I had the best call today with the amazing Kay Ross https://www.stage32.com/KRoss and got all caught up on her projects. She is a podcaster - her "Pre-Pro Podcast" lifts up young creatives and treats them like what they are; Pre-Professionals. Kay is a champion of the inner teenager. Wish I'd had that when I was a teen!
Kay and I both love telling stories about strong females, and we got to nerd out about that for a while. Her stories range from the current world of healthcare workers, back to the days of knights, dragons, and damsels in distress (the feminist first female knight I didn't know I needed in my life), to a series about what it's like coming of age in the unique environment of Renaissance fairs in the 90s.
(Also, this whole introduce a friend networking event was Kay's brilliant idea!)
We also discovered that we've both been on the same Game of Thrones tour in Northern Ireland which included a tour of Giants Causeway and the Carrick-a-Rede Rope bridge spanning the dizzying gap over the North Atlantic from the mainland to a small island.
Our love of fantasy is mutual, even though I mostly write grounded comedies featuring funny women who make you laugh and cringe and attempt to normalize singledom in your thirties. I'm a standup comedian and dating columnist as well as a screenwriter, and in all three mediums I tend to write what I know ;)
Looking forward to meeting more amazing creative folks like Kay this weekend!
So glad we got to chat today, Kelly! And might I say - what a masterful post! Your writing skills are evident and appreciated! If anyone is interested in joining in the fun, here is the blog expanding on "Introduce Your Friend Weekend: https://www.stage32.com/blog/Grab-a-Networking-Buddy-and-Make-It-Introdu...
Aray Brown Kelly is also in the Writer's Room, if you two ever want to swap scripts!
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Oh, and Kelly - you should meet my friend Kimberly Anglemyer: https://www.stage32.com/profile/387235/about she is also a screenwriter interested in female voices, but she also does production (AD/UPM). Maybe you could help her with your writing and she can help you with budget/logistics info for your pitch?
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Hi Kelly, loved your loglines to "WingMom" and "Ex-pats" which made me laugh ;-)
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Welcome, nice to meet you. Love your intro write up.
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Love this! Kay rocks!
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That's great, Kelly.
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Right?! Y'all, if you get a chance, check out Kelly's comedy column on Medium - the struggle to choose between love or peanut butter is REAL! LOL! https://medium.com/@kellyshanley
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Aww, thank you, RB! I'm learning from the best! ;-)
Hi everyone! Thanks for the feedback :) Looking forward to doing some script swaps with you!
Hey Kelly -- Kay thought me might get along based on our content -- would love to chat!
Great meeting you. During the pandemic shutdown I created two new progeny. – a screenplay and a television pilot. This is the year of networking! Nothing is out of reach.
HI Kelly- Great stuff. Let's connect sometime and do a zoom read on one of my scripts. I write, act, and produce scripts on sports, TV, film, theater, and American history. Thanks- Ed Skirtich