Hey There, Stage 32 Community!

Scary season is behind us, hope everyone had a fun October and a spooky good Halloween! More importantly, it is also time for our monthly salute to our incredible members here at Stage 32. Nothing like highlighting and celebrating the successes of these hard-working folks, it’s what we live for here at Stage 32. We love to shine the spotlight on just some of the kick-ass writers and creatives in the Stage 32 family and share their stories of success with everyone! We know all too well the passion and effort you all put into your craft each and every day, we see you! And when that hard work pays off with some honest-to-goodness progress and movement, it makes it all worthwhile.

Without further ado, let’s dive into the signings, deals, meetings, script requests, all of the groovy happenings from the month of October…

Success Stories

Congrats to member James Papa, the film based on his script, entitled No Address, starting William Baldwin, Ashanti, Kristanna Loken, Patricia Velasquez, and Beverly D’Angelo, has been given a release date of February 25th, 2025! James connected with the producer-director of the film Julia Verdin through Stage 32, and they developed the script together! Can’t wait to see it!

Congrats to Laurie Ashbourne and Mark Lederkramer who connected through Stage 32 Jobs and have struck a deal for Laurie to adapt Mark’s mob crime drama based on true events. Once the material is in a good place, they plan on sending it to a high-profile filmmaker with whom they have a relationship. Make it happen, guys, and keep us posted!

Congrats to member Laurie Woodward, who has an option deal in place with Galico Media Productions for the screenplay based on Book I of her Artania Chronicles series. Well done, Laurie! That’s pretty awesome!

Congrats to Carol Ann Kennedy for signing a shopping agreement for her project with Lit Manager Eileen Cope. Rock N’ Roll, Carol!!

Congrats to Frank Romano, a member whose short film Rematch was released! Frank was able to move the production of the short forward through connections made within the Stage 32 community, and he also sourced some crew through Stage 32 Jobs. Get it done, Frank! Stoked for you!

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Double Recommend

Any writer who submits to written coverage and walks away with a ‘Double Recommend’ gets featured in the Stage 32 Double Recommend Lookbook, sent to over 500 industry professionals every month. So let’s give a loud and hearty round of applause to the writers below who will appear in our October Lookbook. Here’s to you all!

• Gregory Cox with the script CODENAME KRAKEN.
• Patty Meyer with the script INTO THE MYSTIC.
• Stuart Pollack’s STAR OF THE TABOO NETWORK screenplay.
• Michael Buonocore and the script THE RAGE INSIDE YOU.
• And finally, Kameesha Pascoe with the script THE DOMINO EFFECT.

Open Writing Assignments

For those who are members of the Writers' Room, you have the opportunity to submit to Open Writing Assignments from vetted industry professionals who are actively looking for new writers and material. These writers crushed it last month getting selected for these OWAs!

Producer Seeks Plot Rom-Com Features for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0354)

• Arun Narayanan (REWINDER)
• Mary Jane Lowe (FOR THE LOVE OF LEO)
• Ellen Warner O'Brien (TIGHT)
• Stewart Fergus (THE PRACTICE MARRIAGE)
• Brian Pracht (MAYBE IT'S ME)
• Laura Ault (MAYBE IT'S ME)
• Sean Plemmons (OLD NICK)
• Jeff Hassen (OLD NICK)

Producer Seeks Gritty Crime Thrillers Set In Ireland for Any Budget, Cast, and Script Type (0355)

• Sam Smith (THE EMAIL)
• Christian Heard (ONCE UPON A CRIME)
• Eric Murphy (ARTIFICE)
• James Papa (CHEATIN' DEATH)
• Helga Arnardottir (DISTURBED)
• Gregory Nagy (OR DIE TRYING)

Production Company Seeks High Stakes Action Features for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0356)

• Ian Milne (THE RED WOLF)
• Brad Hinton (RIDE)
• Phoebe Kristina (PROJECT CRIMSON)
• Francisco Castro (BROADSWORD)
• Michael Mendershausen (IN THE MIDST OF ARMS)
• Tim Bechen (DIG TWO GRAVES)
• Peter Fraser (BLACK ICE BELOW)

Production Company Seeks High Stakes Thriller Features for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0357)

• Roberto Mitrotti (THE CARDINAL'S SPY)
• Stewart Fergus (THE IMMACULATE DECEPTION)
• Terry Brody (BOMB ON AN ELEVATOR)
• Josh Miller (DARK MOTHER)
• Eric Murphy (ARTIFICE)

Producer Seeks Female Targeted Comedy Pilots for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0358)

• Jillian Cardillo (GEN Z GIRLIES)
• Grace Kasemeier (THESE ARE MY WITCHES)
• Alicia Lomas-Gross (THE LAB)
• Stephen Chrabaszcz (PREG NANCY)
• Andrea Wahbe (FOR FREIDA'S SAKE)
• Karim Diane (THE WHEELCHAIR VIRGIN)

Producer Seeks Comedy Pilots for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0359)

• Francisco Castro (STRUCKER'S ROAD STOP)
• Andrew Nixon (XYZ)
• Travis Seppala (ASPIE)
• Arun Narayanan (BAND OF OTHERS)
• Slava Babenkov (FUCKHEAD SQUAD)
• Tucker Flodman (REBOUNDING)
• Maxwell Gay (REBOUNDING)
• Dave Arena (COMING OUT SWINGING)
• Victoria Arena (COMING OUT SWINGING)

Producer Seeks Big Concept Features of All Genres for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0360)

• Michael David (ARTIFICIAL EVE)
• Francisco Castro (THE EXTINCTION WAR)
• Arun Narayanan (REWINDER)
• Terry Brody (THE VR)
• Marta Reeder (EYE OF THE BEHOLDER)

Manager Seeks Action Comedy Features for Any Budget, Location, Single/Dual Lead, and Script Type (0361)

• Jens-Frederik Otto (KILL THE CABBY)
• Stephen Chrabaszcz (LABOR DAY)
• Brooke Hemphill (APOTCALYPSE)
• Joseph Downey (DRIVE LIKE A WOMAN)
• Dylan Brody (SPELLS OF GREY)
• James Moran (TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER DUMBASS)
• Terry Brody (FIRE ACADEMY)

Manager Seeks Thriller Feature Film Scripts for Any Budget, Location, Single/Dual Lead, and Script Type (0362)

• Elise Marenson (THE PURPLE PHOENIX)
• Xiayang Li (LAUREN)
• Josh Miller (DARK MOTHER)
• Patrick Connelly (CALM)
• Logan Ayers (HIVE)
• Marta Reeder (EYE OF THE BEHOLDER)
• Laura Lyte (JANE DOE)

Manager Seeks Action Feature for Any Budget, Location, Single/Dual Lead, and Script Type (0363)

• Odin Ozdil (DETROIT RUN)
• G. Scott Gehrs (SPEEDTRAP)
• Roberto Mitrotti (THE CARDINAL'S SPY)
• Dennis Coleman (HIGH SPEED)
• Larry Woldenberg (THE EVEREST GAME)
• Eric Murphy (ARTIFICE)

Manager Seeks Horror Features for Any Budget, Location, Single/Dual Lead, and Script Type (0364)

• Garrett Van Der Leun (FROM THE GROUND)
• Carroll Brown (TERRITORIAL)
• Travis Seppala (BLOODY MARY, BLOODY MARY, BLOODY MARY)
• Andrew McGivern (THE MOVE)
• Christopher Guerrero (ASSIMILATED)
• Dave Wade (POCKETKNIFE)
• Sean Reidy (SLASH ZONE)

Producer Seeks Sci-fi Thriller for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0365)

• Caroline Baker (SARA STALKS)
• Bob Singleton (ATROPHY)
• Sean Plemmons (SNAKE OIL)
• Marta Reeder (EYE OF THE BEHOLDER)
• Phoebe Kristina (PROJECT CRIMSON)

Producer Seeks Action Thriller for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0366)

• Ashley Rebecca (SERVICE FEE)
• Roberto Mitrotti (THE CARDINAL'S SPY)
• Peter Fraser (BLACK ICE BELOW)
• G. Scott Gehrs (SPEEDTRAP)
• Odin Ozdil (DETROIT RUN)

Producer Seeks Action Comedy for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0367)

• Ari Rutenberg (BIRTHDAY BITCH)
• Jason Ginsburg (RETURN OF THE RELIC)
• G. Scott Gehrs (BAD RABBIS)
• Diana Wright (1 IN THE CHAMBER)
• Stephen Chrabaszcz (LABOR DAY)
• Terry Brody (FIRE ACADEMY)

Producer Seeks Romantic Comedy Features for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0368)

• Jeanette Campbell (VAGRANT)
• Zach Witt (AMERICAN BABY)
• Arun Narayanan (REWINDER)
• Patrick Connelly (REVENGE DATE)
• Jenna D'Angelo (THE CHRISTMAS FLICK)
• Laura Lyte (SOMETIME THIS YEAR)

Script and Meeting Requests

Stage 32 Creators also had 158 Script Requests and 49 Meeting Requests during that span! These requests came from high-end outfits such as Thunder Road Films, Zero Gravity Entertainment, Marilyn Atlas Management, Macro Management, 36 Chambers Action, Life Out Loud, Phoenix Pictures, Black Monarch Entertainment, Heroes & Villains, Mag Wired, and CAA.

The team here at Stage 32 could not be more proud of everything that our talented and dedicated community members have accomplished in just this past month of October alone. They inspire us every day, and we hope you all feel that same inspiration! November has even better things in store, we can feel it. See you next month!

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