Celebrate the September 2024 Stage 32 Community’s Successes!

Hello There, Stage 32 Community!

Summer has turned to Fall, time for sweater weather, foliage and all things pumpkin spice! And of course it is also time for end of the month celebration of our phenomenal members here at Stage 32, in particular their recent successes! We love to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on just some of the incredible writers and creatives in the Stage 32 family and share their stories of success with everyone! We know how much time, effort and dedication you all put in to your craft, we see it day in and day out and it’s truly amazing! And when that hard work pays off with some honest to goodness progress and movement, it makes it all worthwhile.

Without further ado, let’s dive into the signings, deals, meetings, script requests, and all of the fun happenings from the month of September…

Success Stories

Congrats to our member Julie Rogers ! Julie is a long-time author, she has been perfecting her craft and telling stories for years. Her journey has been one of hard work and dedication, and her blog post detailing this journey is an inspiring read for sure. After a recent consultation with Stage 32 exec Sean Hussey, Julie suddenly found herself partnered with Sean and the company he works for, Buffalo 8, who have come onboard as executive producers on her project “Falling Stars”! Stoked for you, Julie!

Congrats to our member Kim Hornsby! Check out Kim’s amazing blog post in the link below, it’s worth the read. Kim found her manager through Stage 32 not too long ago, and more recently, after a successful pitch session with a Stage 32 exec, that exec has submitted her script to CBS, where it has gone to the next level of consideration. As Kim puts it: “Even if the gates don’t continue to open, at least that industry person will know my name and how I write.” Crushing it, Kim!

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Double Recommend

Any writer who submits to written coverage and walks away with a ‘Double Recommend’ gets featured in the Stage 32 Double Recommend Lookbook, sent to over 500 industry professionals. Therefore a round of applause is in order for the writers below who will appear in our August Lookbook. Cheers to you all!

Mark Garbett with the script ALL OF US THE HUNTED.

Michael Menderhausen with the script CODE TALKER.

Marla Lynn Brandon’s FOX RIDGE screenplay.

Bill Johnston and the script REQUITED.

X/WIND by writer Richard Pohl.

And finally Tom Firestone with the script SAFARI.

Open Writing Assignments

For those who are members of the Writers' Room, you have the opportunity to submit to Open Writing Assignments from vetted industry professionals who are actively looking for new writers and material. These writers crushed it last month getting selected for these OWAs!

Producer Seeks Adult Animation TV Pilots for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0345)

• Marc Prey (MEDIEVAL)
• Zach Witt (THE ZOO)
• Lucas Abreu (CTRL + Z)
• Nick Rose (BASED AND REDPILLED SIGMA SAMURAI)
• Mark & Zeke Nelson (DETECTIVE GIZMO)

Producer Seeks EU/UK and Global/International Drama (60min Specs) for Any Budget, Cast, and Script Type (0346)

• Paul A Kimball (THE RESISTANCE)
• Marisa Forrest (THE ENTERPRISE)
• Marine Mondelot (MY GOD PARENTS)
• James Moran (THE KING OF MONTE CARLO)
• Simon X. Frederick (THE REVEAL)
• Ben Grose (THE REPROBATES)
• Lisa Steadman (LAUREN OF ARABIA)

Producer Seeks Contained Thriller Feature Film and TV Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0347)

• Stephen Chrabaszcz (MY CONDO IS A C#NT!)
• Stephen Hoover (CONFESSIONS)
• Terry Brody (BOMB ON AN ELEVATOR)
• Jennifer Wilton (CONTAINED)
• Patrick Connelly (CALM)
• Josh Miller (DARK MOTHER)

Producer Seeks Elevated Serial Producer Seeks Elevated Serial Case-of-the-Week TV Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0348)

• Joseph Downey (GEMMA)
• Ashley Bower (FIGHT OR FLIGHT)
• Simon Frederick (LOREFUL GOOD & EVIL)
• Ray Keller (THE MIRACLE SQUAD)
• James King (SKIPPING BAIL)
• Producer Seeks Action-Comedies Feature Film Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0349)
• Patrick Connelly (BACK IN LINE)
• Stephen Chrabaszcz (LABOR DAY)
• Brooke Hemphill (APOTCALYPSE)
• Francisco Castro (YEAH DUDE, I'M A SPY)
• Marisa Forrest (SKYFOXES)
• Ian Milne (H.A.T. 1986)

Producer Seeks Elevated Indies With Heart for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0350)

• Arun Narayanan (THE INVISIBLE BOY)
• Elise Marenson (BUDDING IN WINTER)
• Ellen Warner O'Brien (TIGHT)
• Ashley Bower (STRAYS GAYS & HOLIDAYS)
• Noah Kim (RAISED ON HOOPS)
• Terry Brody (ART & LARRY)
• Kelly & Megan Anelons (BEST LAID PLANS)

Producer Seeks Plot Driven Feature Thrillers for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0351)

• Patty Meyer (ENEMY WAY)
• James Moran (COMMITTED)
• Robin Russin (CODE 99)
• Patrick Connelly (CALM)
• Eric Murphy (ARTIFICE)
• Xiayang Li (LAUREN)
• Elise Marenson (THE PURPLE PHOENIX)

Producer Seeks Plot Driven Horror Features for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0352)

• Carroll Brown (TERRITORIAL)
• Travis Seppala (BLOODY MARY, BLOODY MARY, BLOODY MARY)
• Andrew McGivern (THE MOVE)
• Christopher Guerrero (ASSIMILATED)
• Dave Wade (POCKETKNIFE)
• Sean Reidy (SLASH ZONE)
• David McClellan & Martyn Eaden (OLIVIA MABEL)

Producer Seeks Plot Driven Comedy Features for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0353)

• Stephen Hoover (THE LODGER)
• Marc Prey (LOVE CHILD)
• Patrick Connelly (PLAY DATE)
• Josh Breitfeller (17 DEEP IN THE BUFFALO)
• Francisco Castro (GUS)
• Mark & Zeke Nelson (ZEBRAS)

Producer Seeks Plot Rom-Com Features for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0354)

• Arun Narayanan (REWINDER)
• Mary Jane Lowe (FOR THE LOVE OF LEO)
• Ellen Warner O'Brien (TIGHT)
• Stewart Fergus (THE PRACTICE MARRIAGE)
• Brian Pracht & Laura Ault (MAYBE IT'S ME)
• Jeff Hassen & Sean Plemmons (OLD NICK)

Producer Seeks Gritty Crime Thrillers Set In Ireland for Any Budget, Cast, and Script Type (0355)

• Sam Smith (THE EMAIL)
• Christian Heard (ONCE UPON A CRIME)
• Eric Murphy (ARTIFICE)
• James Papa (CHEATIN' DEATH)
• Helga Arnardottir (DISTURBED)
• Gregory Nagy (OR DIE TRYING)

Production Company Seeks High Stakes Action Features for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0356)

• Ian Milne (THE RED WOLF)
• Brad Hinton (RIDE)
• Phoebe Kristina (PROJECT CRIMSON)
• Francisco Castro (BROADSWORD)
• Michael Mendershausen (IN THE MIDST OF ARMS)
• Tim Bechen (DIG TWO GRAVES)
• Peter Fraser (BLACK ICE BELOW)

Script and Meeting Requests

Stage 32 Creators also had 173 Script Requests and 34 Meeting Requests during that span! These requests come from high end outfits such as HartBeat Entertainment, Verve Talent & Literary, Zero Gravity Management, Gold Circle Films, Suite 06, Empress Films, Art/Work Entertainment, 507 Collective, 831 Entertainment, Scythia Films, Buffalo 8, Citizen Skull, Neon Kite, Housefire Management, Propagate Entertainment, Affirmative Entertainment, Expectation Management, The Walt Disney Company and ABC!

The Stage 32 team, as always, is incredibly proud of everything that our talented and dedicated community members have accomplished in just this past month of September alone. It’s inspiring and exciting and truly impressive, and we see you! October has even better things in store, we know it. See you next month!

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