Finding Love, A Jennifer Turpin Story
by Emily Kathleen
Oct. 17 - Oct. 31 (2023)
Sarah goes into psychic office late night in NYC to find Silvia a loud British in your face Tarot card reader who will stop at nothing to help Sarah love herself with self love and open up Sarah’s eyes to the true love around her, that Sarah never seems to notice.
"Finding Love, A Jennifer Turpin Story"
A one- act play by Emily Kathleen and Jennifer Turpin
Role- Sarah
Age range- 18- 25 years old ,female (her/she)
Location- Must be Austin TX local
email ekathleenc@gmail.com
Pay -Gas money $100 stipend end of filming the play film in March
Sarah- Early 20s, Shy, very beautiful drop dead gorgeous art student in college. She is very hard on herself thinks she is ugly and she is actually the prettiest girl in class. She also does not know how to love herself.
Emily Kathleen and Jennifer Turpin are together co-writing, and co- producing the play “Finding Love, A Jennifer Turpin Story.” Emily Kathleen will also be directing, casting, set design, creative input, and doing the physical live play and short film release of the recorded project, producing in Austin TX for this play. Jennifer Turpin will be doing the social media marketing, outreach, creative input, costume, jewlrey design, and producing the virtual play short film recording for nationwide release of the short film play to Jennifers millions of TikTock and Instagram followers, as well after the live pre recorded performances in Austin TX. The live pre-recorded theatre performances will be edited into an experimental short film set for nationwide virtual release to Jennifer Turpins millions of fans on tiktock and instagram.
“Finding Love, A Jennifer Turpin Story.” These collaborations tell the story of both being survivors of child abuse and how they have healed from on going years of trauma and PTSD while over coming the odd to find healing, self love, and self confidence. These projects focus on the healing techniques after abuse and finding a romantic life partner who loves and supports you in spite of your trauma and abuse. The combined messages of the play that Emily and Jennifer are sharing is to show the audience that no matter what abuse you have had happen to you, you can choose to heal and have a happy and fulfilled life, that you are not your trauma and what happened to you does not have to define you.
Jennifer is the oldest of 13 children. Known as a survivor of child abuse and torture of the 20/20 house of horrors episode. She is an activist on her tiktock and instagram to her millions of followers. She believes this play, Finding Love, is another great way to share her story and help others. She hopes to help others by sharing her story, letting others know they’re not alone and there is help and hope.
Rehearsal-
Rehearsals begin 2 times a week for 2 to 3 hours each rehearsal, starting January to March, 3 months do to the subject matter we will need extra time to prepare. We will be rehearsing at Austin Film School around actors and directors schedules. We will have a rehearsal schedule set up a head of time so once rehearsal times and dates are set we will not change it. Actors must be professional and stick to the agreed schedule times for rehearsals.
Filming of Virtual play-
Filming will take place second week of March 2024 for 2 to 3 days 5 hours a day, in a private location in Austin TX. We will record the play as if we have a live audience, meaning we will perform the play start to finish while recording the place via camera op. We will do this 2 to 3 times each filming day, perform the play start to finish. Then in post my editor will edit the footage together to make a virtual play release, movie-play. We expect actors to be fully off book, this is not like a normal film set where you can ask for your line. We are filming this as if we have a live theatre audience and expect actors to perform as if there is an audience for the virtual play recording.