Photos from seventh reading: DEAD RONNIE

Our seventh reading was Oct 4th, 2006 at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica. The reading was following by a Q&A session moderated by Sharri Hefner, which allowed writer Courtney Lamb to hear immediate audience feedback to help in future drafts of the script.

Thanks to those who came to see it and participated in the Q&A, and to the excellent readers, who did a great job of bringing the comedy to life!

The script was DEAD RONNIE, by Courtney Lamb, loosely based on the short film of the same name.

Writer Courtney Lamb does the introductions for the reading.

Feedback LA member Sharri Hefner leads the audience Q&A after the reading (with help from her daughter, no doubt a budding producer).

The excellent and funny readers were (from left): Chip Sickler, Amanda Sickler, Renee DeBevoise, Susan Mackin, Amanda Troop, Jay Harrington, Rodney Holland, and Frank Crim. Chip, Amanda (T), Rodney and Frank are also in the Dead Ronnie short film.

Some of the audience members at the reading.

Accomplishments

Feedback LA members have been aggressively pursuing their writing careers; the following is a current status list for projects that we've workshopped at our meetings and/or Reading Series.

ADELITAS by Sarah Vaill
2007 Finalist, Latino Screenwriting Competition
2006 1st Runner-Up, AAA Screenplay Contest (Creative Screenwriting)
2006 Finalist, La Femme Film Festival Screenplay Competition
2006 Semi-finalist, Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting
2006 Semi-finalist, Slamdance Screenplay Competition
2006 Quarterfinalist, Screenwriting Expo Competition
2006 Quarterfinalist, Writers on the Storm Screenplay Contest

PISTOLERAS by Lis Fies
2006 In pre-Production.
Also, graphic novel adaptation in development.

DEAD RONNIE by Courtney Lamb
2006 Short Film making the festival rounds. See the website for upcoming screenings. Feature script in development.

FIXING EMMA by Heidi Hornbacher
2006 Top 25%, AAA Screenplay Contest

THE NEWS GIRL by Anna Siri
2005 UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting - Winner
2006 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Contest - 2nd Round

BEHIND THE GLASS by Sharri Hefner and Carrir Hadaller
2006 Top 10%, Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting

COSMIC CORN by Sharri Hefner
2006 American Zoetrope - Quarterfinalist

DOT'S TANGO by Sharri Hefner & Anna Siri
2006 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Contest – 2nd Round

Reading Series, Oct 4th, 2006: DEAD RONNIE by Courtney Lamb

Caroline

Winnie

Ronnie's Car

Mason

You are invited to a public staged reading of DEAD RONNIE, a feature comedy written by Courtney Lamb, based on her short of the same name (www.deadronnie.com).

Genre: Comedy
Logline: Caroline Barker returns home to bury Ronnie, her unprincipled lowlife of a brother, and hopes his death will finally bring her back into the family fold, but Ronnie's bloodsucking friends and complicated life are harder to get rid of than she thought.

Readers: Amanda Sickler, Amanda Troop, Renee DeBevoise, Susan Mackin, Chip Sickler, Frank Crim, Rodney Holland, Jay Harrington

7:30pm
Miles Memorial Playhouse
1130 Lincoln Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(corner of Lincoln and Wilshire, in Reed Park)

Free and open to the public.

Photos from the first reading: HENCHMAN

Our first reading was at the Judith Weston Studio/Two Lights Studio. Thanks to the excellent readers and those who came to listen, give feedback on the script, and mingle afterward!

Intro to the reading (from right): Anna Siri, Courtney Lamb, Sharri Hefner, and Readers

Readers introduce themselves (from left): Amanda Tate, Michele Karpel, Allan Rabinowitz, Annie Savage, Seth Beeler, Brendan O'Malley, Sarah Sido, Robyn Moran

During the reading

Reader Seth Beeler chats up audience members

Reader Fred Cross gets in character(s)

Courtney Lamb listens intently to an audience member

Reading Series: HENCHMAN, by Courtney Lamb

Feedback Writers' Group

Two Lights Studio

3402 Motor Ave

Los Angeles

Wednesday,

January 18, 7:30pm
Phone: 310-613-1672

Our writer's group is sponsoring a free STAGED READING of the screenplay

HENCHMAN, by Courtney Lamb.

THE STORY: Pissed off 13-year-old Garrett reacts to his parents' recent rancorous break up by starting seventh grade with a plan: befriend the biggest bully in school, then kick his cheating father's ass.

THE READERS: The reading features a strong group of comedic actors, including: Seth Beeler, Michele Karpel, Fred Cross, Robyn Moran, Brendan O'Malley, Allan Rabinowitz, Annie Savage, Sarah Sido, and Amanda Tate.

THE COMPANY: Drew Falkman, Elisabeth Fies, Sharri Hefner, Courtney Lamb, Anna Siri, Sarah Vaill

SYNOPSIS: Garrett Scott begins seventh grade on the day his obnoxious, self-centered dad Rick moves out of the family home. In response, Garrett tries to buddy up to the new bully in school, avoid the taunting of a middle school gang, stay out of trouble with the teachers at school, put off his earnest, nerdy friends on the Academic Competition Team, and deal with his distracted mom Meredith and annoyingly happy little sister Millie, all while trying to figure out how to ruin Rick's life like Rick ruined the family. HENCHMAN is a story about the effects of divorce, bullies, math word problems, and dancing school on one boy's life.