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CaitlynClear

Episode:“MyBloodon

YourHands”

ALittleAboutMe:I’ma

second-yeargradstudent

pursuingmyloveofstory-

telling.Awriterbyday,TV

watcherbynight,I enjoyany

storythatreflectsthediverseworldwelivein.

...AndMyScript:I wrotemyepisodeafterwatching

thefirstseasonofKillingEvemultipletimesand

takingcopiousnotesonthedialogue.Withguid-

ancefrommyprofessor,I feltconfidentdivingin.

EmilyColeman

Episode:“Untethered”

ALittleAboutMe:An

aspiringtelevisionwriter

fromBuffalo,NewYork,

I’mdrawntocomedybut

loveengagingstoriesinall

forms.I’mcurrentlywritinga

workplacecomedywebseries.

...AndMyScript:Eveexistsinshadesofgray,and

shecanbehardtopindown.Rewatchingepisodes

andreadingscriptswaskeytocapturingherchar-

acter.Tofindtherighttone,I wrotetomusicthat

encapsulatedthedarkhumoroftheshow.

RyanGood

Episode:“ThatCan’tBe

Healthy”

ALittleAboutMe:I wasa

playwrightandperformer

inNewYorktheaterforten

yearsbeforemovingtoL.A.

towriteforthescreen.My

workfocusesonmarginalizedvoicesand

underrepresentedgroups.I’mdevelopinga play

abouttheRohingyarefugeecrisisanda half-hour

comedyaboutraisinga childina triadrelationship.

...AndMyScript:I wantedtopushEvetoa breaking

point.ThefurtherI pushedher,themoreviable

it becameforanythingtohappenwhensheand

Villanellewerefinallyinthesamespace.

KalleyHoshaw

Episode:“IChooseHer”

ALittleAboutMe:Mylove

fortelevisionstartedinmy

childhoodinMinnesota—

I’vealwayshada passion

forcreatingcompelling

characters.Inthepastyear

I’verelocated,creatinga homeinSoCaltoworkon

mywriting.

...AndMyScript:I relyonmystrongfaithinGodin

mywriting.Intermsofprocess,I’ma hugefanof

notecards,soI alwaysstartbyplottingthebasic

episodeonseveralnotecards.ThenI moveonto

thebeatsheet,outlineand—finally—thescript.

BlakeJelinski

Episode:“Bloodshot”

ALittleAboutMe:Born

andraisedinGreenBay,

Wisconsin,I’vealwaysbeen

interestedinwriting.But

it wasn’tuntilI neededa

life-savingoperationthat

I turnedtoscreenwriting.I didn’texpectmuch,

butnowI’matChapman,writinghonest-to-God

televisionscripts.

...AndMyScript:I hadtochangemystoryatleast

threetimesbeforesettlingononethatworked.It’s

a testamenttothequalityoftheshow,myprofes-

sorandmyownobnoxiousdrivethatI finished.

DorothyLolagne

Episode:“TheSetUp”

ALittleAboutMe:Bornin

HaitiandraisedinFlorida,

I amdrawntoshowsthat

highlighttruthsabout

humanity.I liketowrite

characterswho,despite

theirchallenges,risefrompainfulplaces.I’mcur-

rentlywritinga darkcomedywebseries.

...AndMyScript:Throughthewritingprocess,I

consideredwhyI enjoytheshow.Thedynamic

betweenEveandVillanelleintriguedme,andI

incorporatedthatinmyspec.

VeronicaMarin

Episode:“BlackHeart”

ALittleAboutMe:AnL.A.

native,I holda B.A.from

UCLAinLatinAmerican

studies.AtLATV,a bilingual

broadcastnetwork,I worked

asa writerandassociate

producer.Later,I internedforfilmcompaniesand

workedonprojectsforVH1andNationalGeo-

graphic.Mygoalistobringfunny,women-centered

storiestolife.

...AndMyScript:WritingKillingEvewasa bitofa

jugglingact,havingtolacetogetherhighdrama

andcomedy.I enjoyedwritingfortwoequally

complexandflawedcharacters.Thankyou,

PhoebeWaller-Bridge,forsettingthebarsohigh.

PujaNigam

Episode:“AloneAgain”

ALittleAboutMe:After

earninga B.A.intelevision

fromColumbiaCollege

Chicago,ImovedtoL.A.

Betweenbackground

acting,modeling,joining

theconservatoryatSecondCityHollywoodand

completingmyM.F.A.,thereisn’tmuchtimefor

sleep.

...AndMyScript:I lovetolaugh.SowhenI thought

aboutKillingEve, I thoughtaboutwhatwouldbe

funny.Butwitheachdraft,I madeit darker.The

humorofthisshowismuchdifferentthanwhatI am

usedtowriting,soI watchedseasononerepeatedly

whilewritingandrewriting.

Caitlin Vukorpa

Episode: “It Wasn’t Love,

Just Bad Aim”

A Little About Me: I’m a

second-year grad student

from Saint Joseph, Michigan.

Outside of school and

writing, I enjoy reading and

attending sporting events. (The Anaheim Angels

are only four minutes away!)

...And My Script: Writing can be hard when you’re in it

alone, but one of the biggest strengths of this class

was our ability to operate as a cohesive unit. We

work well together in a writers’ room setting, and my

classmates helped me take my scripts to the next

level. I am thankful for these eight people every day.

Professor Victor Bumbalo

A Little About Me: I’m a

playwright and screenwriter.

After seeing a reading of

my play What Are Tuesdays

Like? (it deals with AIDS),

David Milch hired me to

write for NYPD Blue, which

began my television career. He later produced my

play Questa. My plays have been produced inter-

nationally, and I have won an Ingram Merrill award

for playwriting. My short film Two Boys played at

festivals and won several awards. I’ve taught at

Bennington College, the Cooper Union, and am

happy to be at Chapman with their wonderful

students and faculty.

Meet the Chapman M.F.A. students who set about slaying Eve and the prof who inspired them.

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