APRIL DAMMANN

Dates at Hedgebrook
June 1990, September-October, 1997

Genres
Screenwriting, Playwriting

Publications and Productions

• "Mae & Me - On the Road with Mae West", original screenplay optioned (co-author) (2006) 
• Produced the play "Shooting Stars" by Molly Newman at The Actors Co-op of Hollywood (2005) 
• Produced "The Spitfire Grill" by Lee David Zlotoff at The Actors Co-op of Hollywood (2004) 
• "McGee & Me!" teleplay for ABC-TV "Week-end Special" series 
• "Rose & Katz" teleplay for Arts & Entertainment Channel "Short Subjects" series 
• "The Brady Brides" teleplay for Paramount on NBC- TV "Adventures in Odyssey" radio drama series (multiple episodes) - syndicated 
• "Heartbeat Theatre" radio drama series (multiple episodes) - syndicated

Honors, Awards and Acknowledgements 

• Ovation Award Nomination (Best Play, Smaller Theatre), Los Angeles Stage Alliance (2005) 
• Writers Guild of America Award Nominations (2) in Radio Drama Artist's Residency in screenwriting, Ragdale Foundation (1996, 1997, 2001) 
• Graduate Fellowship at The Sorbonne in Foreign and Comparative Literature, University of Rochester 
• UCLA Valedictorian, Regents Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, Outstanding Graduating Senior

Short Bio
April is a Hollywood native, who began a radio/tv/screenwriting career after earning her M.A. and working in Alumni Relations at UCLA. She teaches at Act One - Writing for Hollywood and is active in the Writers Guild of America and Women in Film, as well as in the Entertainment Ministries at Hollywood Presbyterian Church. She and husband Ron value time spent in Mendocino County, CA, where they have a place on the coast to write and to dream.

Contact Information
APRILDAM@aol.com