Synopsis
A silent film studio sends a devil-may-care, gunslinging actress into Mexico to shoot a picture using actual revolutionaries. But when the production is interrupted by a real attack, the film crew and revolutionaries need to band together if they hope to survive.
The Project
On this page is a recording of the feature-length western screenplay Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Ida Walker. I put this together for two reasons:
- Friend of the blog and writer Molly Gallagher recently staged a live reading of one of her scripts and raved about the experience of sitting down with actors to kick the tires and see what’s working.
- I’m always on the lookout for ways to encourage writing students to work with others to produce something other than pages. I want this to be a pilot attempt that encourages collaboration with other members of the faculty at my school.
- The long game? I want to provide students with resources, workflows, and connections so they can record performances of long-form writing that normally can’t be fully-produced dramatically in an academic environment.
The Table Read
Credits
Screenplay by: Chris Csont
Direction and Casting by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Recording Facilities and Technical Support Provided by: Jim Bollella and the School of Broadcast & Cinematic Arts and Central Michigan University
Cast
Special thanks to
Dena Moscheck
Sean Bennett
Dr. Charles Burney
Debbie Danielpour
Molly Gallagher
Haeli Hayes
Christine Hoxmeier
Heather Polinsky
Patrick Regan
Scott Thompson
Margaret Willison
This Builds Character 
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