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Lucas Calzada
Original Scenes
Love, Los Angeles
Raúl, Slouching
How Does That Make You Feel?
Original Pilots
Gaylord Manor
In his large Pasadena home, a commercial actor houses his "chosen family"-- made up of aging queer folks with no next of kin , as well as younger folks on the LGBTQ spectrum + allies-- exploring what family is and means today in our modern world. Half-hour Comedy (Multi-Cam).
Motley Fools
Set in Ye Olde London, following a young William Shakespeare and his eccentric theatre troupe trying to make their art and live their best lives in an era on the cusp of progressive change. Told with a diverse ensemble cast, cheeky modern humor, and contemporary flair. Hour-long Comedy.
North to Aztlán:
A Queer, Reflexive-Performative Audio Documentary-Romantic Comedy Regarding the Latino Experience in Alaska While Searching for Love in an Era of Late-Stage Capitalism
In a work of speculative nonfiction, struggling actor-writer Lucas Calzada visits his hometown of Anchorage, AK to record an audio documentary about the Latino experience in the state, however the project veers off the rails thanks to conflicts with old friends, complicated romantic entanglements, and (of course) late-stage capitalism. Half-hour Dramedy (Audio Narrative Limited Series).
Mixed
A diverse group of actors, artists, and activists strive to change the world for the better, even as the world scorns them for being agitators and ne'er-do-wells. Half-hour Dramedy.
A spunky, community-driven, radio variety show recorded in the Mexican-American enclave of Boyle Heights gets a chance to shine with the help of its "pocho" producer, an overbearing investor, and the endearing cast and crew. Half-hour Comedy.
Boyle Heights
Wander·Lust
A raunchy, behind the scenes look at the mischief and mayhem of a travel show as its host and crew seek to make the most of their on-the-road lifestyle. Half-hour Comedy.
Feature Screenplays
Rebels
Genre: Character-driven indie drama
Logline: Set in Alaska, when a lonely itinerant worker befriends a discontent housewife, both are forced to confront their present lives and decide which path to take forward on the road of life.
Danny
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Logline: When a neurotic memoir-writer shackled by his past falls for an itinerant actor, he must choose between life and death, ambition and love, the past, the present, and the future.
Short Screenplays
Are You My Mamá?
A little girl goes on a quest in her neighborhood to find her mother.
Stay
A young man, still scarred after the death of his only parent, is visited by an old friend, forcing him to make a choice about his future.
Alexandria
A successful yet cagey photographer who’s currently in a professional slump, is challenged to reveal himself— emotionally and physically— by the advances of a beautiful and mysterious model, finding new inspiration to revitalize his work in this cerebral, erotically-charged short script.
Long-tormented by the death of his infant son, a haunted and desperate young man attempts to free himself of the pain of the past in a dark night of the soul. An experimental piece.
CHILD
Miss Mary
An overly enthusiastic young woman from a small town moves to LA for adventure in a classic fish-out-of-water scenario.
Theatre Plays
Curtain Rising
Genre: Action-Comedy
Logline: A cautious, self-deprecating stagehand recounts an unbelievable tale of mistaken identity— one that thrust him center stage in a globe-trotting adventure of survival against an evil mastermind bent on destabilizing the world...all while falling in love!
PACHANGA! Latine Stories for Kids
Genre: Kids/Family Show
Logline: With the guidance of their oh-so-cool teacher, a group of Latine students share folk tales/myth/stories their parents told them growing up to help them come to a shared understanding of what it means to be Latinx/a/o/e in America. With stories of adventure, romance, slapstick comedy, and even poetry, the show is both educational and a rollicking good time for all.
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