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​COSTUME PEOPLE RHYME: "Costume People, Costume People... / Fabric, oh-so bright. / Take a look beyond the curtain... / To a lovely opening night."

logline

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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".

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postcard art by Vanessa Puopolo
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accolades


Top 20% Submissions @​
2017 Academy Nicholl Fellowship
Top 10 Finalist @ 2017 FilmQuest
Top 10 Finalist @ 2017 NOLA Horror Film Fest
Quarter-Finalist @ 2017 Shriekfest

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postcard art by Vanessa Puopolo
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video pitch

A 120-second video pitch for The Costume People.
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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.

basics

GENRE: Supernatural Horror / Drama
LENGTH: Feature-length
PROTECTION:  WGA; West registered
PAGE COUNT: One hundred thirteen (113)
NUMBER: The Costume People is my 8th feature spec screenplay
DRAFTS: Eleven (11) completed drafts
PROBABLE MPAA RATING: R

INSPIRATIONS: Inspired by a 2016, month-long acting contract with
​The Roxy Theatre in Clarksville, TN

SCRIPT EDITOR / STORY CONSULTANT:  Jonna Jackson
OPTION: WHILE ULTIMATELY NOT PURCHASED, IT WAS OPTIONED IN 2018!

table reads

proposed casting

TABLE READ #1 was held in 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
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TABLE READ #2 was held in 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

blue cat 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."
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      • tonight I shall lease your soul
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      • one last build in Centralia
      • mariposa county
    • monster movies >
      • silver spoon
      • spider eaters
      • trip
      • You Can Never Go Home
    • psychological thriller >
      • clare, this is julia
      • harsh critic
      • my brother the serial killer
      • pactola
    • sci-fi >
      • lindsay's locker
      • structure
      • valet
    • supernatural horror >
      • bear
      • the costume people
      • don't go into the baby's room
      • ESP
      • furnish
      • unrequited love is for the birds
      • you came back
    • Zombie Horror >
      • a great yard
      • A Stench in the Nostrils of God
      • boys
      • christian demons
      • the french toast nine
      • george, frank and liza
      • me & simon baker
      • mom died
      • rest area
      • sid's apple
    • accolades
  • actor
    • sleeping ugly
    • résumé
  • filmmaker
    • chair
    • french toast
    • Immolation
    • ready to go
  • film critic
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    • 4 / 4.5 star reviews
    • 3 / 3.5 star reviews
    • 2 / 2.5 star reviews
    • 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 star reviews
    • classic movie reviews
    • Tom Holland's Terror Time
    • marketing mentions
    • '80s horror ladies
    • '80s horror hunks
  • novelist
    • cheap therapy
    • island hunters
    • scratcher
    • What the House Saw
  • prose
    • the house up the street
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      • the nurse controversy
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