Loglines & Screenplays by Lynda Schneider

GENRES: Music, Drama

Gaslight Café: The John Mitchell Story,

Trace the footsteps of visionary entrepreneur John Mitchell's on his remarkable journey as he changes from a ladies' man and used-car-salesman to a suave patron of the arts. Cheer for John as he triumphs over monumental challenges to birth the legendary Gaslight Café, where rebellious spirits and creative flames burned bright to spark a cultural revolution. 

Take a musical journey back to the beatnik era of the 1960s where musical icons like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Noel Paul Stookey, Dave Van Ronk, got their start while John Mitchell battled city hall, the mafia, to keep The Gaslight Cafe afloat. With 6-time Grammy winner Jimmy Hoyson leading the music, this musical drama celebrates the iconic Gaslight Café and its impact on legends like Dylan. Based on a true story.