 |
| Photo: Staci Mallett |
|
 |
|
|
Sean Abley is one of the founding members of the Factory Theater in Chicago. While there, he adapted the films Corpse Grinders, Reefer Madness, and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians for the stage, as well as writing the original plays Bitches, Attack of the Killer Bs, and Nuclear Family.
He also contributed to the ensemble-created works Hooray!, Second City Didn't Want Us or, Is There a Spot In the Touring Company for My Girlfriend?, and P, a comedy adaptation of the "P" volume of the encyclopedia.
Commissioned stage works include Dr. Frankincense and the Christmas Monster (Write Act Repertory, Los Angeles. Published by Playscripts, Inc.), Camp Killspree (Bailiwick Repertory, Chicago), Confessions of a Male Pin-up (Turnaround Theater, Chicago), The RISE of the House of Usher (Virginia City Players, Virginia City, Montana. Published by Eldridge Plays and Musicals), and Dracula's Daughters: A Family Comedy (Virginia City Players. Published by Playscripts, Inc.). His latest, Horror High, has been published by Brooklyn Publishers, and the musical version, Horror High School Musical, commissioned by Elkhart Civic Theatre, will be available for Fall 2010 productions.
As a screenwriter for both TV and film, Mr. Abley has written for the shows So Weird (Disney Channel), Sabrina the Animated Series (ABC), Digimon and Mega Babies (both Fox Family) as well as several pilots including Bench Pressly, the World's Strongest Private Dick starring Bruce Campbell and Tim Curry. His produced screenplays include Rope Burn, Socket, the upcoming Wildcat Road, and all the video material for Rip Torn in the Men In Black: Alien Attack park attraction at Universal Studios, Florida. |
