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• TITLE:  The Costume People
• GENRE:  Supernatural Horror | Straight Up Drama
• LOGLINE:  In light of her sagging career, and following the death of her husband, Hollywood actress Alexandra Abbott returns to her theatre roots in a small Tennessee town to retake the stage -- where 20 years earlier she survived a devastating tornado.  With lingering survivor's guilt, she must face her fears, her past and the supernatural mystery of "The Costume People".
• BLUECAT FEEDBACK: "The script’s storytelling is very strong and circular, everything always comes back around in some way,
  ​and it feels seamless and well crafted."
• ACCOLADES:  
  

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video pitch

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hey, shannon!

In what has become a tradition in most of my scripts,
​I have a character named "Shannon" within the story.
In The Costume People, "Shannon" is a feisty stage manager @ The Sadie Theatre.

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proposed casting

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accolades

• 2023 Semi Finalist @ Creative Screenwriting
• 2017 Top 20% @ Academy Nicholl Fellowship
• 2017 Top Ten Finalist @ FilmQuest
• 2017 Top Ten Finalist @ NOLA Horror Film Festival
• 2017 Quarter Finalist @ Shriekfest

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table reads

TABLE READ #1 | spring 2017
The Cast: Libby Baker, Lee Boxleitner, Sam Boxleitner,
​Andrew Boyle, Rahvaunia Johnson, Stephanie Jones,
Monte Light, Maggie McCollester, Candis Phlegm,
​EmLee Vassilos, Adam J. Yeend.

TABLE READ #2 | summer 2018 (following producer's notes)
The Cast: Joe Chambrello, Michael Klug,
Morgan Michaud, Steve Newman, Maria Olsen,
Ruben Pla, Sean Russel Herman, Elizabeth Sandy,
​Aaron Stall, Lauren Taylor, Linda Wong

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basics

GENRE
Supernatural Horror / Drama
PROTECTION
WGA; West registered
DRAFTS
Eleven (11)
SCRIPT CONSULTANT
Jonna Jackson
​INSPIRATIONS
Inspired by a 2016, month long acting contract with The Roxy Theatre in TN.

LENGTH
Feature length
PAGE COUNT
One hundred thirteen (113)
NUMBER
This is my 8th feature spec
PROBABLE MPA RATING
R​
OPTIONED
While not ultimately purchased, the script was optioned in 2018