Service Animals
Oliver Martin, a tattoo artist in Southeast Missouri, inadvertently interviewed his favorite adult content creator for his new shop manager. Desire overshadows logic once he hires her; sex service takes on a whole new meaning as they switch between animal restraint in the workplace and therapeutic intimacy after hours. A dark comedy/drama in the vein of Tiny Beautiful Things, Loudermilk, Somebody, Somewhere, with hints of the feature Clay Pigeons.
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Rachel KeownWriter
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Project Type:Television Script
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Genres:Dark Comedy, drama
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Number of Pages:66
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
I am a Missouri-raised, Michigan-based playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In 2008, I graduated from UNCSA School of Filmmaking. I have Bipolar 1; though that doesn't define me, it influences my work at times. Stylistically, I love a good, prose-like action line to world-build. However, I prefer a minimalist approach with action lines during dialogue-driven scenes as a screenwriter and especially as a playwright -- directing actors is not my job. Accomplishments include a 2019 residency at the MITTEN Lab, a 2024 grant from the Ann Arbor Creative Foundation, funding from The Dramatists Guild Foundation, and one of five artists in residence for playwriting/screenwriting at the Ragdale Residency Program for 2025. My most popular one-act, BOOK'D, was published with Ghost Light Publications, and licensed for worldwide IP distribution through TinyScripted. Additionally, Smith & Kraus will include a monologue excerpt from this play in “Women’s Best Stage Monologues 2025” anthology.