BEHIND-THE-SCRIPTS
Beer & Bedtime Stories Theatre
EXT./INT. NORTH HOLLYWOOD - GROUNDWORK COFFEE - DAY
Three chums, deck Metellus and CHRIS pipkin and terrence prince, enjoy fair trade coffee and vegan croissants.
DEck: Let's do a live show. i’m thinkin’ pizza and beer. And a bunch of short plays. Social media is too crowded.
CHRIS: This coffee is to die for. did we get the Ethiopian blend?
Prince: Fam… it’s clearly the spicy moroccan blend. pssh. step ya palate up.
deck: did y’all hear me?!
CHRIS: yeah, yeah. Let's do a show.
Prince: (to chris) This man don’t even know coffee etymology… sad.
WITH THAT, BEER & BEDTIME STORIES THEATRE WAS BORN.
A TEAM OF brilliant ARTISTS WHO HAVE UNITED TO BUILD THE FUTURE THEY SEEK.
FRESH FACES. FRESH SCRIPTS. FRESH TALENTS.
Photo details (from left to right) : Chris Pipkin, Terrence prince, and derrick (deck) Metellus captured by kyle meeks (@kyleameeks)
MEET OUR FOUNDER, WRITER, + DIRECTOR BEHIND BBS THEATRE
ALT IMAGE: In a bookstore surrounded by book-filled shelves, Screenwriter, Founder, and BBS Theatre Director Derrick (Deck) Metellus is casually posing to promote his Black-owned company, Beer & Bedtime Stories Theatre. Photo captured by Kyle Meeks (@kyleameeks)
Deck Metellus is an award-winning film and television writer formerly managed by 3 Arts Entertainment (2021-2023). His script placements include:
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab Spring 2023 Quarterfinalist
Saint & the Sinner Lady
2022 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition Winner
Shells
Sony Pictures Television Diverse Writers Finalist
Hyphenated Americans
Launch Pad Feature Competition Second-Rounder
Fodder On My Wings
Nashville Film Festival Semi-Finalist
Hyphenated Americans
BlueCat Semi-Finalist
Hyphenated Americans
WeScreenplay Semi-Finalist
Holy Oil
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Finalist
The Art of Color
Fresh Voices Quarter-Finalist
The Art of Color
ScreenCraft Quarter-Finalist
Quarter Life Crisis
Scriptapalooza Finalist
Quarter Life Crisis
WriteMovies Contest Quarter-Finalist
Quarter Life Crisis
