Hello, Stage 32 Community!

April is behind us, and you can feel the excitement growing in the industry. There’s an optimism that’s palpable, and we’re here for it. The box office is on a roll, and deals are brewing. I am looking forward to seeing what’s next!

Now, let’s get to the fun part! It’s time for our monthly round of applause, aimed at just some of the incredibly talented members of the Stage 32 community, shining a light on their successes in this past month of April. Sharing the successes of these hard-working writers and creatives, seeing their herculean efforts turn into progress, this is a HUGE part of what makes working at Stage 32 so much fun and so rewarding. We love it!

We know very, very well how much passion you all put into your work every single day, and we want you to know that we see you. And when that hard work turns into real, actual movement, nothing makes us prouder!

So here we go! Let’s dive into the signings, deals, meetings, script requests, all of the fun happenings from the month of April…

Success Stories

Congrats to Writer Laurie Woodward, who had her script ARTANIA optioned by producers Danny Laker and Jean-Francois Cavelier, whom she met on Stage 32. Love this! Well done, Laurie! And good luck to all!

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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 every month. Let’s give a huge round of applause to the writers below who will appear in our April Lookbook.

Wyatt Lemoine with the script THE LIQUIDATOR.

Spencer Richardson for the screenplay ONCE UPON A TIME IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

Mike Radlovic for THE FEARLESS.

Dennis Manning and the screenplay ONE LESS EGG TO FRY.

THE CAMPERS by writer Joel Cousins.

The screenplay THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ARTHUR by Sean Orlikowski.

Marisa Forrest and the script MERRY PRANKSTERS.

Scott Kihm’s HARRY JOHNSON DIARY OF A GIGOLO PORN STAR.

Alan D. Napier with MONTANA BLUE.

Jack Cusick’s IN OUR IMAGE.

Bill Taylor and the script THE DOGS OF INSTAGRAM.

MONTECITO by David DeGusta

William Holmgren and the script FLAMINGO GROVE.

CORRECTIONS by Daniel Barton.

The screenplay THE SHRIMP by Jason Thomas Gordon.

Joy Frelinghuysen and the script MILES TO GO.

BEST LAID PLANS by Kelly Anelons.

Michael J. Shapiro and the screenplay RUN! RUN! RUN! THE LIVES OF ABBIE HOFFMAN

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!

Development Coordinator Seeks Horror Feature and Pilot Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0436)

• John Killoran (CREATURE)
• Tommy Garcia (THE DEVIL OF FELMAN'S PEAK)
• Travis Opgenorth (THE WHISPERERS)
• Jeff Barker (THE BAPHOMET CONDITION)
• Min Tran (TRADITIONAL)
• Hoss Carroll (THE BULLPEN)

Development Coordinator Seeks Thriller Feature and Pilot Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0437)

• Eric Murphy (THE RIGHT KIND OF WRONG)
• Zach Witt (RED TAPE)
• Marty Howe (TRAJECTORY)
• Terry Brody (BOMB ON AN ELEVATOR)
• Logan Ayers (HIVE)

Creative Executive Seeks Drama Feature and Pilot Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0438)

• Stephen Hoover (THE LOST SISTER)
• Arun Narayanan (THE INVISIBLE BOY)
• Elise Marenson (BUDDING IN WINTER)
• Susan Boggio (THE LAST MISSION)
• Matt Hyams (ON THE LINE)
• Michael Mendershausen (SAVING JESSICA)

Producer with a First-Look Deal is Seeking a Drama Features and Pilot Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0439)

• Kalyan Sura (DOS BROS FORCE)
• Staton Rabin (THE GIRL FROM KRAKOW)
• Joseph Downey (SHILOH)
• Glenn Acosta (CLERK)
• Ashley Bower (FIGHT OR FLIGHT)
• Ellen Warner O'Brien (DOMINO)

Producer with a First-Look Deal is Seeking Thriller Features and Pilot Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0440)

• Christopher Chance (THE RIB)
• Kris Shuman (WHAT'S BURIED BENEATH THE PINES)
• Todd Jones (THE STRONGMAN)
• Marty Howe (LOUISIANA STING)

Producer with a First-Look Deal is Seeking High Concept Horror Feature and Pilot Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0441)

• Emy Dust (DRAKORA - THE DRAGON OF HELL)
• Audree Stephens (ROOF)
• Eric Boles (HOTEL CALIFORNIA)
• Brian Kowalchuk (RESIDUE OF DESIGN)
• James Hogan (EREBUS)
• Christopher Dole (AND EVERYTHING IS FINE)
• Tommy Garcia (THE DEVIL OF FELMAN'S PEAK)
• Sean Plemmons (THE MAW)
• Jeff Hassen (THE MAW)

Producer with a First-Look Deal is Seeking High Concept Comedies Feature and Pilot Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0442)

• Stan Evans (BABY WORLD)
• Marina Rasnoveanu (LOVE BITES)
• Danny Katz (XPLTR)
• Josh Miller (TIME TOURISTS)
• Ellen Warner O'Brien (TIGHT)
• Matt Hyams (ON THE LINE)

Producer and Development Executive Seeking High Concept Sci-Fi Feature Scripts for $2-15mil, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0443)

• Margret Treiber (JAPANESE ROBOTS LOVE TO DANCE)
• Andrew Henderson (SYMBIOTE)
• Josh Miller (CITY GENERAL)
• John Killoran (THE JUMP)
• Sheala Morrison (INITIATION)

Producer and Development Executive Seeking High Concept Thriller Feature Scripts for $2-15mil, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0444)

• Lee Mathias (OBSESSOR)
• Dennis Coleman (IDENTITY CRISIS)
• Joseph Downey (SHILOH)
• Marty Howe (LOUISIANA STING)
• Richard Garry (RUNNING THE ASYLUM)
• Molly Bandt (STURGEON GENERAL)
• Celia Ramsey (STURGEON GENERAL)

Producer Seeks Character Driven Period Piece Feature and TV Scripts for Any Budget Location, and Cast Type (0445)

• Jonathan Mackenzie Bruce (Chanie)
• Ray Keller (The Astrologer)
• Michael Mendershausen (Elizabeth Burgin: Revolutionary War Hero)
• Mike Macke (Racing the Storm)
• Simon X. Frederick (The Untold Tale Of Morgan Berkeley)
• John Doble (The Rommel Gambit)
• Paul Kimball (The Baltimore Plot)
• Ellen Warner O'Brien (Domino)

Producer Seeks Character Driven Sci-fi/Fantasy Feature and TV Scripts for Any Budget Location, and Cast Type (0446)

• Gideon Shmorak (Out There)
• Andy Lyberopoulos (The Lagoon)
• Ian Patrick Williams (AI PI)
• Dan Jolley (Shadowscape)
• Glenna Acosta (CryoLife)
• Matt Hyams (On the Line)
• Terry Brody (The VR)

Producer Seeks Uplifting Character-Driven Action/Adventure Feature and TV Scripts for Any Budget, Location, and Cast Type (0447)

• Ray Keller (National Insecurity)
• Stephen Barber (A Noble Path)
• Phoenix Black (Fire Kings)
• Joshua Keller Katz (Last Flight from Kabul)
• Michael Mendershausen (Saving Jessica)
• Eric Murphy (Blowback)

Producer Seeks Uplifting Character-Driven Rom-Com Feature and TV Scripts for Any Budget, Location, and Cast Type (0448)

• Michael A. Levine, (THE BILLIONAIRE ENTANGLEMENT)
• Patrick Connelly, (REVENGE DATE)
• Joshua Keller Katz, (CHRISTMAS IN PARADISE)
• Arun Narayanan, (REWINDER)
• Stewart Fergus, (THE PRACTICE MARRIAGE)

Creative Executive/Producer Seeks Action-Comedy Feature and TV Scripts for 1−20 Million, Any Location, and Cast Type (0449)

• Ray Fine (DUMBBELL)
• Hunter Davis (CHECKOUT)
• Jacob Serlen (FIGHTANIC)
• Max Pascal (THE AVE)
• Patrick Connelly (BACK IN LINE)
• James Moran (TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER DUMBASS)

Creative Executive/Producer Seeks Thriller/Crime Thriller Feature and TV Scripts for $1-20Mil, Any Location, and Cast Type (0450)

• Tim Drain (EAST OF WESTERN)
• Joseph Downey (SHILOH)
• Xiayang Li (LAUREN)
• Marc Prey (HOSTAGE)
• Michael Mendershausen (A TWISTED AFFAIR)
• Jonathan Mackenzie Bruce (THE JOB)

Script and Meeting Requests

Stage 32 Creators also had 165 Script Requests and 131 Meeting Requests during the month of April! These requests came from high end outfits such as Zero Gravity Management, Phoenix Pictures, Peculiar Pictures, Metric Talent & Literary Agency, Fish Ladder, Red Wagon Entertainment, Ufland Productions, Volition, Flirt Films, Amasia Entertainment, Evoke Entertainment, Intellectual Property Group, Buffalo 8/Bondit Media Group, 87 North, Brian Graden Media, Majestic Productions, Marathon Management, Vision Entertainment, Expectation Management, Kersey Management, Mission Control, Little Studios Films, Passcode Entertainment, FX Networks, Shoot to Midnight, ScriptVentures, Verve Talent & Literary, Sunhaus, Superbe Films, Inner Media Capital, Kronicle Media, Art/Work Entertainment, Monkeypaw Productions, Lord Miller, Epigram Entertainment, Bluewater Lane Productions, Charles Shyer Productions, Gold Circle Films, Runyon Media, Rough Diamond Productions, Paradigm Talent Agency, Serena Films, Little Lark Productions, Wayfarer Studios, Harris Films, Charles Osowik Management, and The Walt Disney Company

We are unendingly thankful for ALL of you and everything you do to make the Stage 32 community the truly special place that it is, and we owe a sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone one of you out there! This month is yet another opportunity to support the numerous successes and achievements of our stellar members, and it is our honor and pleasure to do our part in helping with those. Seeing these accomplishments makes it all worthwhile. It inspires us, and we hope you all feel that same inspiration!

May has even more amazing things in store, no doubt about it.

See you next month!

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