Monica Furman
Did someone order spunky with a sensitive side?
Monica Furman was raised in Brooklyn by her Jew-ish Russian-speaking family from Ukraine, so she's working out her dual-identity crisis by being an artist instead of a doctor like her babushka wanted.
Based in NYC.
Local Hire, Chicago and LA.
Connect with me at monicafurman10@gmail.comReel
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Bilingual Teen Suspect
Party Girl with Attitude
Supportive Best Friend
Know-It-All
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Currently taking classes with:
Anthony Abeson for Acting Technique
Erin Roth for Shakespeare and Voice (Rodenburg Certified)
Alexa Green for Singing (mezzo-belt)
Page Clements for Dialects (RP and Northern Irish)
July 31, 2022: My original half-hour workplace comedy, Please Hold, was named an Honorable Mention by Barnstorm Media's Bolt screenwriting competition.
July 20, 2022: Delivery Failed won "Best Covid-19 Short" at the Niagara International Shorts Festival.
May 28, 2022: Worldwide premiere of Delivery Failed at the Oregon Short Film Festival, where it's nominated for Best Drama.
In Development:
In the writers room for Untitled Reindeer Project, an adult animated series created by Chelsea Gonsalves and part of the #StartWith8Hollywood Initiative.
Recent accolades for FIRST JEN, the bilingual pilot I'm writing:
- Winner of Pickford West's Pitch Fest!
- Finalist and Scholarship Recipient for the Reproductions Summer Screenplay Contest (see here for more!)
- Finalist for the Orchard Project's inaugural Episodic TV Lab
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Self-Produced Film Work
Monica is an award-winning writer/producer whose short films have been in festivals across the country and around the world. She is currently in the Post-Graduate Certificate Program for TV Writing at UCLA.
Devising (v.)
a method of theatre-making that originates from collaborative, often improvisatory work by a performing ensemble
TBD: The Live Devising Project
By the Cucumber Dogs, in association with Sitting Shotgun
"It is inspiring to see the international ensemble of Cucumber Dogs collaborating seamlessly. There is much to learn from them about efficient communication, respect, and putting the mutual goal above individual ambitions. For that alone, TBD: The Live Devising Project is worth attending for anybody who interacts with other people (which means everybody)."
-Asya Gorovits, Theatre Is Easy
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Monica in the Middle
Thoughts and musings of a girl in the between.
August 9, 2020I was speaking with my mom recently on what I felt like was "selective support" from my family;...June 26, 2020 · theatre,film,tv,entertainment,industryI am the first performer in my family. A big reason is that I am a first-generation American; my...December 20, 2019I'm writing this while listening to Shark Tank. I love the show because it's all about big ideas...More Posts
