Christopher Thornton
Author, Essayist, Screenwriter, Photographer, and Lecturer

FILM AND THEATER PROJECTS
Survival in Paradise, a film adaptation of Manfred Wolf’s memoir about his family’s escape from Holland during the German occupation of World War II and settling on the island of Curacao. Currently in development.
The Tale of Tingko and the Pearl, an animated film with most of the characters drawn from the wildlife of the Arabian Peninsula. Full screenplay completed.
The Inside Outsider, completed draft screenplay, awaiting final licensing agreement with author of the novel on which the script is based.
Collateral Damage, full-length stage play, work-in-progress.
Dunn’s Quality Service, full-length stage play, work-in-progress.
Olivia and Helen, full-length stage play, completed.
Return Tickets, stage play, workshop production, Theatre of Newburyport, Newburyport, Massachusetts, November 11, 1998. NEWorks program finalist, staged reading, New Ehrlich Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, October 19, 1998.
Bloodbrothers, stage play, staged reading, The New Ehrlich Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, March 23, 1997.
Wild Horses, stage play, staged reading, Village Performers' Theatre, New York, June 23, 1994.
Season’s End, stage play, finalist, Western Illinois Playwriting Competition, Macomb, Illinois, March 1994.
Roadside Stand, one-act stage play, staged reading, Bay Area Playwright’s Festival, Mill Valley, California, August 1995.
A Passage of Time, one-act stage play, workshop production, the American University in Cairo, March 14, 1993.