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The Keys To The Kingdom
A young couple is so caught up in the fast lane, they do not realize that an African/American homeless man has built a room in their attic and is changing their lives every day, forever.
Synopsis
Sandy and Sylvia live together in Sandy's house even though she has her own apartment. They are the up and coming new rich of America but their lives are so caught up in their work that they don't even realize that a homeless man has followed Sandy home because Sandy left his keys at the local news stand where Otis hangs out. Otis is a homeless black man whose background is shaded and hidden. After weeks in the attic room, he has added on in Sandy's house, Otis is discovered by the maid who becomes very attracted to him. At the close of act one, everyone knows something is going on in the house and finally Otis enters and introduces himself as their live-in man who is now suing since he was hurt falling on the front porch. Act two reveals that Otis was once a high-powered lawyer for firms that were less than good to the environment and he had to give up his life after awhile because he won all his cases. Sandy becomes very attracted to the possibility of just living under a bridge with other homeless people so he trades place with Otis who has now slept with both the maid and Sylvia. In the end, everyone has to leave because some of the big, old firms have found out that Otis has surfaced and they want him, alive. This is a comic, television style look at how fast society is going, what we are doing with homelessness as an issue, sex, trust and who really has the better life, the homeless or the mortgage payers going belly up, in a market that raises and falls on a dime? The story is fast and imitates television sit-coms in its rhythmic structure. The play imitates television and satirizes it at the same time. The story was written as a spoof on television sitcom madness. This is an award-winning/produced play, produced at Theater Unlimited in Hollywood, California. Four characters, one set and one funny story.
a young Kate Winslett
Denzel Washington
(661) 714-0976 25933 Sandalia Dr, Valencia, CA 91355 MarkMcQuown@ca.rr.com -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Produced Screenplays
“PJ” Starring John Heard, Vincent Pastore, Robert Picardo Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Patricia Rea, this film had a short theatrical opening and is available now on Netflix
Winning Screenplays
“The Rocking Horse Christmas" First Place, Santa Clarita International Film Festival Animation Genre, 1997 Second Place, The Burbank International Children’s Film Festival Animation Genre, 2001
“Dot Gone” Finalist, The Telluride Independent Film Festival, 2002
“Safari” Quarter Finalist, Fade-In Magazine Screenplay Contest, 2004
“The Cat and The Rat” Finalist, The International Family Film Festival, 2005
“Pier 21” Quarter Finalist, Chesterfield Screenplay Fellowship, 1997 Quarter Finalist, Quantum Quest Screenplay Competition, 1997 Finalist, The Key West Independent Film Festival, 2002-2003
“The China Tiger” Semi-Finalist, Chesterfield Screenplay Fellowship, 1998 Honorable Mention, Quantum Quest Screenplay Competition, 1998
“The Tahoe Signal” Finalist, The Telluride Independent Film Festival, 2000
“Jane, The Legend of Mountain Charley” Quarter Finalist, Scriptapalooza, 2000-2001 Winning Screenplays
“The Missing Link” Quarter Finalist, The Fade-In Magazine Screenplay Contest, 2005-2006 Semi-Finalist, The Hollywood Nexus Screenplay Contest, 2005
“Graduate School” Fourth Place, The Winter 2006 Script Showcase Contest, 2006
“The Sudan” Quarter Finalist, Zoetrope Screenplay Contest, 2007.
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