35 Pilot Table Read Contest Winners
Winners and Losers
Written by Kate Emswiler
Springtime in September
Written by Randi Barros
Duckling
Written by Jamie Corson
The Hummingbird
Written by Sigal Erez
BloodRite
Written by Sarah Smith-Williams
& Billie Jepperson
The Dominants
Written by Kelli Crawford
& Alex Kitay
Springtime in September
Written by
Randi Barros
Air Date: Friday, July 12th, 2019
Randi Barros
Screenwriter, film editor, and professor, the multitalented Barros lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband and daughter. She ​is currently an MFA candidate in Screenwriting and TV at Stephen's College's Low Residency Program. Barros thought of the idea for Springtime in September one morning after her husband, who travels a lot for work, took off and she began thinking about how her life would change if he never came back.
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The Dominants
Written by
Kelli Crawford
&
Alex Kitay
Air Date: Friday, August 23rd, 2019
Kelli Crawford
Crawford, co-creator of The Dominants, wrote the screenplay in order to "see ourselves reflected on a TV show, to see three strong women leading the ensemble, to show the actual reality of living a BDSM lifestyle, and for the 'other' in all of us". She has also been writing since she was five years old.
Alex Kitay
Kitay's experience writing The Dominants has been an exciting opportunity to "show the richness of the kink world with it's beauty and warts in a way that was honest and affirming". The Dominants hits all his favorite notes: provocative, honest, raw, and heartfelt with a sense of humor and a strong connection to the human experience.
The Hummingbird
Written by
S.E.
Air Date: Friday, September 6th, 2019
Sigal Erez
"I have seen the world as a young girl from poor port cities in Africa to Nova Scotia to South America, I speak four languages, and I have always been fascinated with International crisis, the world of espionage, and secret organizations." Erez is known in her family as a story-telling machine.
Winners and Losers
Written by
Kate Emswiler
Air Date: Friday, November 1st, 2019
Kate Emswiler
Emswiler is a writer, producer and comedy performer based in New York City who was inspired to write this screenplay when she realized that no woman has hosted (or been afforded the opportunity to host) a major network TV game show in the same way that hosts like Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek have been hosting their shows for decades.
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Bloodrite
Written by
Sarah-Smith Williams
&
Ellie Jepperson
Air Date: Friday, October 25th, 2019
Sarah-Smith Williams
Williams grew up as a child actor from the age of five until she was thirty-one. Her screenplay came about because she is drawn to stories about women who claim their power both magically and metaphorically. "I wholeheartedly believe in magic. I believe it exists in subtle ways and not so subtle ways."
Duckling
Written by
Jamie Latta
Air Date: Friday, November 15th, 2019
Jamie Latta
A Nebraska born and raised, rock the boat, make history and hell yes kinda gal. She loves animals, traveling, adventure eating and discovering wines of the world.
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Rachel Michiko Whitney
Rob Evors
Melanie Keller
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Cheray O'Neal
Bill Ferris
Cristen Coppen
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Dominic Lee
David Tarr
Mackenzie Jeffrey*
*Assoc. Producer
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Adina Soriano
David Shipp
Leonora Anzaldua
Frankie Ingrassia*
*Producer
