I’m an aspiring television writer/producer. I’m currently balancing writing with my full-time workload as a student in USC’s Stark Producing program.
Active Projects
The Commune
Comedy (Spec Pilot)
A single-camera comedy about a disaffected tech CEO who tries to reconnect with humanity by joining a present-day hippie commune.
This script is being developed as my Stark MFA thesis project.
The Detail
Comedy (Spec Pilot)
A single-camera comedy about the Secret Service’s Vice Presidential protective detail, developed with Stark classmate Avi Swerdlow.
We look forward to being able to say more.
His Corrupted Legacy
Drama (Spec Pilot)
Four generations of one family hunt for immortality across one hundred years of history. A one-hour drama about genetics, inheritance, and each generation’s struggle to redefine itself.
If you’d like to read the script, shoot me an email.
A Very Short Engagement
Comedy (Stark Short Film)
A newly engaged couple struggle to hold onto their sanity and each other as friends and family hijack their wedding preparations. An adrenaline-fueled race through every moment of anxiety between engagement to honeymoon, compressed into six minutes.
The short film, Directed by Shannon Mathers, premiered in September 2011. If you’d like to see it, shoot me an email.
30 Rock: “The Grind”
Comedy (TV Spec)
When Liz Lemon gets so good at her job that it becomes a bore, she sabotages TGS and upsets 30 Rock’s shaky equilibrium — meanwhile, Kenneth wrestles with the death of his father and Tracy tries to home school his sons.
If you’d like to read the script, shoot me an email.
Amusement Park
Comedy Feature
2008 PAGE Screenwriting Awards Semifinalist
2008 Cinestory Screenwriting Awards Semifinalist
An accident at a small-town amusement park forces the park’s most dedicated ride operator to investigate the deficiencies of his workplace. As he gathers the evidence necessary to clear his name, he dives deeper into the carnival’s seedy underbelly, until his only choice is to become an agent of the park’s destruction.
If you’d like to read Amusement Park, shoot me an email.
Other Writing Projects
Unbalanced
Comedy (TV Pilot)
When Wendy Woodward’s imagination begins twisting itself into real-world hallucinations, her brother Ian must get Wendy the help she needs while fending off monsters, demons, and landlords. A comedy about the promise and peril of escapism.
Unbalanced screened at ImprovBoston in Cambridge, MA, in Fall 2009, and is viewable on request.
Hard Left Productions
I wrote a silly interactive “Choose Your Own Adventure” sketch for Hard Left Productions, which you can find in the media section of this site, or on YouTube. I also shot and edited the piece.
McSweeney’s
48Hour Film Projects
I’ve written, directed, and produced a few years’ worth of 48Hour Film projects in Boston. “For a Few Flowers More” garnered Boston’s “Best Writing” and “Best Film” awards, among others. Check it out in the media section.
The Wasteland Comedy Hour with T.S. Eliot!
I co-created, co-produced, hosted, wrote, and directed this aggressive multimedia variety show. A high-concept artistic and commercial success, pre-sold out every show of its two-month run.
The Uncommonwealth
I wrote sketches and short films for The Uncommonwealth, a Boston-based comedy ensemble. Most of our work is online (see my contributions in the media section).
The Chagoon Conspiracy
The first play I ever wrote. It’s a sci-fi comedy about an inept space commander’s fall from grace. I produced the script as an audio play, and you can listen to it in its entirety on iTunes or at ChagoonConspiracy.com.
