Culver City Fever: Scenes from a Show Business Friendship

by Greg Jones Ellis

Geraldine St. James is a former primetime soap diva who hasn't been able to work since the series ended. Her flashy role on the series turned her into an industry joke. She has one shot at regaining her credibility, and the only one who can help is her old frenemy, Jane Farrell. Jane, once a promising actress who left the business to be a wife and mother, wants back in the spotlight. What’s Jane’s price for...

Geraldine St. James is a former primetime soap diva who hasn't been able to work since the series ended. Her flashy role on the series turned her into an industry joke. She has one shot at regaining her credibility, and the only one who can help is her old frenemy, Jane Farrell. Jane, once a promising actress who left the business to be a wife and mother, wants back in the spotlight. What’s Jane’s price for putting aside Gerry’s long-ago betrayal? Punctuated with flashbacks depicting the two women in younger days, this modern comedy examines the deals –and sacrifices—we make to stay relevant in a fickle world.

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Culver City Fever: Scenes from a Show Business Friendship

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  • Jordan Kilgore: Culver City Fever: Scenes from a Show Business Friendship

    Ellis' two aging actresses are beautifully nuanced and genuinely funny as they navigate their old grudge and reconcile and old friendship. This feel-good comedy provides two awesome roles for middle-aged women and a very unique take on our romanticized concept of stardom.

    Ellis' two aging actresses are beautifully nuanced and genuinely funny as they navigate their old grudge and reconcile and old friendship. This feel-good comedy provides two awesome roles for middle-aged women and a very unique take on our romanticized concept of stardom.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Palisades Playwrights Festival, Theatre Palisades, Pacific Palisades, CA, Year 2019
  • Type Reading, Organization New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York, NY, Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization Washington Stage Guild, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Page-to-Stage Festival, Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization North Street Playhouse, Onancock, Virginia, Year 2017