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The Single Man

Ten eligible ladies.  One lucky single man.  One Zoom link.  Endless drama, laughs, heartbreaks, and breakthroughs.  Totally unscripted and improvised.

The Single Man is an episodic web-series in the time of COVID; a spoof of modern dating shows in which a group of women compete in challenges from the questionable comfort of their homes/quarantine locales.  Challenge-winners may gain immunity, more time with the Single Man, and other concrete advantages.  The ultimate prize, however, is the invitation to rejoin the Zoom link at the end of every episode.  Each episode, one woman will…continue to stay at home, but no longer be welcome in the virtual meeting room.  Even COVID-19 cannot stop love.  

Hosted by the sphinx-like Portia Maybee, who needs no introduction (and prefers not to give one either), and featuring the handsome and eligible Shane Labeau as the titular character.   Make no mistake though, the ladies are certainly the stars.  Especially if they get their way.  

Released on Instagram and YouTube, and produced by L2G Productions and Hui-Shan Yong.

All Episodes Playlist Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYlKRDsIlAy11diDYOULy67iDxhkbs9W3

  • Gabrielle Adkins
    Director
  • Gabrielle Adkins
    Producer
  • Hui-Shan Yong
    Producer
  • Gabrielle Adkins
    Key Cast
    "Portia Maybee"
  • Lukas Raphael
    Key Cast
    "Shane Labeau"
  • Hui-Shan Yong
    Key Cast
    "Marcee Lii"
  • Sara Duplancic
    Key Cast
    "Madeline McCann"
  • Mahima Saigal
    Key Cast
    "Pooja Sahni"
  • Kate Herman
    Key Cast
    "Hannah Hemsby"
  • Elizabeth Poleski
    Key Cast
    "Amber Carlson"
  • Marilyn Caserta
    Key Cast
    "Caro Gonzales"
  • Maggie Alexander
    Key Cast
    "Aspen Meadow"
  • Nicole Narro
    Key Cast
    "Marie eClaire"
  • Maria Mogavero
    Key Cast
    "Sharon Sharron"
  • Aoife Williamson
    Key Cast
    "Linda McCarthy"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Parody, Spoof, Improv
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 24, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Gabrielle Adkins

Gabrielle Adkins is an Air Force brat from the South whose love of performing arts started with dance and music. After training in singing and dance for 15 years, she got a BA from American University in Political Science and International Relations with a focus on human rights and women’s studies. She then went to the Atlantic Acting school, going on to perform in A Pier Drawn in Chalk at The Secret Theatre, and Hamlet adaptation written in original verse, May Violets Spring.

She made her directorial debut in her year's final semester stage production of Women by Chiara Atik. She has directed several short films and trailers after starting her own independent production company, L2G Productions.

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Director Statement

My co-producer and I created this show out of a need to keep creating and performing during COVID. For us as actors, as for the rest of the world, managing life and our jobs became very difficult.

The idea for this project came both: out of a need to cope with the sudden changes to daily life, and out of a spark of inspiration that came from watching our friends handling dating in the time of social distancing. Also, the shared guilty pleasure of reality-tv dating shows.

Ultimately, we wanted to create something that would give people something to laugh about.  Especially when the world around us is and feels so dire.  We wanted to share laughter with as many people as possible – from a safe social distance of course.