Eric is a comedy screenwriter who has penned several award-winning projects. He has also written adaptations of operas for Opera on Tap’s Playground Opera and Opera Baltimore, City Lyric Opera, and is a frequent contributor for Classical Singer Magazine.
THE COACH - TV Pilot (2018)
Logline: Evan Nixon is a former performer-turned-Life-Coach. Aided by his huband, his BFF, and his mentor, Miss Erica, of Miss Erica’s Life-Coaching Institute and Cross-Dressing Academy, Evan navigates a host of zany clients, while also “life-coaching” his own journey.
Nominee - 2024 LA Webfest Awards: Best Comedy/Adventure Podcast and Best Director of a Podccast
2nd Place - 2018 TVWriter.com People’s Pilot Competition
Semi-Finalist - 2020 Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival
Semi-Finalist - 2020 Page Turner Screenplays TV Pilot LGBTQ+ Competition
“The Coach” is now an Audio Comedy Podcast! LISTEN
WE KNOW EACH OTHER SO WELL - Feature (2020)
Logline: Drew surprises Kearstin by inviting her old friend Nadia to their wedding festivities. But when Nadia attempts to seduce Drew by taking him and friends to an underground Brooklyn party, Kearstin and her friends must find him before Drew makes a terrible mistake. Along the way, truths will be revealed, paths chosen, and all will discover exactly how well they know each other.
ESPIONAGE HITS THE HIGH “C”: A CHRISTOFF LEWIS MYSTERY - Short Feature (2021)
Logline: After discovering that his favorite diva may be a clone, a geeky opera buff and his best friend must untangle a mysterious plot orchestrated by a secret organization.
Quarterfinalist - 2022 Portland Screenplay Awards
Quarterfinalist - 2021 New York City International Screenplay Awards
Quarterfinalist - Season 6 Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
Round One 5th Place - 2021 NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge
MARINA WANTS TO BE A SPINSTER - Feature (2021) - COVERFLY Top 17%
Logline: After breaking up with her boyfriend, Romance Novelist Marina is ready to become a spinster. But her story changes when she meets Lawrence and must decide between the possibility of love or the inevitability of joining the Spinsterhood Sisterhood.
THE DIVA’S LAST ACT - TV Pilot (2022) - COVERFLY Top 21%
Logline: A reclusive opera diva is ready to return to the spotlight. But when she discovers that she is “dead” to the opera world and that the government thinks she’s actually dead, she, her scrappy assistant, and her new agent must find a way to bring her back to life, literally and figuratively.
Semi-Finalist - Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards, Season 8
Second Rounder - 10th Annual Launch Pad Pilot Competition
Quarterfinalist - 2022 Portland Screenplay Awards
DON’T BE TOO BLACK - Feature (2023) - COVERFLY Top 15%
Logline:Luther, a queer, black actor tries to navigate his career and love life while constantly questioning if he is, indeed, the right “type” of black.
Semi-Finalist - Table Read My Screenplay Competition 2024