Feb/March Development Series
SCRIPT READING EVENINGS
Thursday evenings, February 10 - March 3, 7 p.m.
Download the scripts and character list below.
Reading "Peeps" a one act comedy. Cast 6 TOTAL: Two women age 40-50, Two men age 40-50, Two older men age 70 who can portray
women and speak with an English accent.
Click here to get the schedule for the weeks: Reading Schedule
”Peeps", one act, 51 pages, pdf format.
If we wish to extend the number of weeks, I have put up a 10:00 minute play, "Picking Up Cleopatra". Two characters one man age 60, one woman age 70+.
”Picking Up Cleopatra”, 10:00 script, pdf format
10 Minute Plays Synopses
”Clothesline”, 2009 Actors Theater Santa Cruz, “Best of the Rest”, 2009 Staged Reading "Clothesline" Script
”Nick DeFalco Private Eye: The Goddess In Green Satin”, 2008
Brief Biography
Jean has written for theatre, film video and radio for more than 40 years.
His 1972 MA Thesis was intended to be: "The Use of Humor in Radio Comedy Advertising to Overcome Cognitive Dissonance." Instead of writing that thesis, he left college and got a job writing comedy advertising which overcame cognitive dissonance and sold stuff. Lots of stuff. And won awards.
Jean has won the presigious International Broadcasting Award (IBA) twice; and an ANDY, ADDY and CLIO (finalist) for humorous advertising.
In mid-career, he shifted to writing industrial theatre for Fortune 100 companies including Coca-Cola's Centennial Bottlers Meeting (production budget $1 million+). His National Association of Broadcasters show included a 10:00 speech for then President Ronald Regan. He has optioned film scripts and sold treatments for film and television.
.From 1988 - 2007, Jean consulted with and managed socially progressive non-profits.
Since 2007, he has written for the stage.
Jean's comedy is character and/or action driven. Commonly you will find either normal, everyday situations containing colorful characters; or "normal" people in quirky situations. "I appreciate getting a laugh from commonplace items such as clothes line rope. And, I like building for the gag as well as anyone."