TANNER FORBES
I do writing and stuff.
About Me
I’m a recent grad of NYU’s Dramatic Writing program where I gained tons of debt, but more importantly, developed my plays Holy Shit, BREED, and Time Share. In October, you can see a staged reading of Time Share, directed by my dear sweet baby angels Ashley Bufkin and Emma Shafer.
Other ambitions include becoming a professional lego artist and/or a Stepdad.
HELLO. HI.
I hope this email finds you well. I'm Tanner! A playwright, screenwriter, and (sometimes) director and actor. Normally I’m living in Brooklyn, but at the moment I'm prancing around the globe.
I write stories about the queer experience that are equally disturbing as they are stupid. As someone who’s terrified of everything, I’ve found comfort by diving into the danger head-first. I often use shock factor, muddy logic, and cynicism to break the barrier between art and audience, exposing the grossest parts of ourselves, or perhaps, our deepest humanity.
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The Full-Lengths
BREED
PLAY
Everybody hates Robin... until she turns into a dog.
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Holy Shit
PLAY
Chris discovers that he’s been living inside someone’s bowels for 30 years.
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Time Share
PLAY
14-year-old Joey starts a cult on his family vacation.
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Natural Vitamin C
SCREENPLAY
A young gay couple finds themselves trapped in the basement of former Miss America contestant, Anita Bryant.
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Canvas Sky
SCREENPLAY
22-year old Mikey stumbles into arelationship with a sugar daddy.
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Ocean in the Stars
PILOT (HOUR)
15-year-old Parker Limon disappears from his home in St. George, Utah. His 7-year-old sister is the only one who knows what happened.
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Messy
PILOT (HALF HOUR)
Owen struggles to re-integrate into his friend group after a suicide attempt.
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Repulsive Creatures
PILOT (HALF HOUR)
Connor has a list of hunks he jerks off to. What he doesn't know is that they're all about to DIE.
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The Shorts
Good Boy
Who gets to be the dog?
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Who gets to hold the leash?
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Who’s a good boy?
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ONE ACT PLAY
Dear Mom and Dad
ONE ACT PLAY
Lydia tries to save Benjamin. Benjamin tries to save Lydia. Jessica tries to save every jew by converting them to Mormonism.
WOODVALE HIGH PRESENTS
LES MISÉRABLES
Tragedy strikes on opening night.
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ONE ACT PLAY
Everybody's Dead
SHORT FILM
A meet cute in the graveyard.
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Eighteen
A sperm donor subscribes to his long lost child on Youtube.
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SHORT FILM
Bodily Functions
Love strikes mid-shit​.
SHORT FILM
Talk To Me!!
NEW PLAY
EXCHANGE