About Mercersmith

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Currently, I live in Chicago and am spending my time looking for a day job.  When I first moved here in '03 I got involved with "A Crew of Patches"; A theatre company that performed full-text versions of Shakespeare plays for Junior High and High School students.  I performed various roles in many different productions including Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew, and others.
Two years ago, I got an opportunity to direct Macbeth.  A friend of mine in the play had recently started his own production company and was filming his first low-budget movie.  He enjoyed my interpretation of the script and asked me if I'd ever thought of writing my ideas down; He was interested in doing a Shakespeare adaptation for his next project.  He gave me crash-course in screenwriting and I fell in love with it.  
To date I have a polished, strange, and terrifying film adaptation of Macbeth, the first draft of an historical epic, and the outline of a sci-fi/fantasy novel.  And my first short-story blog.  Cheers.


Location:
United States
Primary occupation:
Service Industry
Dream occupation:
Screenwriter, Novelist
Hometown:
Bucyrus, Ohio
Schools attended:
Bowling Green State (Ohio), West Virginia U.
I like:
anything unpopular or disruptive
Favorite writers:
Neal Stephenson, Frank Herbert, Ms. J.K., David Blixt
Favorite books:
The Baroque Cycle, Octavian Nothing, Master of Verona
Favorite newspapers:
The Onion
Favorite music:
Speed Metal, Classic Rock, Blues, Johnny Cash
Favorite movies:
Seven Samurai, Lawrence of Arabia, Raging Bull, The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Favorite TV shows:
Family Guy, MXC, South Park, Daily Show, Colbert Report
Favorite teams:
Cubs, Blackhawks
Favorite quote:
"The first draft of anything is shit." --Ernest Hemingway
Gender:
M
Religion:
Raised Lutheran