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SCREENPLAYS THE ORCHID AND THE CROSS (historical drama) A ninth-century woman disguises herself as a monk and is elected The Pope. Semifinalist, Nicholl Fellowships GRADUATION NIGHT (thriller) A female rock start plays a deadly riddle game where the losers lose their heads - literally. Based on Puccini's Turandot. A SUMMER OF CHANGES (romance) A teenage girlís summer romance turns out to be her freshman English teacher in college. SHADOW HOUR (courtroom drama) A senator is accused of sexual assault. SHORT SUBJECTS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED The Shoe Independent short PEN: The Best Answer Industrial TELEVISION WRITING AND PRODUCTION AGE OF KNOWLEDGE, INC Wrote SUNNY DAYS and ABC MOUSE, pilot scripts for two new animated series. POLICE VIDEOS (FOX Television) JOB TITLE: COORDINATING SEGMENT PRODUCER Police Videos was constructed from dramatic footage of car chases, hostage situations and police officers under fire. I supervised a staff of six writers, conducted research, conducted interviews, cast talent, managed location shoots and wrote scripts. I also made final quality-control decisions before the air copy was sent to the network. CODE RED (FOX Television) JOB TITLE: STAFF WRITER Code Red was constructed from dramatic footage of firemen and rescue workers on the job. I created individual segments from existing footage. SERIES PILOT, "ROOKIES" (ABC) JOB TITLE: STAFF WRITER I contributed to the pilot episode of an hour-long realty show. POLICE VIDEOS (FOX Television) JOB TITLE: SEGMENT PRODUCER During the first two seasons, I created individual segments from existing footage. I wrote text for on-camera talent, voice over narration and compiled footage into dramatic structure. I also wrote teasers for the end of each act, as well as researching stories and conducting on-camera interviews. SURVIVING THE MOMENT OF IMPACT (FOX Television) JOB TITLE: SEGMENT PRODUCER Created documentaries from archival footage on how to survive auto accidents. PLAYWRIGHTING - PRODUCED PLAYS 2008 PUBLIC SERVICE Downstream Garage, Shanghi, China THE SHOE Nantucket Theatricals, Nantucket MA THE SHOE Dundee Central Schools, Dundee NY 2007 21ST CENTURY ROMANCE Devanaughn Theatre, Boston MA SHADOW HOUR The Actor's Space, Los Angeles PUBLIC SERVICE Little Fish Theatre, San Pedro, CA 2006 AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS Beverly Hills Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 2005 THE SHOE Riant Theatre, NYC SQUID AND FELICITY Madhouse Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 2004 21st CENTURY ROMANCE Madhouse Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 2003 IMPRESSION: SUNRISE New American Theatre, Rockford, IL 2003 THE SHOE SUNY, Brockport, NY 2002 THE SHOE Neo a la Carte, Theatre Neo, Los Angeles 1999 SHADOW HOUR Conjeo Players, Thousand Oaks, CA 1998 SHADOW HOUR Stella Adler Theatre, Los Angeles, CA As Executive Producer of The All Roses Company, I was in complete charge of this production. SHADOW HOUR was subsequently published by Samuel French, Inc and is now being produced at theatres across the country. 1998 SQUID AND FELICITY The MET Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 1998 FACES OF SEDUCTION Colony Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 1997 A LITTLE DEVILTRY Egyptian Arena Theatre, Los Angeles, CA As Executive Producer of The All Roses Company, I was in complete charge of this production. 1995 SQUID AND FELICITY Diablo Valley College, Concord, CA 1994 SQUID AND FELICITY University of Nevada Las Vegas Meritorious Achievement Award, Kennedy Center/ACTF 1994 THE HOURGLASS University of Nevada Las Vegas Meritorious Achievement Award, Kennedy Center/ACTF 1991 STEP FORWARD SHAKESPEARE Orlando Shakespeare Festival 1990 HARMONIUS Stamford First Night Festival WORKSHOPS AND READINGS (full length plays only) 2001 IMPRESSION: SUNRISE Acrosstown Rep, Gainesville, FL 2001 IMPRESSION: SUNRISE New American Theatre, Rockford, IL 2001 IMPRESSION: SUNRISE American Renegade Theatre, Los Angeles 2000 IMPRESSION: SUNRISE Moving Arts Theatre, Los Angeles 2000 IMPRESSION: SUNRISE American Renegade Theatre, Los Angeles 1999 THE ANIMAL WITHIN MET Theatre, Los Angeles 1998 SHADOW HOUR Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles 1997 SHADOW HOUR Theatre Geo, Los Angeles 1996 SHADOW HOUR Colony Theatre, Los Angeles 1996 SHADOW HOUR Theatre Geo, Los Angeles 1996 THE HOURGLASS Colony Theatre, Los Angeles 1995 IMPRESSION: SUNRISE UNLV Lab Production, Las Vegas 1994 THE HOURGLASS UNLV Lab Production, Las Vegas 1994 SHADOW HOUR North Carolina Playwrights Festival 1992 BEING IN LOVE Theater Downtown, Orlando, FL 1990 A FICKLE SPRING Avalon Theatre, New York 1988 BEING IN LOVE Pelican Theatre, New York ACTING - REPRESENTATIVE ROLES REGIONAL THEATRE Mass Appeal Mark Dolson Burt Reynolds Theatre (with Charles During, Directed by Burt Reynolds) Heaven Can Wait Messenger Burt Reynolds Theatre (with Robert Hayes, Directed by Marsha Mason) Bye Bye Birdie Chorus Burt Reynolds Theatre (with Charles Nelson Reilly) The Good Doctor Younger Roles Burt Reynolds Theatre Deathtrap Clifford James Madison Theatre Cabaret Ernst Ludwig Park Plaza Dinner Theatre 1776 Robert Livingston Once Upon a Stage Dinner Theatre Once Upon A Mattress King Sextimus UCF Theatre The Invalid Dr. Diaforus UCF Theatre Romeo and Juliet Romeo Simply Shakespeare, UCF Twelfth Night Fabian Simply Shakespeare, UCF The Tempest Trinculo Great Meadows Amphitheater Macbeth Servant Alabama Shakespeare Festival Taming of the Shrew Servant Alabama Shakespeare Festival Twelfth Night Curio Alabama Shakespeare Festival The Crucible Giles Corey UNLV Theatre First They Get Under Your Skin (original play) UNLV Theatre NEW YORK Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Gallery Players Subway to the Moon (original play) West End Theatre LOS ANGLES Breakers (original play) Theatre Geo A Little Deviltry (original play) Egyptian Arena Theatre Open All Night (original play) Theatre Neo Enigma Variations Fifi LeBlanc Theatre Neo TELEVISION Port Charles Day Player ABC-TV General Hospital Day Player ABC-TV Century Chevrolet Commercial spokesman FILM The Sun Rises Red (Indie feature) Fischer Films Life Is Like (Indie feature) born to grin productions PEN: The Best Answer (Industrial) Safeway Industrial) TEACHING CURRENT POSITIONS: Professor of Humanities, Cal State Northridge Los Angeles Trade and Tech, Courses taught: Humanitites 01 & 02 Summer 2007 Presenting Workshop “Working With the Writer” Theatre of Changes, Athens, Greece Fall 2007 Presenting Paper “Working With the Writer” University of West Virginia 1998 - 2005 PACE Instructor, Valley College Courses: Humanities 30 & 31 PACE Instructor, Pierce College Courses: Humanities 30 & 31 Los Angeles Southwest College Course: English 101, Writing and Critical Thinking Los Angeles City College Course: English 101, Writing and Critical Thinking 1995-1998 I held and adjunct position for five years at The Theatre Academy, Los Angeles City College (a conservatory program). Course: Introduction to Theatre I also taught at College of the Canyons. Courses: Understanding Theatre, Acting 101. 1993-1995 GRADUATE STUDENT TEACHER University of Nevada, Las Vegas Courses: Acting 100 and Appreciation of Theatre 1990-1993 ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR Valencia Community College, Orlando Courses: Speech 100 and Humanities 100 1990-1993 ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts Course: History of Musical Theatre EDUCATION: 1978 B.A. University of Central Florida 1984 Burt Reynolds Theatre - Equity Apprentice 1985 Scene Study with Sande Shurin, NYC 1986 Shakespeare scene study at Riverside Shakespeare Company, NYC 1995 MFA Theatre Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1997 Screenwriting Seminars with Richard Walter, UCLA PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Actor's Equity Association The Dramatistís Guild Ralph Tropf rtropf@earthlink.net |
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