Disciplines
Fiction | Screenwriting | Television
Abstract (300 words maximum)
How do you make a home out of a place you don’t feel welcomed? This is the plight of Beatrix Ivy, a passionate fashionista, humanoid-martian who dreams of opening her own fashion business. The only issue: fashion does not exist on Mars. She impulsively decides to ditch her hypercritical mother in pursuit of Planet Earth. Destination? Paris, France. However, a GPS malfunction lands her in the unknown town of Paris, Georgia. Mistaken for a drag queen, Beatrix is met with hostility from the bigoted locals, including local darling SunRay, an equally talented fashion designer. Beatrix eventually finds companionship in a group of drag queens, including the unapologetic Emerald Greene and sophisticated Lemon Pepper. The script follows Beatrix as she struggles to raise the money for a one-way ticket to France. For now, this town, whether she likes it or not, is her home.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - English
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Anna Weinstein
Additional Faculty
N/A
Included in
Extra-Terrestrial: A Television Pilot Script
How do you make a home out of a place you don’t feel welcomed? This is the plight of Beatrix Ivy, a passionate fashionista, humanoid-martian who dreams of opening her own fashion business. The only issue: fashion does not exist on Mars. She impulsively decides to ditch her hypercritical mother in pursuit of Planet Earth. Destination? Paris, France. However, a GPS malfunction lands her in the unknown town of Paris, Georgia. Mistaken for a drag queen, Beatrix is met with hostility from the bigoted locals, including local darling SunRay, an equally talented fashion designer. Beatrix eventually finds companionship in a group of drag queens, including the unapologetic Emerald Greene and sophisticated Lemon Pepper. The script follows Beatrix as she struggles to raise the money for a one-way ticket to France. For now, this town, whether she likes it or not, is her home.