“If you’re actually allowing your creative part to control your writing rather than a more commercial instinct or motive, then you’ll find that all sorts of interesting things will bubble up to the surface.”
– Emma Thompson
(Oscar-winning screenwriter)
The Work
Titles and Plotlines
Celeste's Holiday
In 1999, Celeste, a lonely French Holocaust survivor, travels to a New England summer home as part of a most unusual agreement.
Logline: An aging Holocaust survivor's visit brings wonder to a New England household.
Tea at Twilight
Mother and daughter actors face their final parting, but not before settling differences on the meaning of success.
Logline: A young actress proves her acting chops to her mother of E.G.O.T. fame.
Big Apple Granny
When heartbreaking conflict arises, a New York screenwriter finds solace through a cross-culture friendship and her craft.
Logline: Nothing like a baby shower to set the record straight.
MAC'S TUX
The loan of a tuxedo ushers in a most companionable summer between a widow and her late husband.
Logline: Fasten your cummerbunds for a romance that will not die.
LUCIES
(Two-Act stage play, teleplay)
Two old friends, once followers of Timothy Leary, enjoy a surprising reunion and an afternoon romp with a beguiling piano tuner.
Logline: A Higher Consciousness Never Felt So Good.
Some Enchanted Evening
(45-minute stage play)
When the Trump Presidency weighs heavily on a widow, she seeks the support and advice from her greatest love in finding a male diversion.
Logline: A widow's angst at the Trump administration makes for a hasty pudding.