MAGGIE: NEVER BITTER By TAJ SHOTWELL
HIGHLY VETTED SCREENPLAY
AWARD-WINNING CINEMATIC SCORE
The screenplay is a 5-time award winner and finalist in major competitions during
(2016–2023)
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AWARD-WINNING CINEMATIC SCORE
AWARD-WINNING CINEMATIC SCORE
WINNER
The theme song, "NEVER BITTER," won the Outstanding Contemporary Vocal Performance BEST SONG AWARD at the 2022 Marlin Awards competition
Songs are a fully BMI-registered and published prestige soundtrack with Professional Vocalists and various Genres.
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The Album can be heard on YouTube
PROVEN STAGE CONCEPT
PROVEN STAGE CONCEPT
The story's deep emotional hooks were pressure-tested live through a successful 8-show musical production run in Chicago.
A Theatrical Trailer was produced
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AWARD WINNING SCREENPLAY
*Best Script, Finalist, Oxford Script Awards, UK September 22, 2023
*Best Script Award, London, England- July 31, 2023
*Faith in Film International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition, Finalist,
Tucson, AZ- April 29, 2023
*Best Script Semi Finalist, ColorTape -Asia Pacific Region 2017
*Best Musical Screenplay, Finalist - IFFF, Raleigh Studios Hollywood, CA 2016
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MAGGIE: NEVER BITTER
Genre: MAGGIE: NEVER BITTER - Award-Winning Prestige Drama and psychological mystery
Modern Family and Faith Drama / Mystery / Romance
Logline
Maggie, a young, gifted, and cherished teacher, returns home to care for her dying father, only to become an unexpected prey of her deranged stepmother in a tense fight for survival. As her faith is tested and secrets unfold, Maggie discovers the healing power of love, forgiveness, and unexpected friendships.
Pitch
A a modern-day and part fable prestige family drama and psychological mystery rooted in faith, betrayal, romance, and redemption Inspired by the archetype of Snow White, the story is retold through a fresh, realistic lens exploring themes of mental health, trauma, and radical forgiveness MAGGIE: NEVER BITTER is a genre-blending drama enriched with original songs that bring depth and emotion to every scene. Whether navigating the joys of teaching, the pain of loss, or the threat of betrayal or deadly harm, Maggie clings to her father's life mantra: "Never Bitter." This deeply heartfelt story blends the realism of today’s social challenges with timeless lessons on grace, healing, and inner strength.
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Never Bitter THE Best Song Award
Marlin Awards in St. Maarten - Best Song Contest 2022. The Original Score Vocalist, Lili Forbes, stated:
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I won! My first award as a solo vocalist.
I had to do a double take several times on line to let it sink in that Never Bitter Won in the category of Outstanding Contemporary Vocal Performance-Female. This is the soundtrack to the Musical " Maggie Never Bitter" It was Written by a local playwright Theresa Ann James Shotwell who commissioned me to compose the music. My team and I are over the moon. The Musical just debuted in Tallahassee as a staged reading at FAMU Essential Theatre Black Box, I'm excited to see where the Playwright takes it next. I don't own the rights to the song, so I will not be posting it online, I composed the music and coproduced the track with Jacki Waller Barineau and Ezekiel Haynes. Thank you to Kevin Minister K Harris and the Marlin Awards …
MUSICAL AUDITIONS
Seeking 13 Singers and Actors
Ages 16-80
MARCH 26, 2022 12:30-4:00PM
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LEON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Taj Shotwell, Executive Producer
Essential Theatrical Associates, Co-Producer
FOR SCREENPLAY OR STAGE MANUSCRIPT
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