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AWARDS

“Tolerance” – Winner, best sci-fi/horror film at Cine-Fest, Louisville, KY. (Written by John Cosper and Herschel Zahnd III, based on the short story by John Cosper.

"Tatooine TV" - Best Writer of an Audio Parody 2007 (co-winner with Jeff Roney) - StarWarsFanWorks.com

"ALIENS" - 1998 CITA One Act Play Writing Contest Finalist

"Wicked Ruler" - 1997 Christians In Theatre Arts Sketch Writing Contest Winner

 

FILM, VIDEO, AND TELEVISION

Tolerance

Short film co-written and produced with Herschel Zahnd III.

Fluffy and F2: Fluffy Strikes Back

Short film series written and directed by John Cosper. www.fluffythemovie.com

Puppet Parade
Contributing writer for kids fitness TV program on Smile of a Child TV.

Professor Bounce's Kid Fit
Contributing writer for kids fitness TV program on Smile of a Child TV.

An Annoying Little Sin
Short film produced by Daystar Television.

The Ubergeek Bible

Short film series adopted by Wycliffe Bible Translators as theme for their IT recruiting dept.

Holy Shorts

Feature-length DVD of short film produced and directed by John Cosper for Righteous Insanity.

God Told Me to Break Up With You

45 minute film based on the play by John Cosper.

RighteousInsanity.tv

Short films produced for the web by Righteous Insanity.

The Adventures of Incredigirl and the Spork

Feature film in development at Top Secret Productions. Co-written with Megan Martin.

Law & Order: College Unit

Two interactive detective films for Simplified Entertainment.

Vidigreet
Contributing writer.

Chik-Fil-A Second Mile Service Training

Contributing writer for written and video maials.

Southeast Christian Church Building U DVD Devotions (2006)

Wrote twelve ten-minute episodes for a family devotional video series.

 

Kindred Healthcare Compliance Video (2004)

Wrote the script for dramatized scenarios in a video presentation to be shown to over 2000 Kindred employees.

 

Tatooine TV (2006)

Writer and contributing actor to Internet podcast in conjunction with jrdonline.com

 

 

STAGE PRODUCTIONS 

Elevator Plays 1 - 3 (2007-2009)

Contributing playwright for show performed in elevators by Specific Gravity Ensemble, Louisville, KY.

 

Kidway Christmas (2006)

Family-themed Christmas production, Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY.

 

DaVinci Code 2: Electric Boogaloo (2006)

Commissioned by OAS Productions, Chicago, Illinois. Opens August 19, 2006.

 

Journey to Bethlehem (2002-2003)

Interactive children’s Christmas program at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

 

PUBLISHED WORKS

Throwing Eggs in the Shower: Embracing and Enjoying the Single Life – Non-fiction published by Righteous Insanity, 2008

Tolerance: Aliens, Vamps, and Other Lousy Dinner Guests – Collection of short stories published by Righteous Insanity, 2008

Full Menu Available – Collection of skits, Lillenas Publishing, 2007

Scripts for All Seasons – 5 skits featured, Lillenas Publishing, 2007

Left Overs: A Left Behind Parody – Novel published by Righteous Insanity, 2007

Spring 2007 Programming Book – 13 scripts featured, Standard Publishing, 2007

Trading Places VBS Program – 5 skits featured, Standard Publishing 2006

Spring 2006 Programming Book – Nine scripts featured, Standard Publishing, 2006

Christmas 2006 Programming Book – Eight scripts featured, Standard Publishing, 2006

The Shell Collector – Novel published by Righteous Insanity, 2005

Ideas: Crowd Breakers and Mixers 2 – Contributing writer, Youth Specialties, 2003

Drama Ministry for the Dramatically Challenged – How-to book, Hawes Publishing, 2003

Ideas: Drama Skits and Sketches 3 – 3 skits featured, Youth Specialties, 2001

Ideas: Games 3 – Contributing writer, Youth Specialties, 2001

Righteous Acts - A collection of 16 skits. Standard Publishing, 2000

Ideas: Drama Skits and Sketches 2 - 12 skits featured, Youth Specialties, 1999

ArtsMinistry - "God In A Box" Spring 1997

National Drama Service, Lifeway Publishing - Contributing script writer. (16 skits, 1996-2002)

"Follow Me" - Concordia Publishing, Winter 1999

"I Have Something To Tell You" - Concordia Publishing, Winter 2000

Drama Ministry, Belden Street Music Company - Contributing script writer. (Over 120 skits, 2001-2008)

"Med 814" – published in untitled Comic Book Magazine, 2005

Spring 2007 Programming Book – Thirteen scripts featured, published by Standard Publishing.

"Going Too Far" – Published in Encounter magazine by Standard Publishing.

"Jan Crouch’s Eyes" (Song parody) – The Wittenburg Door, Sept/Oct 2006

"I Can Only Imagine (Mark II)" (Song parody) – The Wittenburg Door, Sept/Oct 2006