For the Stage:
80's
GIRL
(One
Woman Show) - This solo show is in workshop mode. Portions of
this piece have been workshopped at Stage Left Studios in both
2006 and 2007. In 2008 80's GIRL was accepted into Emerging
Artists Theatre's One Woman Standing Solo Festival.
Pretty Little Mess (one act) - December 2007, Groove Mama Ink - Centerstage, NYC
Rock & A Hard Place (monologue) - May 2006, Brooklyn Writer's Festival, Producer's Club, NYC
Twinkle, Twinkle (one act) - January 2006 - Theatre Studio Inc, NYC
The Life Adventures of Freda M. Gleason (one act) - November 20005 and July 2007 - Theatre Studio Inc, NYC
Break Night (one act) - April 2005 - Producer's Club, NYC
Birdcage Sketch Comedy & Improv (one act) - October 2004 - Centerstage, NYC (co-writer)
Meeting Zelda Zonk (one act) - February 2004, Producer's Club, NYC
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For the Screen - this is just a taste of the over twenty shorts & features Rachel has written. Some have been produced, some are still open to production:
Inside David Kane (horror/thriller) ~ An ambulance takes a detour into the dark corners of one man's mind. Info: Entered into the NYC Midnight Madness Screenplay Competition and placed as 1st runner up and made it into the finals. (short)
Pass the Lotion (comedy) ~ We follow the company gym adventures of Freda, a mousy haired secretary who is thrust into the world of physical fitness by her annoyingly attractive and extremely fit co-worker Gwenn. (short)
Breaking Night (comedy/drama) - Four strangers haphazardly meet at a local diner in the wee morning hours, forming a temporary, albeit, life altering connection with each other. *Currently looking for interested producers to come on board. (feature)
Short Screenplays Produced:
Meeting Nightshade (2004) - Info: 1st runner up Midnight Madness Competition, Best Direction, screened NYU Cantor Film Center
Engagement (2004) - Info: Selected for inclusion on the Cinemasports 2004 short films DVD
Show Me Yours (2004) - A short available on Triggerstreet.com
Art of the Chips (2004) - A short shot in Central Park, NYC
Six Tulips (2003) - Shot on 35mm B&W film. Made the festival circuit and received a four star review on Filmthreat.com
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Other Musings (articles, poetry, columns, short stories...)
The Magic of Convention - OrigamiUSA Magazine (Feb 2008)
The Prince Wore Patches
Eight Forever
Spire Wire - A poem published in Geoff Bramley's art book "ABSTRACT REFLECTION" in 2006.
On the Cheap: A Taste of the Sweet Life for $3 Bucks - Theshoestring.com
The Fly; A Love Story & other tales my mother told me - RottenZombie.com
Steals and Deals for Actors in NYC: short piece about El Barrio Bakery located in Spanish Harlem - BACKSTAGE EAST
Daydream Believer: An Interview with Debra Eisenstadt - The NY MONITOR
Tech Expo: Not Just for Geeks Anymore - Credit Suisse Newsletter