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Stage 32 Member Spotlight: Producer & Actor Diane Foster
Hey, my Stage 32 Community! I hope you are finding ways to stay creative and productive! October is almost over, 2020 is almost over, and hopefully your projects are wrapping up as well! Whatever creative lifeline you have delved into – whether a podcast, a screenplay, an acting class, a COVID-safe production, or even one of Stage 32’s Labs – I hope you’ve reached a satisfying stopping place! So, what’s next? Does your script need a revision? Or maybe it’s time to submit it to a contest? Wh...


No Stopping Stage 32 Writers!: Over 66 Executive Meetings Requested through Stage 32 this Fall!
Good morning Stage 32 Creative Crew! I hope amidst your busy weekend you were able to carve out some time to introduce yourself to the rest of the Stage 32 community. If not, there is still time! Get in the mix, let people know what you’re working on and see if there are ways in which you can contribute your thoughts and ideas to other posts. It is a great way to get involved with like minded creatives. We had reach Fall and the momentum has not slowed down one bit from our busy summer! I was...


Another Success!: Writer Signs Shopping Agreement with Producer through Stage 32!
Yes! Stage 32 DOES work... Just thought I would offer encouragement and some light in the darkness that is the year 2020. I come to you from the great state of Texas. I joined Stage 32 over a year ago, after years of trying to make connections. If I remember correctly, the first feedback I received ended with, "Writer needs to READ MORE scripts to understand what a GOOD script looks like". Ouch. Yes, he put "READ MORE" in all caps. I was devastated and thought that maybe writing wasn't for m...


Announcing Our 6th Annual Television Writing Contest
Pulitzer Prize-winner Carl Sandburg said, "The impact of television on our culture is...indescribable.There’s a certain sense in which it is nearly as important as the invention of printing.” Television continues to experience its Golden Age as a multitude of new streamers and premium networks emerge, while existing networks continue to take greater creative and commercial risks with exciting original ideas. Across all platforms, formats and genres, content creators for television are on the...


Instagram Live Series: Acting in Atlanta & Casting: An Actors Perspective
Happy Saturday Stage 32! As many of you may know, I host an Instagram LIVE every week on @stage32online highlighting some amazing Stage 32 members from all over the world. Recently, it was my sincerest pleasure to talk to two POWERHOUSE actors & Stage 32 members. No matter where you live, or what stage of your acting career you are in, these two gentlemen have some amazing tips, insights, and inspiration for you! First up, I talk with LA-based actor and long-time audition reader Jon Snow (do...


Another Success: Writer Lands Representation through Stage 32 by Thinking "Like Them"!
I had been thinking like me; I needed to think like them... I became a member of Stage 32 in 2015. Having come from launching a successful ad agency in the Midwest and working with corporate giants like Borden, Chase Banks, and Wendy's International, along with writing my own column for the city business newspaper, hosting a radio show, and producing/writing three on-air network affiliate shows, including one for the local ABC affiliate, Fox affiliate, and another in the hopper over at the NBC...


Authors...It's Time to Take Your Book to Screen
Authors, it's time to take your book to screen. With critical and commercial successes of television series including "Game of Thrones", "The Handmaid's Tale", "Big Little Lies", and "The Witcher", and feature film franchises such as The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and Jurassic Park, the entertainment industry is in constant search for the next great piece of Intellectual Property that is ready for adaptation. This IP can be in the form of a book, novel, novella, graphic novel, short story, non-...


Mind's Eye Entertainment Options Three Projects After Connecting with Writers Through Stage 32!
Good morning Stage 32 Creative Crew! For those in the States, happy Labor Day weekend! While this signals that summer is coming to a close, it does not mean our momentum has slowed when it comes to advancing our careers. This was an extra special summer for three writers who connected with Thomas Pemberton of Mind’s Eye Entertainment through Stage 32 and had their projects optioned! This story is proof of the power of the platform as all of these writers connected to Mind’s Eye Entertainment thr...


Announcing the Stage 32 "That's a Movie" Logline Contest!
CONGRATULATIONS! HERE ARE THE WEEK 5 WINNERS! FORCES OF DECADENCE by Phillip Hollins "A military cop chronicles a series of incredible events as a lawyer preps a high-profile international smuggling court-martial involving an attempted assassination case against one of the most decorated Green Berets in U.S. history." THE NIGHT WITCHES by Steven Prowse "With wood and canvas biplanes, no radio, no lights, no defenses and no parachutes, just bombs, these WW2 pilots terrori...


A Summer of Stage 32 Success: August Has Been Red Hot for Writers!
Good morning Stage 32 Creative Crew! I hope you had a fulfilling weekend and carved out some time to introduce yourself to the Stage 32 community during “Introduce Yourself Weekend” while enjoying the remaining days of summer. If you did not get a chance to say “Hello” yet, there is still time! Can you believe in this whirlwind year, we have blazed right through summer and it has been incredibly busy for members of our Stage 32 community, even while the industry is going through a disrupting per...

