I talk with writer, producer, and director Maya Table (Hit The Road, Dating App) about not waiting for permission to create, the real details behind entering your work into film festivals, and using critique as fuel.

Please see her full bio here: beatsheet.co/shownotes/mayatable You can see Maya's films here: mayatable.com/films

On this week's episode, I'm talking to screenwriter/playwright Amy Jephta (Takers, While You Weren't Looking). Amy hails from Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town and works variously as a filmmaker, playwright, screenwriter, director and academic.

Jihan Crowther is a playwright and television writer who began her TV career as the Writers’ Assistant and Researcher on Alan Ball’s HERE AND NOW (HBO). She’s currently the Executive Story Editor on DAISY JONES & THE SIX (Amazon) and is simultaneously developing her own half-hour cable/streaming TV show with Big Beach Production Company. 

This week on the beat, I'm talking to Erica Michelle Butler (Greenleaf) about the journey to her first writer's room position, the initial discomfort that comes with pitching, being kind to yourself, taking on strange jobs while working towards a dream, how a Year of Yes helped change her career trajectory, and more!

This is a sneak peek of The Beat Sheet.  First episode premieres November 4th!