Introduce Yourself

Whether you're new to the site or have been a long standing member of the community, step forward and introduce yourself. And please welcome and support all that do post.

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Cashimear Oparah
Thrilled to Be Here

Hi Everyone! I'm thrilled to be here. I'm Cashimear Oparah. I act, screenwrite, and have directed a satire short before. The experience for me has been good. It's my pleasure to connect with you, to collaborate, learn, and unlearn - and hopefully do more of the former.

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Cashimear Oparah. Great to meet you. Did you see this blog about making connections and collaborating? www.stage32.com/blog/the-importance-of-community-and-collaboration-in-th......

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Sam Sokolow

Hey Cashimear Oparah - its great to see you here in the community! Are you working on anything currently as a writer, actor or director that you're excited about?

Justin Bratton
Actor, TV Host, Filmmaker based in Singapore but from Austin and spending more time here!

Hi everyone! I'm an actor, producer, filmmaker, and TV host originally from Texas (UT alum!). For the past 15 years, I’ve been working out of Singapore and Bangkok, hosting shows like Asia’s Got Talent and co-producing and hosting HBO Asia's Challenger Battleground. I also recently wrapped filming a...

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Richard "RB" Botto

Look forward to seeing you around and to your contributions, Justin Bratton. Once again, welcome aboard.

Ashley Renee Smith

Justin Bratton!! I'm so glad that you came out to the Stage 32 Austin meetup this week and that you took my advice about introducing yourself here. I just know that this will be a great year for you!...

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Justin Bratton

Ashley Renee Smith great meeting you and looking forward to seeing you at the next event!

B.K. Coposky

Hello Justin, I would love to speak with you about your work in Asia. I too spend half of my year there developing projects. And to see that you have experience with reality tv, you would be a good fit for what I am currently working on. Hope to hear from you!

Justin Bratton

B.K. Coposky would love to talk shop!

Bobby Wallace
What it is what it was what it do what it does!!!!

What’s going on gang??? Man listen, so it’s been about a year since I’ve joined and I haven’t really been on here that said I do follow the platform and RB (whaddup kid) on Instagram. I’ve heard him say just the other day and heard him say many a time how important networking. That said as I agree w...

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Bobby Wallace

Richard "RB" Botto What’s up Cap! Thank you for that and yea I’m learning all pats have led me to this moment! Notes that ii have motion I plan on utilizing the platform to its fullest potential……I’M...

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Geoff Hall

Bobby Wallace hahaha, Bobby. I’ve never seen Benny Hill sandwiched between Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch before!

Now’s the time to grow your network here on Stage32. Great things can happen. I wish...

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Richard "RB" Botto

Looking forward to it, Bobby Wallace

Sam Sokolow

Bobby Wallace - awesome to meet you here in the community! Very sorry to hear about your dad. May his memory be a blessing. You're energy flies off the screen and you have found the right home for you...

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Banafsheh Esmailzadeh
Hello from Banafsheh~

Here is my entry to Introduce Yourself weekend :) I'm Banafsheh Esmailzadeh, also known as Bana. I'm still a newbie, writing my fourth screenplay, Finding Elpis 3: The Elysian Rhapsodies. I'm an unpublished author who's been telling stories since I was quite young. Right now I've written a surreal s...

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Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

Thank you so much Geoff Hall! Growing up of course I watched a lot of anime and read a lot of manga, CLAMP’s being the main ones (I still love Cardcaptor Sakura to absolute pieces). I always thought i...

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Geoff Hall

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh Bana, that’s great, thank you for sharing your thoughts and inspirations with me. At present, my friend every year for the last three has bought me a Junji Ito manga. His work is...

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Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

Geoff Hall no worries~ and nice! I’m not really into Junji Ito’s work but I hear he’s quite good.

Nick Phillips

Welcome Banafsheh Esmailzadeh! You're coming in with the right attitude! Keep posting and interacting and contributing on the platform and you'll make some amazing connections!...

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Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

Thank you Nick Phillips, will do! :) I’m really enjoying this platform :D

Rob Tobin
Student of people, life, love and writing

I'm grateful to be allowed to once again introduce myself. I'm a journeyman writer, a produced screenwriter, published novelist, playwright, poet, and non-fiction book author. Graduate of USC's now-defunct but still cherished Master of Professional Writing program. Still writing, still wondering, gr...

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Sandra Isabel Correia

Ji Rob Tobin Happy IYW and thanks for your re-introduction. My name is Sandra, I am a screenwriter from Portugal and Stage 32 lounge moderator. Anything you need, we are here! Have an amazing weekend!...

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Geoff Hall

Rob Tobin thanks Rob. Yes, my life is full of wonder. Thanks for asking!

Leonardo Ramirez

Hey Rob Tobin - great to see you on IYW. Hope you have an amazing 2025!

Sam Sokolow

Aweosme to meet you here, Rob Tobin. I love your post. Real as it gets. What are you working on these days that you're excited about?

Nick Phillips

Always nice to connect with a mutli-multi hyphenate Rob Tobin!

Michael Sheldon
Hey everyone -- Excited to be here

Hi all,

I'm Michael Sheldon, a writer/director/actor from Austin, TX. I formerly worked in music and rediscovered my purpose and passion for filmmaking just about 6 months ago while in LA, something about the air over there, man. I'm currently writing a YouTube series, and looking to get more acting...

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Maurice Vaughan

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Suzanne Bronson

Hi Michael. Welcome. Keep up the networking.

Jack Binder

Hello Michael, Good to see you found @Stage32 - an exceptional and unique platform for creatives like yourself. Good luck with all of your goals!

Introducing myself

I am Brenda Mohammed and I received positive feedback for my pitch for my sci-fi thriller Zeeka Chronicles, but they passed on it. I am not concerned about that at the moment because I am wondering if we should be worried about what is taking place in Los Angeles. The raging fires have destroyed man...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Brenda Mohammed. Congratulations on getting positive feedback for your pitch!

I heard that productions in LA stopped, but I also heard that things will be picking back up.

Here are some resources an...

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Suzanne Bronson

The neighboring states are open for business. Arizona did pass tax incentives. (Though now there's a lawsuit)

Tennyson Stead
Screenwriter, Script Doctor, Game Developer

Happy weekend, Stage 32!

Between my work-for-hire, my spec scripts, and the stuff I've ghostwritten as a script doctor, I'm more than 70 screenplays into a screenwriting career and paying my bills on the back of that work. I've directed and produced on stage and screen, and I'm knee deep in some very...

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Tennyson Stead

Cyrus Sales, I agree. Lots of people come to this town hoping to sell ideas, not realizing that every creative person has ideas. What people need, really, is help.

With that in mind, I submit that inve...

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Ashley Renee Smith

Thank you for taking the time to reintroduce yourself to the community, Tennyson Stead! If you ever want to write new blogs for Stage 32, let me know! We love your blogs. One about game development an...

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Bobby Wallace

Whaddup tho Tennyson Stead thank you for your encouragement. As I’m just starting out as an indie filmmaker, I already possess that me vs the world mentality and understand that the cavalry isn’t comi...

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Mary Helen Norris

You mentioned that you work in Game Development. Do you do the narrative aspects or other parts of the process?

Tennyson Stead

Mary Helen Norris I've built entire game systems, but I think the narrative side is my most marketable side when it comes to looking for work with studios.

Misha Gankin
Hello Everyone!

Hello, Stage 32! My name is Misha Gankin, and I’m a producer, writer, and director based in LA and Florida. I’ve recently graduated from USC with an MFA in Film & TV Production and a Certificate in Business of Entertainment. Recently, I’ve started my own film production company, Pyrates, and I’m loo...

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Leonardo Ramirez

Hi Misha Gankin - Welcome to Stage 32! So glad you’re with us. What part of Florida do you frequent? I’m in Nashville now but grew up in the Tampa/Clearwater area....

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Ashley Renee Smith

Welcome to Stage 32! I love a coming-of-age story, and I can't wait to hear more about your film as it progresses toward production.

The best way to network here on Stage 32, is to be involved and act...

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Misha Gankin

Leonardo Ramirez Im over in Miami currently. I've heard great things about Nashville!

Misha Gankin

@Ashley Renee Smith thank you, and great to meet you! Will be in touch :)

Leonardo Ramirez

We definitely get four seasons here Misha Gankin but I’ll admit I do miss the water!

Simone Allori
Let me introduce myself

Hello everyone and have a nice Sunday! I'm Simone Allori from Rome, Italy. I'm a songwriter/composer, I craft some exciting Cinematic Pop music with the talented Giulia Clara. We landed our songs to important catalogues such as Warner Chapell, Atom Music Audio and more.

I'm currently looking to write...

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Maurice Vaughan

I met Giulia on...

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Simone Allori

Thank you so much Maurice! I'm gonna check the blog. Happy to be in the community

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Simone Allori. Glad you're part of the community. There's a lot to see and do!

Ashley Renee Smith

That's so cool, Simone Allori! Stage 32 actually has a Composing Lounge, which is our hub for all things music here on the platform. It's a great place for you to share your knowledge and meet compose...

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Simone Allori

Thanks for the useful info, Ashley!

Philip David Lee
Get to Know me. I Dare You.

 Hello Stage 32 Hopefuls,

My name is Philip David Lee and I'm a director/screenwriter and unlike some people on this site or in the industry, no matter what you want to do in the entertainment industry, they will tell you that you don't know squat or will want your help but only for their projects. I...

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T.L. Davis

Philip David Lee I wrote a stage play and it was produced locally. They faithfully produced what I had written and I was impressed with their ability to get the laughs where prescribed, the feel of th...

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Philip David Lee

T.L. Davis You have the added advantage of being a novelist and playwright. Two things I have never tried so I give you props for those two skills. One question though. Why is it Playwright and not pl...

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T.L. Davis

Philip David Lee that cracked me up. Actually, it's playwright, because way back it's akin to a wheelwright, a wainwright or a shipwright, those who make and repair things. A few more centuries and it...

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Michael David

Pass

Philip David Lee

Michael David I like your coaching philosophy.

Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg
Welcome All - and Hello Again

I am Shadow Dragu-Mihai IPG, the head of the Independent Producers Guild and a director of Stage And Screen Innovations (see stagescreen.org) where Artistic Director Diamond Monique Washington and I are heading the development of the Producing Unique New Creators (PUNC) program, and the Virtual Thea...

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