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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

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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

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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

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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.

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WOODVALE HIGH PRESENTS  

LES MISÉRABLES

 

 

Tragedy strikes on opening night.

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ONE ACT PLAY

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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

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Bodily Functions

 

 

 

Love strikes mid-shit​.

SHORT FILM

Talk To Me!!

Thanks for reaching out! Talk soon! Cheers!

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