writing portfolio

I am currently doing my MFA in the Writing for Screen and Television program at University of Southern California. Please reach out to devonyhof@gmail.com if you are interested in reading a sample.

Loglines:

New and Improved, feature - A young woman wakes up from a 16 year coma to discover that her parents have cloned her and raised a new, possibly better version of herself.

Sidekicks, comedy pilot - Tales N’ Ales is a haven for sidekicks, whether that’s a frustrated fairy godmother or a downtrodden squire, but when the “heroes” threaten to close the bar, the sidekicks must band together to save it and discover their own “happily ever after.”

Echo, short (finalist for USC's 546 script competition) - After Anika sees the ghost of her friend, Lena, who died by suicide, she becomes obsessed with getting closer to Lena by any means possible.

I completed the Advanced Playwriting Module at Northwestern, graduating with two full-length plays and one staged reading under my belt. If you would like to read an excerpt, you can take a look at my profile on New Play Exchange here.

The Girls' Guide to Friends and Demons, full-length play (currently being adapted into a feature) - staged readings with The Artery in 2023 and Northwestern's Lovers & Madmen Adaptfest in 2022.

Logline: When Liz, a camp counselor, is sacrificed by her "best friend" in a satanic ritual, she finds herself in Hell, with a demon who doesn't understand girl code.

Anima, full-length play

Logline: Panda, last of her recently extinct species, meets with Rat, Mammoth and Spider, all of whom are awaiting their turn to reincarnate via deextinction -- a process that brings extinct animals back from the dead.

Magic Door, short play - staged reading with The Artery's Heart to Heart Play Festival in 2024.

Logline: Two struggling actors are kidnapped by fairies who want them to take over the job of welcoming kids into fairyland.