Contact: Hal Savage
M.A., Creative Writing, San Francisco State University
Trained with Richard Walter, Screenwriting Chairman, U.C.L.A., 1995-96

Plays

The Chinese Angle – New full length noir mystery, set in SF’s Chinatown; features Violet Macintosh, hard-boiled detective; produced at SF Stage, 2007.

The Land of Nod – New two-act drama about a wealthy lawyer’s bet with an Afghani man.

Hollywoodland – A one-act comedy set in an L.A. rest home; a young filmmaker tries to resurrect the career of an actress who starred in B movies. Performed at the SF Fringe Festival, 2004.

Savage Eye – Four noir one-acts produced at the Phoenix Theatre, 2003.

Players – Full length drama about an affair between a black pimp and the wife of a baseball star. 1989. Unproduced.

Breathing Room – Full length black comedy about a young man trying to break away from his smothering family. Produced at the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, 1982.

Aquarium – Long one-act about a man who suddenly refuses to leave his bed. Produced at The Bare Stage, 1981.

Screenplays

The Chinese Angle – New full length noir mystery based on the play

Frisco Follies – Full length noir mystery; hard-boiled detective Violet Macintosh searches for the killer of a burlesque star.

Going Home –- World War II story which deals with an abused boy who follows his friend to Manzanar, a relocation camp.

That Scottish Play -– A feature length romantic comedy about a pagan actress and her director who must deal with an ancient curse as they try to shoot a film.

The Ferryman – A feature length Western about a pioneer who is double-crossed and blamed for a massacre; based on a true story.