CJ

Personal Bio

Carlos Perez has a M.A. in English from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and a B.F.A. in Speech and Theatre from Avila University. His original stage play, Jeremy’s World, was optioned and adapted into a short screenplay, which was produced and premiered at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, his short screenplay, Trick-or-Treat was optioned and adapted into a Podcast for Creative Zombie Studios, and his original screenplay, Strays, was selected by the African American Film Society of Missouri and Cinematalk Productions for a professional reading by actors with the Unicorn Theater located in Kansas City. While working as a screenwriter-for-hire for independent filmmakers, ten of his commissioned scripts were produced and distributed internationally and two more are in the production process. His original screenplays have received a number of awards as pictured on his IMDb site. A member of the Dramatists Guild of America, his published stage plays include: The Terry Stinger Show, published by Next Stage Press, A Caterpillar’s Tale, published by Eldridge Plays and Musicals, Caught Between Two Worlds, published by Dramatic Publishing, Native American Folktales for Fun and Folktales for Fun, both published by Pioneer Drama Service, In Hyding, adapted from the novella, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Exit Strategy Club written in collaboration with playwright, Vicki Vodrey, both published by Off The Wall Plays, and finally, The Adventures of Christina and Viperina, How the Beetle Got Her Colors, Room in the Forest, and Misadventures of a Frog-Girl, all four published by Drama Notebook. His one-act play, The Game, was selected and produced by the North Park Playwright Festival, while his award winning one-act play, Cleansing Acts, was selected for production in the LaBute New Theatre Festival and was the winner of the River Front Times Best of 2013, and his musical parody Shakespearean playlets, Lear’s Looney Tunes, All the World’s a Musical, Silly Songs for a Stormy Night, and I Can Hear the Eunuch Sing, were performed regularly for two seasons of The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. He’s also written the feature-length screenplay, Raunchero, in collaboration with screenwriter, Anthony Preston. His writing is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and his published titles include: Tales from a Disturbed Mind, 24 Tales to Pass the Time, School Days, Playland, a novella for adults only, Loglines, a workbook for creative writing students, and Skinned, a horror feature-length screenplay. He lives with his wife and daughter in Maine.