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PRAISE FOR GOLD
"This play was gold; it was such a wholesome read. It contains comedic relief, thrills, adventure, and drama all packed into it. The flashbacks and memories were very well integrated with the present in these scenes. The play was engaging and never slipped away from keeping us hooked on it."
-- ScreenCraft "Clever, charming, and really, really funny."
-- Hot Springs Competition "I really appreciate the parallel between the style of the piece and the ethereal nature of memory, how it moves in and out seamlessly."
-- The Bechdel Group |
GoldPlay/Screenplay
When 19-year-old Frankie inherits her late grandfather’s little black book, she goes on a cross-country road trip to meet his mistresses.
Workshopped at the 2022 Portable Performance Festival
18th & Union, Seattle, WA September 2022 Best New Play Quarterfinalist
2023 Screencraft Stage Play Contest Best LGBTQ Screenplay
2022 Brno Film Festival Best Feature Screenplay
2022 Queensland Independent Film Festival Best Feature Screenplay 2nd Place
2022 Hot Springs Screenplay Competition Best Feature Screenplay Top 20 Finalist
2022 San Francisco IndieFest Screenplay Competition Best Feature Screenplay Top 10 Finalist
2021 Boston Screenplay Awards Best Feature Screenplay Semifinalist
2022 Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Best Feature Screenplay Semifinalist
2022 Sunvale Screenplay Contest Best Feature Screenplay Semifinalist
2021 Atlanta Screenplay Awards Best Feature Screenplay Semifinalist
2021 NYC International Screenplay Awards Best Feature Screenplay Quarterfinalist
2021 Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards Best Feature Screenplay Quarterfinalist
2022 Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship Best Feature Screenplay Official Selection
2022 New York Script Awards |
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Welcome To Betty's DinerPlay
What if you went back in time and didn’t feel like returning? Olivia is a nostalgia-obsessed millennial who has just stumbled upon a defunct diner in the New Mexico desert along Route 66. One touch of a dusty, wall-mounted telephone and she’s suddenly whisked away to 1958. While her road-tripping friend in 2021 tries to rework the magic and bring her back to the present, Olivia adjusts to the world of Santa Rosita in an era of poodle skirts, slick-haired hooligans, and golden oldies.
At Betty’s Diner, a beloved eatery along the highway, Olivia gets her fill of eccentric locals: the pageant queen past her prime and her delinquent boyfriend; the tough-but-compassionate owner and the World War II veteran in love with her. But in Donna, a monster movie-loving mechanic, Olivia finds a reason to stay behind. Grab a booth, order a milkshake, and Welcome to Betty’s Diner. Developed through the Cafe Nordo Slow Cooker
Seattle, WA |
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How to LeavePlay
(available in Stage and Virtual versions) Co-Written by Kiki Penoyer Film currently in post-production at Annex Theatre Directed by Brendan Mack Produced by Kayla Walker Starring James Lee, Mary Leedy, Maddy Nibble, Bjorn Whitney “Do you want to move in with me?”
“Will you marry me?” “Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?” “I want a divorce.” Four people, four moments in a romantic relationship, four tough decisions, four monologues. A young actor coming down from a breakup contemplates the cost of his career of moving in with his dashing director. A photographer stuck working at a department store considers a marriage proposal from the high school sweetheart who may not be the right one for her. A washed-up singer reflects on the disaster of his first marriage just seconds away from his second. A failed writer’s struggle with depression threatens to ruin the one good thing in her life—her wife. |
