Mark E Pumphrey: Screenwriter, actor and author in El Paso, Texas.

Hi Mark, you have an interesting bio and I would like to know you more if you do not mind. I would like to meet you in person some day for more knowledge my email is kiramaves@gmail.com I am hoping to hear from you soon ?

I am Mark Pumphrey, a new retiree who writes creatively as a participant El Paso’s Tumblewords Writers Project; in writing classes at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Texas at El Paso; and through an intensive online Advanced Master Writers’ Class provided by KMP Entertainment and taught by the company’s COO, Michelle Murray.. (I wrote a novel as a class project I will be pitching to a panel of entertainment industry reps in early April, 2021). I am also working with Greg Thompson, an El Paso-based actor/director/writer/voice coach and theater instructor at UTEP at his ActorsStudio in El Paso. I am primarily a voice student under Greg. 

My last job was as Director of Libraries for the City of El Paso. I am on numerous community and professional boards (too many!) and I am planning to open a used bookstore where I will also sell desert plants and the encaustic art of my husband and partner for the past thirty years, Jean-Claude Linossi, a native of Strasbourg, France.  

I was born and raised in rural central Kentucky and have lived in South Dakota, South Carolina, North Carolina and now far West Texas in the Chihuahua Desert, thirty miles from the New Mexico border and just across the Rio Grande River from Ciudad de Juarez, Mexico.  El Paso lies at the southern end of the Rocky Mountains and the Franklin Mountains split the city into three parts: East, Central (including Downtown and the Segundo Barrio near the international Bridges) and West, where we live. The mountains provide a wealth of hiking trails and other outdoor activities. 

About 80% Latino, El Paso is also a sanctuary city that has representation from many different world. nationalities, groups whose ancestors often originally arrived here as refugees, giving the city a decided feel of tolerance, liberality,  festivity,, and internationalism that we love. The nation’s largest military base, Ft. Bliss, is also located here.

I am happy to discover Stage 32, one of a number of resources for writers that have been introduced by Michelle to her class!

Hi Mark. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 1,000,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

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Thanks, and have a creative day!

RB

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