Sara Register: Writer, Filmmaker

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I’m Sara Register…

The regular type of resume just doesn’t seem to capture my story.

So welcome…to me!

I AM A WRITER.

My main goal is to ply my skills in late night

comedy writing.

Either Or

Talk/Variety Sketch

…Or both

But I’ve got a goal to accept both Original and

Adapted Screenplay Oscars.

And go to the Golden Globes.

And one day pen a hilarious memoir of my

adventures.

And those are just my WRITING goals!

So…why comedy?

Because I honestly believe that in all the craziness of this

world, we NEED comedy to keep us going. It helps to bring

light to the darkness and make sense of it all. Sometimes it

even helps us deal with things that we just couldn’t otherwise.

I want to

be a

candle.

And face it, I never

graduated from

being class clown.

Q: But, Sara, you’ve

never had professional

experience. Why

should we put you in

our writers’ room?

A: Because I’ve been tested in the roughest

crucible known to man. For the past ten years I

have had to think on my feet, present tough

material to an oftentimes unwilling audience,

and get along with everyone. I was the most

beaten-down creature on the planet. I was…

A HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH

TEACHER (the horror!!!!)

Reasons why teachers are great in any other profession:

• They have patience. In spades.

• They are people people. That sounds weird but it can’t be people persons. I

mean I was an English teacher for crying out loud.

• To get back to that last one, we can get along with anybody.

• No fear of public speaking. I made my class time the “Ms. Register Hour” with

intro jokes and voices and dramatic gesticulations.

• No fear of criticism. We receive that. In spades.

• Educated! I’ve got three freakin’ degrees, only one of which I am paid extra for!

• Communication skills on deck. I can write a memo that would make

Shakespeare shed a tear.

• I can read a room. Oh man, can I read a room.

B.A. in Film from Georgia

State University

B.S. in Secondary English

Education from Kennesaw

State University

M.A. in Professional Writing (Creative

Writing) from KSU

I’m a Leo. Also born in

the year of the dragon.

So powerful.

IMPROV TRAINING

Chicago-Level 1 with Micah Philbrook &

Rachael Mason

Atlanta- Level 1 with Chris Rittelmeyer and

Jon Carr

Sketch Writing The Second City Chicago- Level 1 with

Tyler Dean-Kempf & Joe Janes

Sketchworks Atlanta- Intro with Robin

Henry

And a day of improv and sketch writing

and performance with Kevin McDonald

from The Kids in the Hall at Dad’s Garage

in Atlanta.

It. Was. Awesome.

I’ve also got three produced

short films, including this

one, RED, which has been

accepted into the Macon

Film Festival. It also has a

brief cameo by my daughter.

On-camera Experience

Only one so far, as an extra in Identity Thief starring

Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, and Eric Stonestreet.

I was a redneck lady with a black eye and I had to dance

in some hurty high heels for six hours to Mystikal’s

“Shake Ya Ass”. But how can I NOT include that?

Here’s the bottom line(s):

I was meant to be doing this. Writing, making people laugh.

I live for it.

I love the urgency of the live show.

From what I can tell, comedians are my tribe.

I’ll do what it takes.

I will work my way up.

I want to write for you.

Reach out and touch me! (in a way that doesn’t involve HR)

Official Website: www.sararegister.com

Email: sarabregister@gmail.com

Twitter: @sinsaratea

From my website you can connect to my IMDB,

LinkedIn, blog, etc.

If you made it this far, thank you.

I would love to speak with you further.

-Sara Register