Doctor’s primitive forensic science, all the while discovering that his benefactor may in fact be linked to England’s worst serial killer. GENRE Crime Drama

Crime Thriller

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E True Detective, Penny Dreadful, Copper

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Michael Mahoney

Michael graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Journalism and received his screenwriting education through the UCLA Professional Program. As a former copywriter and marketing consultant, he has written and directed national TV commercials, radio spots and ad campaigns for major brands and advertising agencies. Email Phone [email protected] (508) 648-6612 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D University of Wisconsin Journalism

Channeling Erik

Haunted by her inability to prevent her son’s recent suicide, a detached, analytical neuropsychiatrist must learn to connect to her emotions for the first time in her life in order to keep her family and career together after she begins receiving what may be messages from her dead son. GENRE Drama

Family Drama

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E House, Ghost Whisperer, Six Feet Under

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Marie Montgomery

Marie is a graduate of the American Film Institute, where she received an M.F.A. from the Producing Program. She currently works as the script coordinator for the NBC series “The Mysteries of Laura.” Before that she worked as an assistant in production at Warner Brothers Television. During graduate school, she spent a year interning in development at USA Network. Email Phone [email protected]

(919) 271-6407

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D American Film Institute MFA Producing

Fairfield University New Media and Politics

P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D Moving Midway Logging footage for a documentary about the moving of plantation in North Carolina. Mysteries of Laura Currently working as the Script Coordinator on the NBC drama. Girls Talking Sports Created a site devoted to sports news aimed at women. News & Observer First job out of college was reviewing movies for the regional paper. Still receiving hate mail today for her unfavorable review of the first Twilight movie.

Control “Daniel”

When Daniel, a former show contestant, commits suicide, Christine must conceal her history with him or risk losing her career and family. GENRE Drama

Family Drama

Mystery & Suspense

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Homeland, Scandal, How To Get Away With Murder

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Psychological Thriller

Vin Morreale, Jr.

Vin studied playwriting at Boston College and has written two produced, low-budget feature films, BREAKING & ENTERING and IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS. He is also a internationally produced playwright and credited television writer. Email Phone [email protected] (502) 608-3364

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Boston College Communications, Playwriting CREDITS The Stranger 3 Episodes

Smurfs: The World According to Smurflings

Remington Steele

Nevada Blue “Welcome To Nev Country”

Drop dead gorgeous takes on a whole new meaning for both sides of the law when ex-cop turned private eye Nevada Blue Piccoletti unloads her distinctive brand of double-barreled Kentucky justice with a killer smile and seductive fun. GENRE Action Comedy

Comedy Thriller

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Castle, Justified, Agent Carter

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Crime Drama

Detective Film

Benjamin Murphey

Benjamin graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts with a degree in Cinema-Television Production and also holds his J.D. from UCLA. Email Phone [email protected] (213) 925-8157 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D UCLA School of Law J.D.

USC School of Cinematic Arts Cinema-Television Production

P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D State Bar of California Active Member – Research Attorney (Freelance)

Sleep Tech Polysomnographic Technologist / Clinical Research

Mirror Life

A sheltered teenage girl with a genetically engineered toxicity is captured by a mercenary group, who force her to go undercover at an elite prep school where she is used as a human biological weapon to leverage the lives of her classmates - the children of powerful political figures. GENRE Coming-of-Age

Sci-Fi Thriller

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Orphan Black, The Flash, Alias

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Psychological Sci-Fi

Benji Smith

Benji graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in mathematics. He currently works as a script coordinator for “11/22/63,” the Stephen King novel being adapted by Bad Robot for Hulu. Email Phone [email protected] (678) 463-4873 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Georgia Tech Mathematics

The Republic “Lex Talionis”

It’s the ten year anniversary of Texas’s secession from the United States, and Brayden Anora is about to retire from his position of an Official (a police officer that also acts as a “Street Judge”), when a Serial Killer begins to exploit a loophole in Texas’s legal system of vigilante justice. GENRE Thriller

Action Thriller

Adventure Drama

Coming-of-Age

Crime Drama

Crime Thriller

Dark Comedy

Family Drama

Modern Western W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Justified, Almost Human, Better Call Saul

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Nadria Tucker

Nadria received her bachelor’s degrees in English and Psychology from Auburn University, followed by a master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her career started in print journalism but has led her to Hollywood, Most recently, Nadria worked in the scripted the television dept at CAA. Email [email protected]

Phone (205) 441-9280

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Auburn University B.A. English

The Reporter

University of Alabama at Birmingham M.A. Creative Writing

An obsessed reporter investigates a decades-old murder case, determined to free an inmate sentenced to die. Inspired by true events. GENRE Drama W H AT I T ’ S L I K E True Detective, The Newsroom, Treme

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David Weightman

David received his bachelor’s degree in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis from Occidental College in 2014. At Occidental, he initially studied journalism and wrote for the school paper. He interned in the Creative Executive Department at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Since graduating, he works part-time at Shelter Entertainment Group, a small-but-proud management company. Management Company Energy Entertainment

Manager Brooklyn Weaver

Email Phone [email protected] (202) 997-1569 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Occidental College English with a Creative Writing Emphasis

Clandestino “Election”

Two CIA officers grapple with the morality of their work as they try to prevent a small South American country from becoming a Cold War battlefield. GENRE Drama

Period Drama

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E The Wire, The Americans, Homeland

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Political Thriller

Spy

Tracy A. Whitaker

Tracy is a comedy writer and has trained at Second City, the Groundlings, and LA Comedy Connection. She graduated with a degree in Writing/Communications from Fitchburg State College and has worked as a production assistant, outreach counselor for homeless youth, and US Army instructor. Email Phone [email protected] (310) 447-8792

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Fitchburg State College Writing, Communications P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D Swiftriver Productions Production Assistant

Academy Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist

U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant, Communications Operator Instructor: M-16 and Claymore Mines

Systemic “Dottie & Michael”

Follows social workers employed by Boston’s Department of Children and Family Services (“D.C.F.”). GENRE Dark Comedy

Drama

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E The Wire, Shameless, Luther

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Dramatic Comedy

Matt Young

Matt was one of just ten writers invited to participate in the 2014 inaugural Sundance Episodic Story Lab, where he presented his original pilot STILL. At the Lab, he worked closely with prestigious showrunners including Noah Hawley (FARGO), Charles “Chic” Eglee (THE SHIELD, DEXTER), Elwood Reid (THE BRIDGE), and Kerry Ehrin (BATES MOTEL). Matt got his start as an improvisational comedian (he still teaches and performs all over the US and Canada) and a television actor (he has appeared in over 50 national commercials). Matt received his Masters Degree in Screenwriting from California State University, Northridge, where he became an Associate Instructor. Agency Agent CAA Renee Kurtz, Margaret Mendelson Management Company Echo Lake Management

Manager Amotz Zakai, Zadoc Angell

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D California State University, Northridge MFA in Screenwriting CREDITS 2014 Sundance Episodic Story Lab Participant

Still

A down-on-his-luck farmer in the Depression-era South runs into trouble with a vicious clan of moonshining witches when he’s hired to bust up their stills. GENRE Family Drama

Period Drama

Supernatural Thriller W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Jusitfied, American Horror Story, Sleepy Hollow

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Monsters

Occult

EPISODIC COMEDY WRITERS listed alphabetically by last name

Steve Andriolo

Steve Andriolo studied literature and writing under Pulitzer Prize winning poet Stephen Dunn at Stockton University. After graduating, he pursued an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College, with a focus on poetry. His interest in writing has since expanded to include screenwriting and children’s literature. He has worked as a writer and editor for an educational staff development company, taught writing at a community college, and facilitated creative writing workshops for teens at a local town library. In addition to TV and screenwriting, he writes poetry, has recently completed a picture book manuscript, a chapter book manuscript for children, and is currently writing a novel for young adults and a new spec for an animated series. Email Phone [email protected] (201) 874-7157 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Stockton University MFA in Screenwriting

Sarah Lawrence College Literature

P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D Teacher Community College, Writing Workshops

Buddy Thunder: Beyond Earth “A Dream Burned” A student at the Galactic Academy leaves Earth to explore space and search for his father. GENRE Action & Adventure

Action Comedy

Adventure Drama

Animation

Coming-of-Age

Family

Kids’ Fantasy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Swashbucklers W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars: Clone Wars, The Legend of Korra

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Preston DeFrancis & Trysta A. Bissett

Preston received his degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University and MFA in Film Production from the University of Southern California. Trysta received her degree in telecommunications from Ohio University and MFA in screenwriting from the University of Southern California. Preston has worked in development at HBO and Cinemax while Trysta is currently an executive at SSS Entertainment and produced two feature films, WHITE RABBIT and THE AFTERMATH, and developed numerous reality TV shows. Management Company Anonymous Content

Manager Charlie Scully

Email [email protected]

Phone (213) 810-5299

P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Development Executive Assistant (Preston)

University of Southern California Cinematic Sound Teacher (Preston)

Young Storytellers Foundation Head Mentor (Preston)

Los Angeles Job Corps Center Taught video production to underprivileged teens (Trysta)



SSS Entertainment Post Production Supervisor (Trysta)

CREDITS Cheater Cheater Feature thriller for Mar Vista Entertainment (Preston & Trysta)

Inspirewire Feeln.com web series (Preston & Trysta)

The Big Production Quarry Student Emmy-winning USC thesis film (Preston & Trysta) Script Coordinator (Preston) Banshee Writers’ Assistant (Preston)

Assisted Living “Burnin’ Down the House”

Nu Chi Rho is the coolest frat on campus… Until they accidentally burn their house down. They are forced to move into the only housing available—an Assisted Living facility for the elderly. When the leaders abandon the frat, the fate of Nu Chi Rho rests with ill-equipped underclassmen. In order to reclaim their former glory, they will have to redefine what it means to be cool while living side-byside with their new old housemates. GENRE Comedy W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Undeclared, Getting On, The Big Bang Theory DOWNLOAD PILOT

Shawn Boxe

Shawn is a TV and film writer with an extensive technology background. His pilot BLEACH was recently produced by Issa Rae’s ColorCreative production company. Agency Agent Paradigm Rich Rogers, Andrew Wang, David Boxerbaum Management Company 3 Arts

Manager Jonathan Berry, Jermaine Johnson

Email Phone [email protected] (310) 809-2301

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Bachelors degree in Computer Science Certificate in Screenwriting

Bleach

A depressed carpet cleaner and a no-nonsense hitman form an unlikely working relationship. GENRE Comedy

Dark Comedy

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Fargo, Breaking Bad, Dexter

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Dramatic Comedy

Marin Gazzaniga

Marin has worked as a journalist, Cranium board game writer, and Bun-ette at the Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating contest. She served as co-head writer of the final Emmy-nominated season of “One Life to Live” on Hulu. Her plays have been developed by LAByrinth Theater Co. and Primary Stages ESPA, among others. Her web series “Like So Many Things...” aired on The Independent Film Channel and IFC.com. Her pilot YANK was a semi-finalist for the PAGE Award for TV Drama, 2014. Email Phone [email protected]

(917) 804-6978

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Columbia College, NY BA, Comparative Literature

City College, NY MA, Creative Writing

CREDITS Time Out NY First play “So Close” named a “Don’t Miss Pick”

O’Neill Playwrights Festival Two-time semi-finalist

One Life to Live Hulu 2013 Co-head writer

Arthur WNET 2012 Script writer

Like So Many Things... IFC webseries Co-creator & Co-EP

So Close Film & Stage Writer

900-Confess “Meet Jane D’O”

Jane D’O works at a sleazy 900 call center, eliciting confessions from strangers. But she’s no saint: She’s out to absolve her own guilt about people she’s left behind.   GENRE Dark Comedy W H AT I T ’ S L I K E In Treatment, Louie, Nurse Jackie

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Ben Godar

Ben received his MFA in screenwriting from Chapman University. Before focusing on screenwriting, he was a newspaper beat reporter, covering police and fire for the LA Times in Burbank/Glendale and a script reader for a few production companies, taught reading and stop-motion animation to young children, and briefly had a job transcribing porn. His humor writing has been published in several outlets, including McSweeney’s. Email Phone [email protected] (310) 425-3647 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Iowa State University BA

Chapman University MFA, Screenwriting

Tenure Track

When an idealistic young Academic is hired as an adjunct professor, he expects an idyllic life of corduroy blazers and leather furniture. What he finds is something more like a sweat shop, where adjuncts are second-class citizens. With his fellow adjuncts threatening to form a union and the new President intent on running the University like a business, he must choose sides as battle lines are drawn. GENRE Comedy W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Silicon Valley, Mozart in the Jungle, Veep

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Bill Gullo

Bill’s most recent original screenplay, Bastard, has Martin Scorsese attached to executive produce and acclaimed cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (Wolf of Wall Street) attached to direct. In 2014, The Quitter, a feature film he wrote, was described by the NY Times as a “textured, heartfelt drama.” His original comedic web series, Couples, launched on Vimeo in 2015. Bill co-created THE SUITE SPOT with writer Maccabee Montandon, whose brief, strange stint as an editor at Penthouse Magazine served as the inspiration for the series. Bill has also worked as a teacher, an elevator man, and one of the worst bartenders ever. Management Company Management 360

Manager Adam Marshall

Email Phone [email protected] (347) 268-8317 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Syracuse University

The University of New Orleans

CREDITS Plus One The Quitter Screenplay Writer Couples Creator & Writer

The Suite Spot “The Wrong Vagina”

The reluctant heir to a once-illustrious adult magazine struggles to fix an embarrassing photoshop error that could sink the magazine once and for all. GENRE Comedy

Sex Comedy

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Silicon Valley, Party Down, The Office

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Will Hayes

Will wrote and produced for VH1’s Best Week Ever and Adult Swim and created the animated series “Southies.” Will then sold a comedic spec screenplay “Trailer Trash” to the Weinstein Company, while his next spec, the unintentionally comedic “Shark Night 3D,” was produced by Relativity. He has also written for various comedians over the years, with his jokes appearing on such shows as Chelsea Lately and the Howard Stern roasts. Will is currently a writer/producer for the Adult Swim series “Fishcenter Live,” a writer for “Spermboat,” and the writer/creator of the in-development series “Fart Court.” He is also the writer and voice of ‘the Dog’ in the Adult Swim animated series “Cat vs. Dog.” Management Company The Cartel

Manager Bradford Bricken

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Skidmore College P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D Best Week Ever Vh1

Night of The Tripping Dead G4

Assy Mcgee Adult Swim

Southies Adult Swim

Trailer Trash Feature

Shark Night 3D Feature

Fishcenter Live Adult Swim

Lou Diamond Phillips: Paranormal Bounty Hunter “Birthday Boy”

Lou Diamond Phillips is a paranormal bounty hunter. With minor tweaks, the role could be played by any number of actors. GENRE Action & Adventure

Action Comedy

Alien Invasion

Comedy

Comedy Thriller

Dark Comedy

Ghosts & Haunts

Horror

Horror Comedy

Monsters

Romantic Comedy

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Reno 911, The Office, X-Files

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Jacob Isser

Jacob graduated from Yale University with a degree in cognitive psychology. He was also an actor with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and played soccer for the Oregon Olympic Development Team. He has worked as a Story Analyst for Scott Free, Oxygen, Participant, among others. Management Company RSG

Manager Tom Carter



Phone (310) 923-3058

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Yale University Cognitive Psychology P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D Scott Free Oxygen, Participant Story Analyst CREDITS Danny Graves’ Man Cave Feature spec Sold to Sony Pictures Produced by Joe Roth

The Expendable One Graphic Novel adaptation for Intrepid Pictures Produced by Trevor Macy & Marc Evans

The Contenders

If you want to make it to the Olympics, you’ve gotta be talented, focused, and just a little crazy. Brothers Donny and Noah are one out of three. Their sister Tam just wants them employed and out of her house, but she’s got trials of her own to deal with: a meddling mom, the glass ceiling at work, and a tempestuous relationship with her beautiful lesbian lover. It won’t be easy, and life has a way of throwing curveballs, but these three siblings have just enough drive, stubbornness and passion to stay in the game. GENRE Comedy W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Flight of the Conchords, New Girl, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

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Cameron Johnson

Cameron graduated from USC with a degree in political science and currently runs a small SAT/ACT prep company. He has created the web-series “Try This Instead” and the documentary short “You’re Cute for a Black Guy.” Management Company New Wave Entertainment

Manager Krista Sipp

Email [email protected]

Phone (323) 791-9081

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D USC Political Science  P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D NBC Scene Showcase NY/LA 2014

You’re Cute for a Black Guy Documentary Short -- Outfest Fusion 2015

Sidepieces

Three friends try to find love by stealing it from other people. GENRE Comedy

Dark Comedy

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Looking, Transparent, Being Mary Jane

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Dramatic Comedy Romantic Comedy

Ian Mcwethy

Ian graduated from Fordham University with a degree in playwriting and performance. He has studied at Upright Citizens Brigade and has published 16 comedic plays by Playscripts Inc. that have received over 1,500 productions all over the world. Management Company The Cartel

Manager Bradford Bricken

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Fordham University Playwriting and Performance. CREDITS Script Pipeline Contest Best feature screenplay winner

Nantucket Film Festival Showtime TV pilot contest Best 1/2 hour script winner

Story Pros Family Screenplay Contest Finalist

Final Draft Big Break TV Writing contest finalist

Dick Punch Writer/Producer of the web series As seen in Blip’s top 12 webseries of 2012

Ostrander Writer/Producer of the short film

Time Out

Nate, late 20’s and newly sober, is doing his best to stay clean while getting through his first week at a new job. Which happens to be at a preschool. As a preschool teacher. Which he’s completely unqualified to do. GENRE Comedy W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Parks and Recreation, Scrubs, Mom.

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Paula Sorge Moynihan

Paula Sorge

Paula is a writer who has gained experience as an actress. Her spotty resume reflects her ongoing

Representation: Connor Ankrum & Associates [Stage, Th] (323) 463-8355 Direct Contact: (323) 463-8355

position as second choice. Better than third. Email Phone [email protected] (323) 377-4147

You Bet

Ex-con and hustler extraordinaire, Kitty Lucey, is released from prison and, together with her downon-his-luck brother Bat, decides to resume the very activity that got her put away: running an illegal casino out of the family club GENRE Dark Comedy

Dramatic Comedy

Family Comedy

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Arrested Development, New Girl, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

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Heist/Caper Comedy

Sara Saedi

Sara is a former network executive who made a career out of giving notes like “this evil twin story feels familiar” on popular soap operas. She has written projects for ABC Family & The Disney Channel, worked as a staff writer on the FOX sitcom The Goodwin Games, and sold a YA novel to Viking she describes at Peter Pan on crack. Agency Agent Gersh Lynn Fimberg, David Rubin Management Company New Wave Entertainment

Manager Michael Pelmont, Matt Ochacher

Email Phone [email protected] (646) 286-6404 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D University of California Berkeley P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D The Goodwin Games Staff Writer

The Most Fucked-Up Book Club Ever

Who has time to discuss the book when you’re busy bashing the headlights of your gay exhusband’s car in a strip club parking lot? Not the ladies in this book club. GENRE Comedy W H AT I T ’ S L I K E The League, Broad City, Bridesmaids

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David F.M. Vaughn

David is a certified SCUBA Divemaster and writer who studied at Florida State University. He spent ten years working as an actor on Broadway. Email Phone [email protected] (323) 570-4902 E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D Florida State University P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D Phantom Social Media Head Writer

WiTV Development deal for a separate pilot

Broadway Actor

Beans & Scenes

Welcome to the Beans & Scenes, America’s oldest faith-based dinner theatre in beautiful rural Florida! GENRE Comedy

Musical Comedy

W H AT I T ’ S L I K E Parks and Recreation, Waiting for Guffman, The Office

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