Stage 32 Success Stories

"The Dawghouse" Sports Animation Situation Comedy has advanced to SEMIFINALIST in the Stage 32 "New Voices in Animation." We are honored and thrilled to be among this list of screenwriters and include our Semifinalist consideration under "S32 Success Stories."

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to all the...

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C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to all the placers, and colossal gratitude to Stage 32 for providing this unique opportunity!

—Enjoy the Cartoon Panel.

WHY A SPORTS ANIMATION NOW? Live-action sports is a proven multi-billion dollar a year franchise for networks, television affiliates, and streamers across the country. Sports is Disney and ESPN's biggest pie chart revenue maker, and since we all either follow sports on our devices or watch our kids play it on field, sports has become a relatable 90% of all home dinner table conversations. Yet, to date, there has never been a viable sports animation about battling couples and their obsession with sports.

Lil' ABOUT THIS SHOW: Sports fanatical husband Gus Travis and his sports-widowed wife Ruby, along with their mischievous ball-handling children, Trevor, Cheez, and Chip, make up the central family in this episodic animated series about couples and their fascination with sports, as they follow the serialized sports exploits and zany antics of their undercapitalized, ill-equipped, and underfed hometown football team owned by a Midwest corn farmer, on their way to the Super Bowl in a land where sports is king!

THE SEMIFINALIST SCRIPT & PILOT EPISODE—"RACE TO THE SUPER BOWL": Gus, Ruby, and the Travis kids must rid themselves of a sports squatter threatening to take their precious home, as their small hometown football team Leatherheads (pictured cartoon) take on the Giants.

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Deborah Jennings

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5 months ago

Anthony - it depends on what success looks like to you. I have a big budget film that needs a studio and that is very hard to find here. Most projects seem to be independent lower budget films.

Anthony Michaels

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- Robin Gregory
5 months ago

I'd prefer to just see my work made, VFX available for indie people has the ability to make a great show now. Along with AI soon enough will be able to convert a script into a film. So now I'm going t...

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- Robin Gregory
- Anthony Michaels
5 months ago

I feel your pain. There are a lot of screenwriters wanting success and money. I am in a little different place. But I do feel the "Execs" who are happy to take your money are not as close to the peopl...

James Chesky

success is when all others involved see what you see in your project

If I had to rephrase I wouldn't use the word success, I meant it only in film terms “For you will find that it is in reality true, that these things which are eagerly pursued and admired are of no use...

Sam Rivera

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- Maurice Vaughan
5 months ago

Congrats Lisa Cole!

Nick Waters

Big congrats!

Asmaa Jamil

Great news and congratulations.

Emily J

So exciting, I can't wait for you all to see where Lisa's career goes. It has been absolutely fantastic getting to know her and work with her since she won our Short Film Contest!

Maurice Vaughan

5 months ago

Congratulations, Don!

Vikki Harris

Congratulations Don Erikson.

Congrats Don!!

Ashley Renee Smith

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- Maurice Vaughan
6 months ago

Congratulations, Prowd!

Sydney Summers

6 months ago

Congrats Prowd!

Congratulations.

Congrats Prowd!!

Martin Reese

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- Maurice Vaughan
- Matthew Parvin
6 months ago

NIce!

Robert Grubbs

Thank you.

Congratulations on getting a Consider, Robert Grubbs!

Todd A McGee

Good luck. Get rid of the word "that" and also try to get rid of one of your uses of "sea." After an accident, a deep sea salvager discovers he has ties to an ancient Greek explorer whose undead lover is seeking a reunion at any costs.

Congrats on the progress and good luck going forward! Robert Grubbs

You're welcome, Richard Dean Fisher.

Geoff Hall

Richard Dean Fisher well done, Rick. Keep us posted on your progress.

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- Kenneth Adrian Ellis
- Maurice Vaughan
6 months ago

Congrats Richard!!

Kenneth Adrian Ellis

Congrats

Rob Lobosco

Awesome CONGRATS

Steven Gamella

Congrats!

Leonardo Ramirez

That’s awesome! Congratulations!

Jed Power

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6 months ago

COOL!

Congrats Wayne!!

Congratulations!

Pidge Jobst

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- Maurice Vaughan
- Kenneth Adrian Ellis
6 months ago

Thanks Maurice and Nick! Maurice, while I did solely write the pilot teleplay, animation takes a team. and we have a couple great attachments who are watching the goings-on, so "I" and the lone ranger...

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- Maurice Vaughan
- Pidge Jobst
6 months ago

Thanks, Kenneth!

Pidge; you're welcome!

You're welcome, Pidge Jobst. You're right. Animation takes a team. I've seen some behind-the-scenes animation videos. Keep us updated on "The Dawghouse"!