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Tangled Up in Red

Fate. None of us escape it, but some of us believe it can be changed. It is a strange week in a 1920s village in Southern Louisiana. A grave has been robbed of a piece of jewelry. The missing item entices both a handsome reward and the endowment of a magical ability. Tangled Up in Red is a slow-building, eight-legged, couch-tipping, shovel-chucking, slapstick-horror play.

Will the people come together in harmony? Or will a river that divides a town give them license for betrayal?

  • Rich Kern
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Stage Play
  • Genres:
    slapstick, horror, mystery, comedy
  • Number of Pages:
    50
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Writer Biography - Rich Kern

Rich Kern is a creative writer and music producer from Chicago IL. He can be seen reading original works at art galleries. His poetry has appeared in The Miserere Review and Spire Magazine as contest winners.

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Writer Statement

When writing Tangled Up In Red, I wanted to fuse together the comedic potential of slapstick and dramatic irony, while still allowing room for the horror themes. To me this work is reminiscent of classics from my childhood like Scooby Doo and The Goonies, but targeted for adults. Careful observers will find an abundance of historical references akin to a Forrest Gump style narrative and fans of Bob Dylan will have plenty of Easter eggs as well.