Cj Ehrlich Email & Phone Number

2023: Screenplay Reader Coordinator. Coach Festival Readers to improve coverage skills to support competition entrants in accordance with house style. 2022: Promoted to Senior Script Competitions Analyst.2018-present: First and Second Round Reader, covering over 1,000 scripts, including pilots, features, specs, and plays.

Remote

I have covered thousands of screenplays, pilots, specs, and theatrical works in all genres, for film festivals and competitions, national and international playfests, and theatres. These include: - Austin Film Festival (features, TV-pilots, specs, plays) - Atlanta Film Festival (screener)- Athena Writers Workshop- CineStory- NYC Midnight (screenplays).

Overview: My award-winning plays have enjoyed over 200 productions around the world, in 35 U.S. states and as far afield as Australia, India, England, Mexico, South Korea, Panama, and Canada. They have been published in numerous anthologies, including 8 Smith & Kraus “Best 10-Minute Plays” annuals (see links in Publishing). While I’m new to screenwriting.

Ossining, NY

Workshopped, developed and had my new plays produced at Westchester County's only theatre group dedicated to producing only original work. Coached fellow writers. Directed. Literary committee.

Co-created, worked with the writers team, and wrote three episode of O'TOWN NY, the web series, directed by Emmy-winning Matt Lagle. Wrote Season 1, "High as a Kite", Parts 1 and 2. Season 2: "Out of the Box"

Certified as an NYS-EMT, twelve years as a volunteer providing pre-hospital emergency care for patients in crises of medical, traumatic, and environmental natures. Also a CEVO certified ambulance driver. Served as the Corps' First Lieutenant, responsible for ongoing training for 60 EMTs, drivers and first responders, tracking CME credits and liaising with.

Pleasantville, NY

Minds in Motion workshop leader, supporting professional animators in this Jacob Burns Media Arts Lab animation program. We introduced 4th graders from under-served school districts to the language of film storytelling, to help them over 12 weeks to create their own one-minute stop-motion videos, which debuted at “red carpet openings” at the Burns Film.

Chappaqua, NY

BACKSTAGE and TECH CREW WORKSHOP: Co-creator and facilitator of program to enrich middle school stage crew experiences. Led theatre games, team building exercises, and sessions with theatre professionals. PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP: Created and led "taste of playwriting" workshop for middle schoolers. ACTING WORKSHOP: Led after-school acting/theatre games.

Chappaqua, New York

As a Board Member of this 501-C3 group dedicated to enriching the programs and holdings of the Chappaqua Library, I co-created the Dewey Decimal Theatre Festival (2014), the year’s second highest fundraiser, followed by Dewey 2016, Election Edition. Co-curated, co-produced and managed every aspect of the festivals. Managed business and creative teams for.

Freelance

Specialized in “Americanization” editing for a wide variety of British books, from children’s visual encyclopedias (dinosaurs! rrrr) to adult books on anatomy, interior design and sex education.

Retooled donor database for higher efficiency, administrator for “Genius” Festivals. Member, SourceWriters.

Board member, president, producer for this 35-year old community theatre staging 4 plays and one musical every year.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Writing For Film And Television

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Screenwriting History

Ba, Semiotics

M.Sc., Engineering

Certificate, Subjects Allied With Medicine