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Bring Your Questions: Join Us for the FREE Stage 32 Community Open House

Bring Your Questions: Join Us for the FREE Stage 32 Community Open House

Wednesday, September 23rd at 12:00pm PT

You have questions. You're curious about how to actually make the most of your time on Stage 32, how to use the resources here successfully, how to build genuine relationships that lead somewhere meaningful, and how to move forward with real intention. How to find the right collaborators, producers, financiers, reps, distributors, etc.

That's exactly what this FREE event is designed for.

Our Community Open House is a live, fully interactive conversation hosted by me, Ashley Smith, Head of Community here at Stage 32. It's a genuine gathering where you get to show up, share what you're working on, ask the questions that have been on your mind, and get direct guidance tailored to where you actually are in your journey.

Whether you've attended one before or this is your first, the conversation is different every single time. It's shaped by the members who take the time to join, be present, and bring their real questions to the table. Your voice, your goals, and your curiosity make each Open House uniquely valuable.

Free Registration: https://www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32s-september-2026-community-open-house-webcast

We'll cover the tools and features on Stage 32 that most consistently create momentum for members, and we'll talk about what's happening on the platform that you don't want to miss out on. September lands us in a genuinely exciting stretch of the year. We're coming off Venice and Toronto International, in the middle of New York Film Festival, heading into Austin Film Festival, and gearing up for our annual November Write Club campaign. There's real opportunity to position yourself for what's ahead, and we'll talk about how to do exactly that.

We'll close with a live Q&A focused entirely on you, your questions, your projects, and your next steps. And if you can't join us live, don't worry! Registering guarantees you the full recording so you can watch it anytime, from anywhere.

Come as you are. Bring your questions. Let's have a real conversation.


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Maurice Vaughan
A Lot of Sports Teams

Hey, everyone. Hope you’re doing great! I'm a Christian Faith-based screenwriter and TV writer. Writing is a ministry that God gave me.

I'm rewriting an electrifying Faith-based Sports Action feature script. Speaking of sports, here's my teams:

NFL: Philadelphia Eagles (main team), Pittsburgh Steelers...

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Darrell A Pennington

C-A-T-S, Cats, Cats, Cats! Go Big Blue.

Erik Gagnon

You had me at Eagles! And I'd love to hear more about your sports script. I wrote one last year about a hockey goalie trying to make it to the NHL. Hockey movies are few and far between. ("Miracle" makes me cry and cheer.) Which sport are you writing about?

Michael Dzurak

Boston spotted!

Ryan Phillips

I'm not really a sports man anymore, but certainly good luck with the project.

Sandra Isabel

Hey Maurice, I love that you are writing such an interesting faith based sports action feature script. In Portugal and Europe our culture is football and my father was an International Football Refere...

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Monica Lee Perez
Cineweave.app

Hi! I'm the CBO and Co-founder of a new film ecosystem called Cineweave.app.

WHAT IS CINEWEAVE?

Zoltán Varga

Interesting concept, Monica! Building an ecosystem that connects different parts of the filmmaking process is an ambitious challenge. Curious to see how Cineweave develops and what filmmakers respond to most.

Monica Lee Perez

Zoltán, it is quite extraordinary! We would love for you to be in our next round of beta testers. You can send me a good email, or email us at contact@cineweave.app! We would love your input!

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Joe Rendace
Hello all

Screenwriter/Novelist/Podcaster here. None of it pays the bills though....lol. Anyone else?

Elora Hawthorne

Hello Joe Rendace

Alfred Robert Johnson

That might be the most honest introduction I’ve seen today. Screenwriter, novelist, podcaster… and somehow the bills still want a completely different career. Which one are you most determined to even...

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David Figueroa

Howdy Joe. Nice to see you here too. :D

Quinn Hawthornel

My main goal is to build a long-term career in screenwriting and adaptation. I enjoy developing stories and making them work both as written scripts and for the screen. While I’m building that career,...

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Alfred Robert Johnson

I like that approach, Quinn. I’m on a similar path myself, balancing my own creative interests with freelance work around stories and scripts. There’s definitely something rewarding about building a c...

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Sachin Yadav
From Lucknow, India to Stage 32 - Finance Pro Turned Storyteller Writing Hindi + Human Stories

Hello Creative Army!

I am Sachin Yadav from Lucknow, India. I am a finance professional turned independent storyteller. I write human-centered stories in Hindi & English with a touch of finance, emotions and desi roots.

I am currently building my original IP called "Bandartekar Gatha" - Desi WWE meet...

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Sachin Yadav

Hi Maurice, Thank you so much! Really means a lot.

Next chapter of BANDARTEKAR GATHA is almost ready — Bandartekars enter the City Mayoral Race! Desi WWE meets Jungle Politics — full comedy + action!

I...

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Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Sachin Yadav. Ok, have a great rest of the week and Introduce Yourself Weekend!

Sachin Yadav

Thank you so much, Maurice! Really appreciate your warm welcome on Stage 32. From Lucknow, India to this global platform — it's been an amazing journey. As a finance pro turned Hindi + Human Stories w...

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Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Sachin Yadav. I've learned a lot on Stage 32 from the webinars, AMAs, blogs, and more.

Sachin Yadav

Hey Maurice! Thank you so much for the warm welcome!

I am really inspired by your journey on Stage 32 — webinars, AMAs, blogs — I have also started learning from there.

I am from Lucknow, India — Financ...

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Dean Weber
Hello Stage32 Fam,

Hi Everyone,

I'm a creator and filmmaker based near Joshua Tree, CA. Currently, I'm working on some short films and have been getting into AI animation of late. I'm drawn to experimental works, horror, thriller and true life stories. Check out my trailer for "Emu Wars," an animated featurette inspire...

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Amanda Toney

How did you learn about the emu outbreak? What an interesting story!

Haley Mary

That Emu trailer looks fascinating!

Dean Weber

Amanda Toney Truth is stranger than fiction! Heard about it from some Aussies in a gaming chat.

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Ivan Vodolimov
Screenwriter looking for producers/managers. Project: A sci-fi horror where the virus doesn't build zombies

I’m an independent screenwriter currently developing NOISE DISCIPLINE, an original post-apocalyptic TV universe, and I'm looking to connect with the right industry professionals.

The world begins with a simple question: What if an outbreak didn’t turn people into mindless zombies, but instead learned...

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Shadow Dragu-Mihai

Ivan Vodolimov I despise the "zombie" genre. However, the zombie part is just a horror trope surrounding compelling human stories. So the question is, do you have a compelling human story in your scri...

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Laura Hammer

Here’s a gre...

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Ivan Vodolimov

Shadow Dragu-Mihai I completely agree, and that is exactly why I avoid the term "zombies." The outbreak is just the pressure cooker. At its core, the story is a multi-layered psychological drama about...

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Lourdes Trammell

from one producer's POV...look at the premise.....everyone trying to reinvent themselves constantly, obsessively, crafting their own self-narratives....this thing comes along and strips that agency an...

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Peter Sauleda
Is she praying—or summoning something?

I’m a Swedish composer exploring Gothic dark fantasy. I’m interested in bringing my own European perspective to music and imagined film worlds, and I made this short visual experiment in Runway to accompany the opening of my original track, Gothic 3.

What fascinates me is the story that might grow fr...

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Amanda Toney

Love that you’re into Gothic fantasy. Who are some musicians or even composers that inspire you?

Darrell A Pennington

Very cool visuals Peter Sauleda ! Are you a Sisters of Mercy or Bauhaus fan??

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Joyce Isaacson
From Novel to Television — Looking for the Right Creative Partner

Hi everyone! I’m Joyce S. Isaacson, a novelist and screenwriter from Chicago.

My primary project is Wish You Were Here: A Rock Fantasy, a fantasy/drama that began as a novel and has now grown into a completed six-episode television series. It follows a grief-stricken rock musician who is murdered and...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Joyce Isaacson! Your project sounds interesting! I'm rewriting an electrifying Faith-based Sports Action feature script and writing a Faith-based Crime Action feature....

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Haley Mary

Welcome, Joyce! That Wish You Were Here series sounds really interesting! I love the idea of waking up in a Heaven realm that you can't even imagine. Right now, I'm doing some songwriting and rewritin...

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Bruno Laniado
Hi everyone!

Hi everyone! My name is Bruno Laniado. I’m a recent UNLV graduate and a graphic designer who has recently started exploring screenwriting and film development.

I just completed my first feature screenplay, THE SEQUEL, a story with a strong focus on mystery, character development, and world-building....

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Bruno Laniado! Great to meet you. Congratulations on graduating from UNLV and finishing your first feature screenplay! THE SEQUEL sounds interesting.

Check out the Screenwriting Lounge (www.stage32...

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Amanda Toney

Great to meet you, Bruno! You are definitely in the right place. Shoot an email to Pat who is our Writer liaison at successstage32.com. He can help point you in the right direction to get feedback on what you’re working on!

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Shalecia Sales
I came for the animation and somehow ended up building a studio.

Hey everyone! I’m Shalecia “Shae” Sales, a Creative Director, 2D animator, and visual storyteller based in DFW, Texas and co-owner of Creative Station, LLC, a Black-owned, sibling-run multimedia studio. I’m into animation, original IP, Afrofuturism, sci-fi, comedy, experimental storytelling, and wor...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hey, Shalecia Sales! Great to meet you. Creative Station is a great name for a studio!

I'm rewriting an electrifying Faith-based Sports Action feature script. I'm also writing a Faith-based Crime Actio...

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Haley Mary

Welcome, Shalecia! I love the name Creative Station for a studio! Sci fi comedy and experimental storytelling sounds interesting! These days, I'm doing some songwriting and rewriting some jokes for st...

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Andrew Wader
Introducing Andrew Wader and The Andromeda Saga — Seeking Production Partners

Hello, Stage 32 community!

I am Andrew Wader, a physician, university lecturer, researcher, and author of The Andromeda Saga—a cycle of six published English-language science-fiction novels.

The story begins when seven humanlike visitors from the Andromeda Galaxy arrive on Madeira. Across subsequent g...

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Welcome to the official website of a novelist and screenwriter. Attention! A word of caution: if you feel uneasy or hold strong reservations toward erotic content, I strongly advice you not to explore…
Andrew Wader

Dear Zoltan Varga Thank you very much for such a positive opinion. I’m new to this platform and still learning how to navigate it. Thank you for your support.

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Andrew Wader! I hope you're having a great week! Did you outline the entire Saga before starting the first novel or did you outline the novels one at a time?...

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Andrew Wader

Dear Maurice

To answer your question, I initially wrote my novels just for myself, without intending to publish them. They took shape over many years—decades, in fact—in response to events unfolding i...

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Laura Hammer

Free Community Open...

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Maurice Vaughan

Thanks for the answer, Andrew Wader. I usually plan one script at a time, but I add a note in the pitch deck and treatment that the script has potential to be a franchise, have spin-offs, and merchand...

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From a Writing Question to a Sci-Fi Universe: My Journey to L.o.

I'm shahrzad wright, a social drama writer. "L.o." is a sci-fi/psychological thriller: an agent discovers his enhanced partner is a double, while everyone else insists he is the real deal.

​Though moving from social drama to sci-fi might seem unusual, it's actually a return to my roots—blending my ea...

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Bruno Laniado

Hey, I loved your idea. Currently also developing my own sci-fi thriller idea and also currently looking for people to share it with.

Ameneh Amiri

Thanks, Bruno! Always great to connect with fellow sci-fi creators, and I'd love to hear how your project came to life as well.

Bruno Laniado

Thank you! I've actually thought a lot about myself and some aspects of my life right now, and I kind of translated it into a completely fictional idea involving an end-of-the-world scenario. One day...

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