2015 TV WRITERS STAFFING BOOK

What is this book?

We at the Black List have identified a group of writers who, based on the
merits of their spec pilots, we believe have strong potential for staffing on
television shows.

Whats included?
Weve included biographical information on all the writers along with
information about their pilots. Additionally, weve provided links to their
pilots on the site so you can read them where available. Youll need to
enter your industry login credentials in order to access these.

How is this organized?

Weve divided the book into drama and comedy writers. Well, technically
into anything over a half hour and anything at or below a half hour.

What should I do to contact the writer?

The best contact information is listed in each writers section along with
his or her representation if applicable.

Can I pass this along to anyone?

Absolutely, pass along the document to anyone who might find it useful.
In order to access any available scripts though, youll need an industry
account. You may request membership here if you do not already have it.

EPISODIC DRAMA WRITERS

listed alphabetically by last name

Jessica Bendinger

Jess wrote the feature film BRING IT ON which went on to become over a half billion dollar
franchise for Universal Pictures. She wrote, directed, and produced the $28 million feature STICK
IT for Disney Pictures, which came in on time and under budget and received the highest preview
scores that quarter, highest per screen average opening weekend, and was 7 weeks #1 on iTunes.
Agency Agent
CAA
Sonya Rosenfeld
Management Company
The Gotham Group

Manager
Lindsay Williams

CREDITS
Bright It On

Truth About Charlie

First Daughter

Aquamarine

Stick It

Sex & The City

Clocked

Time is not the enemy.

GENRE
Action & Adventure

Action Comedy

Heist/Caper Comedy

Romantic Fantasy

W H AT I T S L I K E
Orphan Black, Black Mirror, Outlander

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Action Thriller

Adventure Drama

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Eric Beu & Greg Martin

Eric and Greg are writers and best friends from Washington, DC. Eric studied fiction writing at
University of Washington Seattle and Greg studied film scoring at Berklee College of Music. Eric
currently works in closed captioning while Greg is a composer for film and TV.
Email Phone
martincommagreg@gmail.com
(202) 412-0839
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
U.W. Seattle
English and French, with a focus on Fiction (Eric)

Universit Paris Diderot in France

Translation (Eric)

Berklee College of Music

Film Scoring (Greg)
CREDITS
Somebody Crossroad
Composer Composer
2014, dir. Miranda July
2012, dir. Shervin Youssefian

Beechwood Oh Roads In My Mind

A young man is dragged into his small towns criminal underbelly of drugs and murder, setting off a
chain of events that will make him question whats real and whats something else.
GENRE
Crime Thriller

Dark Comedy

Psychological Thriller

Sci-Fi Thriller

W H AT I T S L I K E
Orphan Black, Twin Peaks, Breaking Bad

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Drama

Psychological Sci-Fi

Morgan Earnest

Morgan graduated from Tulane Universitys A.B. Freeman School of Business, with majors in
Finance & Management. He is a former investment & research analyst at a New York based hedge
fund,spent two summers as an analyst with J.P. Morgan Investment Management, andwasan intern
in M&A and International Transactions at Jones Walker LLP. He has also worked as an EMT/Fire
Rescue volunteer with the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad.
Management Company
Circle of Confusion

Manager
Alan Rautbort & Zach Cox

Email Phone
Morgan.g.earnest@gmail.com
(310) 650-8550
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Tulane Universitys A.B. Freeman School of Business
Majors in Finance & Management
CREDITS
The Fund
in-development at John Wells Productions

True North The Abyss

After failing to prevent a horrific act of narcoterrorism in Mexico City, a combative intelligence officer
wages war against a militant drug cartel led by his former mentor, a renegade US Army Colonel.

GENRE
Action & Adventure

Action Thriller

W H AT I T S L I K E
Homeland, The Shield, House of Cards

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Drama

James Halpern

James received his BFA in Theater Management from the University of Miami and has also studied
classical guitar at the University of Miami School of Music. He is a former semi-pro football player.
Email Phone
James.halpern1@gmail.com
(310) 430-6814
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
Sobini Films
Vice President Television (2010 - 2011)

Caprica
Co-Producer, SYFY (2009 - 2010)

Battlestar Galactica
Associate Producer, SYFY (2004 - 2009)

Bionic Woman
Associate Producer, NBC (2007)

Battlestar Galactica: Razor, TV Movie

Associate Producer, SYFY (2007)

David Eick Productions

Director of Development (2003-2010)

The Boeing Company

C-17 Product Support
Boeing Defense Systems (Present)

The Valiant

Members of an upstart oil company must protect its corporate and personal secrets during a billion
dollar takeover by Exxon/Mobil.
GENRE
Crime Drama

Family Drama

Political Thriller
W H AT I T S L I K E
Breaking Bad, Damages, The Sopranos

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Political Drama

Crime Thriller

Nicole Hill

Nicole graduated from Cornell University with a degree in industrial and labor relations and
received her J.D. from USC Law School. She has also taken sketch writing classes at Second City
and Upright Citizens Brigade, and received a certificate in feature film writing from UCLA Extension
Writers Program.
Email
nicoleann_hill@yahoo.com

Phone
(323) 540-4455

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
USC Law School, Los Angeles, California
Admitted to California Bar

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

B.S. Industrial and Labor Relations

CREDITS
Disney
ABC Writing Fellowship Semi-Finalist

Disney
ABC Diversity Scene Showcase Finalist

The Guy Hanks and Marvin Miller Writing Program NBC

Cosby Fellowship Fellow
Diversity Scene Showcase Finalist

COED The Merger

A teen feminists worst fears are realized as her all-girl high school merges with an all boys school,
and shes forced to reassess her feelings about everything that has formed her identity replacing
the culture and identity of sisterhood and feminism with one of backstabbing bitchiness and
popularity.
GENRE
Dramatic Comedy
W H AT I T S L I K E
Freaks and Geeks, Awkward, Gilmore Girls

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Nick Keetch

Nick Keetch is a screenwriter from London. He studied American Literature at the University of Sussex
and moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA Extensions Screenwriting Program. In 2012, he was named
a semi-finalist in UCLA Extensions Teleplay Competition for his Justified spec, and a quarter-finalist
in Scriptapaloozas Teleplay Competition for his Boardwalk Empire spec. In 2014 he was invited to
attend the inaugural Sundance Episodic Story Lab where he developed his pilot, Borderland, under the
supervision of showrunners and producers. Nick has also worked as a writers assistant on Rogue for
DirecTV and The Assets for ABC. He is represented by ICM and the Shuman Company.
Agency Agent
ICM
Katie Cates
Management Company
The Shuman Company

Manager
Robert Lazar

CREDITS
2014 Sundance Episodic Story Lab
Participant

Borderland

Borderland follows two estranged brothers -- one a DEA agent, the other a cartel lieutenant -- as
they operate on opposite sides of the drug war and compete for control of the trafficking corridor
that separates the US from Mexico. As their professional lives begin to intersect, the brothers
confront their shared past while trying to negotiate between the relationship they once had and the
lives they have forged since they were separated.
GENRE
Crime Drama

Drama

W H AT I T S L I K E
The Bridge, Justified, Brotherhood

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Kenneth Kemp

Ken is a recent graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy where he was given unique access to how
the divisions within the Bureau operate and personnel that run them. He also participated in a mock
terror response from the Los Angeles Field Office, He received his degree in communications from
CSU East Bay and ran his own award-winning production company for many years for which he
wrote, produced and directed nearly 100 videos for Fortune 500 companies.
Email Phone
KempPro@sbcglobal.net
(310) 497-2939
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
CSU East Bay
Bachelors Degree Communications
Masters Certificate in Screenwriting (In progress)
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
Gimme My Reality Show
Olympic Games
Segment producer
Producer, Ice Hockey at the Salt Lake Winter Games

Producer, Swimming and Synchronized Swimming at

Athens Summer Games.

Attach Forward Lateral

An FBI Legal Attach must solve crimes involving Americans abroad with no gun, no jurisdiction,
and no backup.
GENRE
Crime Drama
W H AT I T S L I K E
Covert Affairs, Dig, Homeland

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Matthew Klekner

Matthew is a writer with extensive background in production for network, cable, and new media. He
has worked in set design and location filming, and received his undergraduate degree from The USC
Film School.
Email Phone
Matthew.Klekner@gmail.com
(626) 676-4622
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
USC Film School
On Set Experience
TV

Freelance Production
Network/Cable/NEW MEDIA PILOTS AND EPISODIC

University of Southern California

Film
Art Department (Californication, The Bridge)

Fast Company Big Blinds

An ex-con turned professional poker player considers a reprieve from his alluring Miami lifestyle
to track down his estranged daughter in Traverse City, MI, where he unknowingly steps into the
aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong. Follow the exploits of TIMOTHY KENNEDY as he applies his
exceptional analytical game theory to the cards hes dealt at the tables and to the cards hes dealt
in life.
GENRE
Thriller

Crime Drama

Film Noir

Gangster

W H AT I T S L I K E
Fargo, Sopranos, Justified

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Crime Thriller

Dark Comedy

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Danny Llewelyn & Ron Luscinski

Danny received his degree in cinema & television arts from California State University, Northridge
and recently teamed with a writing partner (Ron Luscinski, who developed Ripper with him).
Together, they created a series pilot that which they sold to Vuguru about Air Force drone
personnel and their families. Danny is well-versed in forensic investigation procedures and
techniques. He also produced the feature film Akeelah and the Bee for Lionsgate and wrote and
produced the ESPN documentary 51 Dons which was the networks flagship film for their 2014
Black History Month celebration.
Email Phone
dannyllewelyn@gmail.com
(310) 702-0018
CREDITS
Suburban Warfare
Sold to Vuguru

Akeelah and the Bee

Producer (Lionsgate)

Ripper Meet My Neighbor

With the help of his new doctor neighbor, a town investigator in turn-of-the-century Massachusetts
reclaims his role as chief detective and soon learns his new partner has a secret past. Week-toweek he plies his trade using the Doctors primitive forensic science, all the while discovering that
his benefactor may in fact be linked to Englands worst serial killer.
GENRE
Crime Drama

Crime Thriller

W H AT I T S L I K E
True Detective, Penny Dreadful, Copper

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Michael Mahoney

Michael graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Journalism and received his
screenwriting education through the UCLA Professional Program. As a former copywriter and
marketing consultant, he has written and directed national TV commercials, radio spots and ad
campaigns for major brands and advertising agencies.
Email Phone
mdmahone@gmail.com
(508) 648-6612
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
University of Wisconsin
Journalism

Channeling Erik

Haunted by her inability to prevent her sons recent suicide, a detached, analytical neuropsychiatrist
must learn to connect to her emotions for the first time in her life in order to keep her family and
career together after she begins receiving what may be messages from her dead son.
GENRE
Drama

Family Drama

W H AT I T S L I K E
House, Ghost Whisperer, Six Feet Under

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Marie Montgomery

Marie is a graduate of the American Film Institute, where she received an M.F.A. from the Producing
Program. She currently works as the script coordinator for the NBC series The Mysteries of Laura.
Before that she worked as an assistant in production at Warner Brothers Television. During graduate
school, she spent a year interning in development at USA Network.
Email Phone
marie.r.montgomery@gmail.com

(919) 271-6407

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
American Film Institute
MFA Producing

Fairfield University
New Media and Politics

P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
Moving Midway
Logging footage for a documentary about the moving of plantation in North Carolina.
Mysteries of Laura
Currently working as the Script Coordinator on the NBC drama.
Girls Talking Sports
Created a site devoted to sports news aimed at women.
News & Observer
First job out of college was reviewing movies for the regional paper. Still receiving hate mail today for
her unfavorable review of the first Twilight movie.

Control Daniel

When Daniel, a former show contestant, commits suicide, Christine must conceal her history with
him or risk losing her career and family.
GENRE
Drama

Family Drama

Mystery & Suspense

W H AT I T S L I K E
Homeland, Scandal, How To Get Away With Murder

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Psychological Thriller

Vin Morreale, Jr.

Vin studied playwriting at Boston College and has written two produced, low-budget feature
films, BREAKING & ENTERING and IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS. He is also a internationally produced
playwright and credited television writer.
Email Phone
vin@vsmentertainment.com
(502) 608-3364

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Boston College
Communications, Playwriting
CREDITS
The Stranger
3 Episodes

Smurfs: The World According to Smurflings

Remington Steele

Nevada Blue Welcome To Nev Country

Drop dead gorgeous takes on a whole new meaning for both sides of the law when ex-cop turned
private eye Nevada Blue Piccoletti unloads her distinctive brand of double-barreled Kentucky
justice with a killer smile and seductive fun.
GENRE
Action Comedy

Comedy Thriller

W H AT I T S L I K E
Castle, Justified, Agent Carter

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Crime Drama

Detective Film

Benjamin Murphey

Benjamin graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts with a degree in Cinema-Television
Production and also holds his J.D. from UCLA.
Email Phone
clif.murphey@gmail.com
(213) 925-8157
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
UCLA School of Law
J.D.

USC School of Cinematic Arts

Cinema-Television Production

P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
State Bar of California
Active Member Research Attorney (Freelance)

Sleep Tech
Polysomnographic Technologist / Clinical Research

Mirror Life

A sheltered teenage girl with a genetically engineered toxicity is captured by a mercenary group,
who force her to go undercover at an elite prep school where she is used as a human biological
weapon to leverage the lives of her classmates - the children of powerful political figures.
GENRE
Coming-of-Age

Sci-Fi Thriller

W H AT I T S L I K E
Orphan Black, The Flash, Alias

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Psychological Sci-Fi

Benji Smith

Benji graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in mathematics. He currently works as a script
coordinator for 11/22/63, the Stephen King novel being adapted by Bad Robot for Hulu.
Email Phone
benjamin.o.smith@gmail.com
(678) 463-4873
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Georgia Tech
Mathematics

The Republic Lex Talionis

Its the ten year anniversary of Texass secession from the United States, and Brayden Anora is
about to retire from his position of an Official (a police officer that also acts as a Street Judge),
when a Serial Killer begins to exploit a loophole in Texass legal system of vigilante justice.
GENRE
Thriller

Action Thriller

Adventure Drama

Coming-of-Age

Crime Drama

Crime Thriller

Dark Comedy

Family Drama

Modern Western
W H AT I T S L I K E
Justified, Almost Human, Better Call Saul

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Nadria Tucker

Nadria received her bachelors degrees in English and Psychology from Auburn University, followed
by a masters in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her career started
in print journalism but has led her to Hollywood, Most recently, Nadria worked in the scripted the
television dept at CAA.
Email
nadriatucker@gmail.com

Phone
(205) 441-9280

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Auburn University
B.A. English

The Reporter

University of Alabama at Birmingham

M.A. Creative Writing

An obsessed reporter investigates a decades-old murder case, determined to free an inmate

sentenced to die. Inspired by true events.
GENRE
Drama
W H AT I T S L I K E
True Detective, The Newsroom, Treme

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David Weightman

David received his bachelors degree in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis from Occidental
College in 2014. At Occidental, he initially studied journalism and wrote for the school paper. He
interned in the Creative Executive Department at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Since graduating, he
works part-time at Shelter Entertainment Group, a small-but-proud management company.
Management Company
Energy Entertainment

Manager
Brooklyn Weaver

Email Phone
Weightman@gmail.com
(202) 997-1569
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Occidental College
English with a Creative Writing Emphasis

Clandestino Election

Two CIA officers grapple with the morality of their work as they try to prevent a small South
American country from becoming a Cold War battlefield.
GENRE
Drama

Period Drama

W H AT I T S L I K E
The Wire, The Americans, Homeland

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Political Thriller

Spy

Tracy A. Whitaker

Tracy is a comedy writer and has trained at Second City, the Groundlings, and LA Comedy Connection.
She graduated with a degree in Writing/Communications from Fitchburg State College and has
worked as a production assistant, outreach counselor for homeless youth, and US Army instructor.
Email Phone
workingclass28@gmail.com
(310) 447-8792

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Fitchburg State College
Writing, Communications
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
Swiftriver Productions
Production Assistant

Academy Nicholl Fellowship

Semi-Finalist

U.S. Army National Guard

Sergeant, Communications Operator
Instructor: M-16 and Claymore Mines

Systemic Dottie & Michael

Follows social workers employed by Bostons Department of Children and Family Services (D.C.F.).
GENRE
Dark Comedy

Drama

W H AT I T S L I K E
The Wire, Shameless, Luther

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Dramatic Comedy

Matt Young

Matt was one of just ten writers invited to participate in the 2014 inaugural Sundance Episodic
Story Lab, where he presented his original pilot STILL. At the Lab, he worked closely with
prestigious showrunners including Noah Hawley (FARGO), Charles Chic Eglee (THE SHIELD,
DEXTER), Elwood Reid (THE BRIDGE), and Kerry Ehrin (BATES MOTEL). Matt got his start as
an improvisational comedian (he still teaches and performs all over the US and Canada) and a
television actor (he has appeared in over 50 national commercials). Matt received his Masters
Degree in Screenwriting from California State University, Northridge, where he became an Associate
Instructor.
Agency Agent
CAA
Renee Kurtz, Margaret Mendelson
Management Company
Echo Lake Management

Manager
Amotz Zakai, Zadoc Angell

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
California State University, Northridge
MFA in Screenwriting
CREDITS
2014 Sundance Episodic Story Lab
Participant

Still

A down-on-his-luck farmer in the Depression-era South runs into trouble with a vicious clan of
moonshining witches when hes hired to bust up their stills.
GENRE
Family Drama

Period Drama

Supernatural Thriller
W H AT I T S L I K E
Jusitfied, American Horror Story, Sleepy Hollow

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Monsters

Occult

EPISODIC COMEDY WRITERS

listed alphabetically by last name

Steve Andriolo

Steve Andriolo studied literature and writing under Pulitzer Prize winning poet Stephen Dunn at
Stockton University. After graduating, he pursued an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College,
with a focus on poetry. His interest in writing has since expanded to include screenwriting and
childrens literature. He has worked as a writer and editor for an educational staff development
company, taught writing at a community college, and facilitated creative writing workshops for
teens at a local town library. In addition to TV and screenwriting, he writes poetry, has recently
completed a picture book manuscript, a chapter book manuscript for children, and is currently
writing a novel for young adults and a new spec for an animated series.
Email Phone
steveandriolo@gmail.com
(201) 874-7157
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Stockton University
MFA in Screenwriting

Sarah Lawrence College

Literature

P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
Teacher
Community College, Writing Workshops

Buddy Thunder: Beyond Earth A Dream Burned

A student at the Galactic Academy leaves Earth to explore space and search for his father.
GENRE
Action & Adventure

Action Comedy

Adventure Drama

Animation

Coming-of-Age

Family

Kids Fantasy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Swashbucklers
W H AT I T S L I K E
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars: Clone Wars, The Legend of Korra

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Preston DeFrancis & Trysta A. Bissett

Preston received his degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University and
MFA in Film Production from the University of Southern California. Trysta received her degree in
telecommunications from Ohio University and MFA in screenwriting from the University of Southern
California. Preston has worked in development at HBO and Cinemax while Trysta is currently
an executive at SSS Entertainment and produced two feature films, WHITE RABBIT and THE
AFTERMATH, and developed numerous reality TV shows.
Management Company
Anonymous Content

Manager
Charlie Scully

Email
preston@pdfilm.com

Phone
(213) 810-5299

P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Development
Executive Assistant (Preston)

University of Southern California

Cinematic Sound Teacher (Preston)

Young Storytellers Foundation

Head Mentor (Preston)

Los Angeles Job Corps Center

Taught video production to
underprivileged teens (Trysta)

SSS Entertainment
Post Production Supervisor (Trysta)

CREDITS
Cheater Cheater
Feature thriller for Mar Vista Entertainment
(Preston & Trysta)

Inspirewire
Feeln.com web series (Preston & Trysta)

The Big Production

Quarry
Student Emmy-winning USC thesis film (Preston & Trysta) Script Coordinator (Preston)
Banshee
Writers Assistant (Preston)

Assisted Living Burnin Down the House

Nu Chi Rho is the coolest frat on campus Until they accidentally burn their house down. They are
forced to move into the only housing availablean Assisted Living facility for the elderly. When the
leaders abandon the frat, the fate of Nu Chi Rho rests with ill-equipped underclassmen. In order to
reclaim their former glory, they will have to redefine what it means to be cool while living side-byside with their new old housemates.
GENRE
Comedy
W H AT I T S L I K E
Undeclared, Getting On, The Big Bang Theory
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Shawn Boxe

Shawn is a TV and film writer with an extensive technology background. His pilot BLEACH was
recently produced by Issa Raes ColorCreative production company.
Agency Agent
Paradigm
Rich Rogers, Andrew Wang, David Boxerbaum
Management Company
3 Arts

Manager
Jonathan Berry, Jermaine Johnson

Email Phone
shawnboxe@gmail.com
(310) 809-2301

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Bachelors degree in Computer Science
Certificate in Screenwriting

Bleach

A depressed carpet cleaner and a no-nonsense hitman form an unlikely working relationship.
GENRE
Comedy

Dark Comedy

W H AT I T S L I K E
Fargo, Breaking Bad, Dexter

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Dramatic Comedy

Marin Gazzaniga

Marin has worked as a journalist, Cranium board game writer, and Bun-ette at the Nathans July
4th Hot Dog Eating contest. She served as co-head writer of the final Emmy-nominated season of
One Life to Live on Hulu. Her plays have been developed by LAByrinth Theater Co. and Primary
Stages ESPA, among others. Her web series Like So Many Things... aired on The Independent Film
Channel and IFC.com. Her pilot YANK was a semi-finalist for the PAGE Award for TV Drama, 2014.
Email Phone
maringazz@gmail.com

(917) 804-6978

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Columbia College, NY
BA, Comparative Literature

City College, NY
MA, Creative Writing

CREDITS
Time Out NY
First play So Close named a Dont Miss Pick

ONeill Playwrights Festival

Two-time semi-finalist

One Life to Live

Hulu 2013
Co-head writer

Arthur
WNET 2012
Script writer

Like So Many Things...

IFC webseries
Co-creator & Co-EP

So Close
Film & Stage
Writer

900-Confess Meet Jane DO

Jane DO works at a sleazy 900 call center, eliciting confessions from strangers. But shes no saint:
Shes out to absolve her own guilt about people shes left behind.
GENRE
Dark Comedy
W H AT I T S L I K E
In Treatment, Louie, Nurse Jackie

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Ben Godar

Ben received his MFA in screenwriting from Chapman University. Before focusing on screenwriting,
he was a newspaper beat reporter, covering police and fire for the LA Times in Burbank/Glendale
and a script reader for a few production companies, taught reading and stop-motion animation to
young children, and briefly had a job transcribing porn. His humor writing has been published in
several outlets, including McSweeneys.
Email Phone
bengodar@gmail.com
(310) 425-3647
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Iowa State University
BA

Chapman University
MFA, Screenwriting

Tenure Track

When an idealistic young Academic is hired as an adjunct professor, he expects an idyllic life of corduroy
blazers and leather furniture. What he finds is something more like a sweat shop, where adjuncts are
second-class citizens. With his fellow adjuncts threatening to form a union and the new President intent
on running the University like a business, he must choose sides as battle lines are drawn.
GENRE
Comedy
W H AT I T S L I K E
Silicon Valley, Mozart in the Jungle, Veep

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Bill Gullo

Bills most recent original screenplay, Bastard, has Martin Scorsese attached to executive produce
and acclaimed cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (Wolf of Wall Street) attached to direct. In 2014,
The Quitter, a feature film he wrote, was described by the NY Times as a textured, heartfelt
drama. His original comedic web series, Couples, launched on Vimeo in 2015. Bill co-created THE
SUITE SPOT with writer Maccabee Montandon, whose brief, strange stint as an editor at Penthouse
Magazine served as the inspiration for the series. Bill has also worked as a teacher, an elevator man,
and one of the worst bartenders ever.
Management Company
Management 360

Manager
Adam Marshall

Email Phone
bill.gullo@gmail.com
(347) 268-8317
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Syracuse University

The University of New Orleans

CREDITS
Plus One
The Quitter
Screenplay Writer
Couples
Creator & Writer

The Suite Spot The Wrong Vagina

The reluctant heir to a once-illustrious adult magazine struggles to fix an embarrassing photoshop
error that could sink the magazine once and for all.
GENRE
Comedy

Sex Comedy

W H AT I T S L I K E
Silicon Valley, Party Down, The Office

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Will Hayes

Will wrote and produced for VH1s Best Week Ever and Adult Swim and created the animated series
Southies. Will then sold a comedic spec screenplay Trailer Trash to the Weinstein Company, while his
next spec, the unintentionally comedic Shark Night 3D, was produced by Relativity. He has also written
for various comedians over the years, with his jokes appearing on such shows as Chelsea Lately and the
Howard Stern roasts. Will is currently a writer/producer for the Adult Swim series Fishcenter Live, a
writer for Spermboat, and the writer/creator of the in-development series Fart Court. He is also the
writer and voice of the Dog in the Adult Swim animated series Cat vs. Dog.
Management Company
The Cartel

Manager
Bradford Bricken

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Skidmore College
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
Best Week Ever
Vh1

Night of The Tripping Dead

G4

Assy Mcgee
Adult Swim

Southies
Adult Swim

Trailer Trash
Feature

Shark Night 3D
Feature

Fishcenter Live
Adult Swim

Lou Diamond Phillips: Paranormal Bounty Hunter

Birthday Boy

Lou Diamond Phillips is a paranormal bounty hunter. With minor tweaks, the role could be played
by any number of actors.
GENRE
Action & Adventure

Action Comedy

Alien Invasion

Comedy

Comedy Thriller

Dark Comedy

Ghosts & Haunts

Horror

Horror Comedy

Monsters

Romantic Comedy

W H AT I T S L I K E
Reno 911, The Office, X-Files

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Jacob Isser

Jacob graduated from Yale University with a degree in cognitive psychology. He was also an actor
with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and played soccer for the Oregon Olympic Development Team.
He has worked as a Story Analyst for Scott Free, Oxygen, Participant, among others.
Management Company
RSG

Manager
Tom Carter

Phone
(310) 209-8443

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Yale University
Cognitive Psychology
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
Scott Free
Oxygen, Participant Story Analyst
CREDITS
Danny Graves Man Cave
Feature spec
Sold to Sony Pictures
Produced by Joe Roth

The Expendable One

Graphic Novel adaptation for Intrepid Pictures
Produced by Trevor Macy & Marc Evans

The Contenders

If you want to make it to the Olympics, youve gotta be talented, focused, and just a little crazy. Brothers
Donny and Noah are one out of three. Their sister Tam just wants them employed and out of her house,
but shes got trials of her own to deal with: a meddling mom, the glass ceiling at work, and a tempestuous
relationship with her beautiful lesbian lover. It wont be easy, and life has a way of throwing curveballs, but
these three siblings have just enough drive, stubbornness and passion to stay in the game.
GENRE
Comedy
W H AT I T S L I K E
Flight of the Conchords, New Girl, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia

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Cameron Johnson

Cameron graduated from USC with a degree in political science and currently runs a small SAT/ACT
prep company. He has created the web-series Try This Instead and the documentary short Youre
Cute for a Black Guy.
Management Company
New Wave Entertainment

Manager
Krista Sipp

Email
cameronj2@me.com

Phone
(323) 791-9081

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
USC
Political Science 
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
NBC Scene Showcase
NY/LA 2014

Youre Cute for a Black Guy

Documentary Short -- Outfest Fusion 2015

Sidepieces

Three friends try to find love by stealing it from other people.

GENRE
Comedy

Dark Comedy

W H AT I T S L I K E
Looking, Transparent, Being Mary Jane

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Dramatic Comedy Romantic Comedy

Ian Mcwethy

Ian graduated from Fordham University with a degree in playwriting and performance. He has
studied at Upright Citizens Brigade and has published 16 comedic plays by Playscripts Inc. that
have received over 1,500 productions all over the world.
Management Company
The Cartel

Manager
Bradford Bricken

E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Fordham University
Playwriting and Performance.
CREDITS
Script Pipeline Contest
Best feature screenplay winner

Nantucket Film Festival Showtime TV pilot contest

Best 1/2 hour script winner

Story Pros Family Screenplay Contest

Finalist

Final Draft Big Break TV

Writing contest finalist

Dick Punch
Writer/Producer of the web series
As seen in Blips top 12 webseries of 2012

Ostrander
Writer/Producer of the short film

Time Out

Nate, late 20s and newly sober, is doing his best to stay clean while getting through his first week
at a new job. Which happens to be at a preschool. As a preschool teacher. Which hes completely
unqualified to do.
GENRE
Comedy
W H AT I T S L I K E
Parks and Recreation, Scrubs, Mom.

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Paula Sorge Moynihan

Paula Sorge

Paula is a writer who has gained experience as an actress. Her spotty resume reflects her ongoing

Representation:
Connor Ankrum & Associates [Stage, Th] (323) 463-8355
Direct Contact: (323) 463-8355

position as second choice. Better than third.

Email Phone
psmoynihan@icloud.com
(323) 377-4147

You Bet

Ex-con and hustler extraordinaire, Kitty Lucey, is released from prison and, together with her downon-his-luck brother Bat, decides to resume the very activity that got her put away: running an
illegal casino out of the family club
GENRE
Dark Comedy

Dramatic Comedy

Family Comedy

W H AT I T S L I K E
Arrested Development, New Girl, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia

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Heist/Caper Comedy

Sara Saedi

Sara is a former network executive who made a career out of giving notes like this evil twin story
feels familiar on popular soap operas. She has written projects for ABC Family & The Disney
Channel, worked as a staff writer on the FOX sitcom The Goodwin Games, and sold a YA novel to
Viking she describes at Peter Pan on crack.
Agency Agent
Gersh
Lynn Fimberg, David Rubin
Management Company
New Wave Entertainment

Manager
Michael Pelmont, Matt Ochacher

Email Phone
sarasaedi80@gmail.com
(646) 286-6404
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
University of California Berkeley
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
The Goodwin Games
Staff Writer

The Most Fucked-Up Book Club Ever

Who has time to discuss the book when youre busy bashing the headlights of your gay exhusbands car in a strip club parking lot? Not the ladies in this book club.
GENRE
Comedy
W H AT I T S L I K E
The League, Broad City, Bridesmaids

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David F.M. Vaughn

David is a certified SCUBA Divemaster and writer who studied at Florida State University. He spent
ten years working as an actor on Broadway.
Email Phone
davidfmvaughn@gmail.com
(323) 570-4902
E D U C AT I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Florida State University
P R O F E S S I O N A L B AC KG R O U N D
Phantom Social Media
Head Writer

WiTV
Development deal for a separate pilot

Broadway
Actor

Beans & Scenes

Welcome to the Beans & Scenes, Americas oldest faith-based dinner theatre in beautiful rural Florida!
GENRE
Comedy

Musical Comedy

W H AT I T S L I K E
Parks and Recreation, Waiting for Guffman, The Office

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