≡ Livin’ the Dream – LA
LoNyLa’s SET ABLAZE SERIES announces the broadcast of LIVIN’ THE DREAM, a new TV pilot by Noel Douglas Orput and directed by Sue Hamilton. The reading will take place at Esperanza Productions, the Paramount Lot in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 22 at noon PST, 3pm EST, 8pm GMT.
Livin’ the Dream is the third event in the SET ABLAZE SERIES, which aims to expose industry-ready material with strong narratives and well-developed characters to creative executives, artistic directors and producers in the U.S. and U.K.
Livin’ the Dream follows the daily grind of “Richard Sweat,” a talented yet struggling actor in Hollywood and his eccentric entourage.
Noel Douglas Orput has written and directed five short films, the most recent being the award-winning short comedy, Three Times a Lady (www.threetimesaladymovie.com).
He has co-written two feature comedies and wrote and produced the web-series Men for Hire.
Sue Hamilton directs Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular for The Walt Disney Company, and is the director for the ABC Television Group Diversity Talent Showcase. Hamilton is the concept creator and original director for the award-winning musical The Break-up Notebook; she’s also directed Jane Lynch’s Oh Sister, My Sister, and Alison Arngrim’s Confessions of a Prairie Bitch. Collaborating with NY playwright Jessica Litwak, she’s directed the award-winning productions Victory Dance and Secret Agents. She lives and works in LA and NY, and is a proud member of SDC and LoNyLa.
LA-based production staff includes: Sue Hamilton, Noel Douglas Orput, Michael Lopez and Shiela-Marie Shostac.