PROJECTS
Rose City Games - Writer & Narrative Designer, LOVESICK
Martian Brothel - Writer, Silent Hill: Ascension
dj2 Entertainment - Junior writer, DC: Heroes United
Medium - Medium Partner Program writer, Human Parts Publication
Witch of the Wilderness - game writer, visual novel/dating sim
SHORT FILMS
Mercy
Ellie Porter is coming back home a final time. On her bus ride back to her hometown, she reflects on death, dying, and all of the lessons she's learned from her father.
”Overall, Weatherhead had constructed a strong, simple, and psychological study of death and the mentality of killing. A bold, tough piece with lots of clever detail.”
–Annie Knox, Lonely Wolf Film Fest’s Review
STARMAN
Five-year-old David informs his family that he's the reincarnation of David Bowie and asks to only be referred to by Starman.
Unhappy in the nicest part of town
Katrina Lebedev owns the Garden of Allah, a hotel and residence for Hollywood's rich, talented, and famous. Tasked with entertaining an unhappy housewife, the two form a close relationship under a gossip columnist's watchful eye.
DAD’S THINGS
Looking at dad's life through objects left behind. Unpacking the shoebox filled with his things and packing them back up again.
Borderline
Lucy works the night shift in a 24-hour diner by the railroad in a border town in Texas. One night, she spots a young man jumping from a passing train. He introduces her to the needs of people just beyond the wall and she's brought into the way her community has to choose between being compassionate and following the law.
Lead With Love
Stuck alone in her home during COVID-19 quarantine, Margo Harrison, a tech-illiterate mother in her fifties, attempts to create an Instagram account to connect to others. In doing so, she accidentally discovers her son is gay and dating someone—though he hasn’t come out to her yet.
WONDER
After the death of her father, Poppy is given a CB Radio that once belonged to him by her Grandpa Andrew. She begins to broadcast out questions she would have liked to ask her dad on things she's curious about and is surprised one day when someone answers. Wonder dives into what we leave behind and carry from one generation to the next, what questions we ask about the ideas that captivate us, and the ways we communicate about our thoughts and our feelings.
FULL LENGTH PLAYS
Dear diary
A garage, storage unit, attic, or basement. Grown must pack up all of the belongings of her family’s lifetime while revisiting moments from her life as written in her diaries. Based on found diary pages from MW’s own journals, ages 6-30.
The Parts
Girlhood adolescence is an interesting time. Some will still be playing pretend and others are wondering when they’ll show their new boobs to a boy. The girls at the Studio are preparing for a big audition and are witness, competition, and support to one another as they try to get different Parts.
I’m WITH YOU, Crying at a costco
Three siblings before, during, and after the funeral of their father. (Previously titled Unforgettable)
Snow Queen
An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen using the letters, journal entries, and poems of Sylvia Plath to voice the female characters.
SHORT Plays
Such Dog Shit
While back in her hometown for a family funeral, Chelsea tries to enjoy some McDonald's in a private grieving moment but is interrupted by a chance encounter with her 4th-grade bully. The former bully tries to make amends for tricking Chelsea into stepping in dog shit twenty years ago.
Welcome to the Building
A ghost moves into an apartment complex and holds an open house to discuss the terms of her new lodging.
Supper After Last Supper
Judas debriefs The Last Supper with his wife over supper the day after.
PAST EVENTS
Readings & Workshops
Such Dog Shit - Self-produced workshop December 2020
I’m With You (Crying at a Costco) - ESPA Reading December 2020
Unforgettable - Reading at InViolet's Second Monday Social February 2018
Supper After Last Supper - Reading at InViolet's Second Monday Social August 2017
Welcome to the Building - Reading at InViolet's Second Monday Social August 2016
Snow Queen - Reading at University of Oregon February 2013
Contact me for my CV, a writing sample, or if you have any questions.
madeleineweatherhead@gmail.com