2020 TV / Film writing sample - by Kevin Doyle

Screenwriting sample from Kevin Doyle, creator and writer for an upcoming Western drama series in development for American television. In this scene, ESTHER MORRIS -- the first woman appointed to public office in the United States -- discovers a bizarre scene while working as the Justice of the Peace / Sheriff of South Pass City in Wyoming Territory during 1870.

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Teleplay, characters, and work sample by Kevin Doyle.

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Copyright 2020 Kevin Doyle.

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US Copyright #PAu 4-054-496 (teleplay).
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WGA EAST #I339806 (teleplay).

Kevin Doyle - writer / director

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"Les années amputées" - *French translation* - October 2020 at Théâtre Périscope, Québec City, Canada

"8:46" - *new play completed* - June 2020. New York, NY

"THE AЯTS" - world premiere - September 2018 at La MaMa E.T.C. New York, NY

Saari Invited Artist at the Saari Residence. Kone Foundation, Finland

Global Connections IN THE LAB Grant. TCG / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, USA

Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting Finalist. Royal Exchange Theatre, England

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"The sting of the playwright's satire is softened only by his gift for comic absurdity." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Hilarious satire of social norms that touches on everything that is wrong with America." -- TIME OUT NEW YORK

"Clearly unafraid to deal with reality, and present it unflinchingly." -- SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL

"Socially critical drama without an accusing finger or a whiny political tone." -- DE MORGEN

"Doyle's clever, sparing use of language recalls Ionesco's best." -- BACKSTAGE

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