Pay for Play by J.E. Clarke | Script Revolution

Pay for Play

In a world where *everything* is privatized, a corporate grunt finds out the price of meritocracy is too steep.

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Produced as a comic at Hyperepics: https://www.hyperepics.com/pay-for-play

Submitted: June 14, 2018
Last Updated: November 22, 2022

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The Writer: J.E. Clarke

Known for her unique characters and plots, J.E. Clarke has optioned her feature length horror, " Containment " with Primestar Film Group (director Mike Elliott of Scorpion King 4 attached), her SF feature " Stream " with Purryburry Productions, John Noble of " Fringe " and " Lord of the Rings " attached. Her fantasy/SF " Evergreen " (cowritten for Adam Zeulhke of Zenoscope Productions), is currently in preproduction, along with Entanglement (Director/Cowriter David Manocchio), and international thriller Blood Type (Director/Cowriter Dan Thorens.) Currently seeking representation, Ms. Clarke's portfolio of work is available at https://jecstories.website/ (Sample shorts at http://www... Go to bio

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