Stories by @amyd723

The Hot L Baltimore

Film adaptation of the 1973 play about the residents of a rundown hotel (the "e" in the neon sign is burned out).

Exile

An American adaptation of the Polish Netflix series Infamy.

The Judge of All Judges

Clarisa Figueroa lured the pregnant Marlen Ochoa Lopez to her home promising free baby clothes. This transaction cost Marlen her life.

Arabian Jazz

This is the story of an Arab-American family struggling between their two cultures.

The Man With The Golden Arm

This is the story about a young drug addict and his daily encounters as he pursues his eternal quest for means to support his habit. Based on the novel.

Nilda

A young girl growing up in Spanish Harlem in the 1940's watches the secure world of her childhood years slowly erode away. Based on the novel.

Bend it Like Beckham: The Musical

Broadway adaptation of the West End production Bend it Like Beckham: The Musical

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The story follows about a decade in the life of the Nolan family in Brooklyn at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Day The World Turned Day-Glo

It was in the hot summer of 1976 that Poly Styrene placed an advert in the British music papers NME and MELODY MAKER which started with the grabbing header of ‘YOUNG PUNX WHO WANT TO STICK IT TOGETHER!

Clap When You Land

Clap When You Land is told from 16-year-olds Yahaira and Camino’s alternating perspectives. Though they share the same father, neither knows the other exists.

With the Fire on High

Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago’s life has been about making the tough decisions—doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. (I know this book is already being made into a movie. This is MY version)

The Poet X

A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world.

Can't Get There From Here

Her street name is Maybe. She lives with a tribe of homeless teens -- runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they struggle against the cold, hunger, and constant danger.

Never Come Morning

Never Come Morning tells of a petty criminal who dreams of escaping from his squalid Northwest Side Chicago environment by becoming a prizefighter. The story takes place during The Depression.

The Devil's Stocking

The Devil’s Stocking is the story of Ruby Calhoun, a boxer accused of murder in a shadowy world of low-purse fighters, cops, con artists, and bar girls. Chronicling a battle for truth and human dignity which gives way to a larger story of life and death decisions. This story takes place in the 1960s.

Walk on the Wild Side

During the 1940s, a 16 year old boy hops a freight train out of Texas. He ends up in New Orleans where he meets several colorful characters. This version is based on the novel and NOT the movie.

As Good as it Gets

Remake of the 1997 film set in the present day. The races of most of the characters have been changed.

Cooley High

A remake of the 1975 movie. This version takes place in 1974 instead of 1964.

Girlfight

Remake of the 2000 film. However, in this version, the characters are Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles instead of Puerto Ricans in New York. Some character names have been changed.

Stonewall

Musical stage adaptation of the 1995 movie.