“Comet” Rides Again
“Riding the Comet” is an official selection of the New York Theater Festival Summerfest Thrilled to announce Riding the Comet will be back on stage as a selection of the NY Theater Festival’s Summerfest. I’ve been eager to get Comet back on stage ever since the premiere production at Actors’ NET in 2011. The show […]
FROM BEDSIDE Reaches TOP 15% at Austin Film Festival
Very proud to announce that our feature film screenplay FROM BEDSIDE has finished within the TOP 15% at the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Co-written by Mark Violi and Fred Goldstein, FROM BEDSIDE is the remarkable true story of a teacher and his student’s journey of hope and courage. The logline reads: Fred is a […]
“TEST DRIVE” Reaches Nicholl Fellowship TOP 20%
Proud to announce my action/comedy feature screenplay, TEST DRIVE has reached the Top 20% of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Nicholl Fellowship is considered the pinnacle of screenwriting competitions. TEST DRIVE is a high energy, hilarious action/comedy with a crime edge, a youthful cast […]
“Pregnant Pause” Reaches Nicholl Fellowship TOP 20%
Proud to announce my comedy feature screenplay, PREGNANT PAUSE, has reached the Top 20% of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Nicholl Fellowship is considered the pinnacle of screenwriting competitions. A romantic comedy within a comedy, PREGNANT PAUSE is a city-styled, lower-budget feature film script […]
“Roebling” Play Now on Twitter
Follow us @RoeblingPlay It’s easier than ever to stay close to ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge. Follow all the news and backstage production insights as they happen with our new Twitter feed. http://twitter.com/roeblingplay With an upcoming production opening May 16, 2014 at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton, we’ll be sharing lots […]
Screenwriting Classes for Fall 2013
I will be returning to the Lawrence Library to continue a series of screenwriting classes. Classes will be held at the Lawrence Library branch October 5, 12 & 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Classes are expected to last 90-120 minutes. The focus of this series will be story and character. We’ll have three classes, this […]
Screenwriting Classes Return
I have been asked to return to the Lawrence Library to continue a series of screenwriting classes. Classes will be held at the Lawrence Library branch July 20 & July 27, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Classes are expected to last 90-120 minutes. I previously conducted a three-part screenwriting instruction at this location in February. That […]
On Board to Adapt “From Bedside” for the Screen
I am proud to announce I have recently entered an agreement with the author Fred Goldstein to adapt his book From Bedside into a feature film screenplay. From Bedside is a non-fiction account of Fred’s real life experience tutoring Steven Estep, an amazing young man suffering from a rare form of cancer. Here’s our […]
Announcing Screenwriting Classes
I have been asked to conduct a series of screenwriting classes by the Mercer County (NJ) Library System. Classes will be held at the Lawrence Library branch. The first class begins on Saturday February 9, 2013 at 1:00 pm and will run for a total of three consecutive weeks. Classes are expected to last 90-120 […]
Write a Screenplay in 2013–Your Monthly Planner
If you are a screenwriter or want to be there is likely an idea or two rumbling around in your head that you would like to write. In respect of the calendar flipping to 2013 and in celebration of our new lease on life after fooling those meddling Mayans, I offer you a plan. […]