The Vineyard
A dramatic four part epsodic series
The Vineyard
A dramatic four part epsodic series
Welcome to the magic of "The Vineyard"
Our Story
A man struggling to find himself while maintaining his small vineyard after the recent death of this wife meets a young, gay Dreamer who will sacrifice nearly everything trying to bring his deported mother back from Mexico. As they work the magical little vineyard together, they form an unlikely friendship that challenges each others’ beliefs and leads each to learn that the choices we make profound affect not just our own lives but the world around us.
Hello
Discover the magical realism of "The Vineyard"
In a small California vineyard, in predawn February moonlight, George Connor, 55, prunes dormant vines. Three months since the death of his wife, Clair, doubtful of the magic she believed they possessed, faithless he will feel the renewal they soon will, he’s certain only that pushing on is necessary.
Cast
What we're thinking...
Casting is an art. A good casting director is a valuable collaborator, unlocking ideas as well as doors to creative, narrative-advancing choices for every role. Below are character descriptions for the major roles in "The Vineyard." Following each are our initial ideas for the types of actors to play these roles. These ideas are not definitive. They are conversation starters to have with a casting director. In any case, these actors are not attached nor have they been approached. Our goal is to help potential partners envision the story.
George Connor
55, graying, attractive. artisan vineyard and winery owner, former novelist, now an online writing teacher for a community college, he is grieving and reclusive since the death of his wife,.trying desperately to find himself. (Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke)
Reynario Alessandro Garcia
25, a wiry, intense “wunderkind” of vineyard management and winemaking, needs money to have his deported mother returned from Mexico. He must convince George to partner with him to sell grapes and make wine. He is desperately in love with Bobby Nixon. (Froy Gutierrez)
Bobby Nixon
25, as all-American as they get, he is the surviving younger son of strict religious parents, his brother, also his protector, having died in a ATV accident three years before. He’s in love with Rey but engaged to his high school girlfriend Katie. (Brandon Flynn, Leo Woodall)
Clair Connor
49, deceased wife of George, in life an artist and visionary and George’s co-adventurer, now an elusive apparition. (Andy McDowell)
Mike & Jan Nixon
50’s, Christian Fundamentalists, locally powerful owners of a large commercial vineyard that borders George's. They are Bobby's parents and have a vision for his future. (Paul Rudd & Robin Wright)
Madeline Carter
Late 40's, beautiful, real estate agent who Megan introduces to George resulting in a passionate encounter and an offer on a condo. (Catherine Bell)
Oscar Flores
72, a “garagista” winemaker, maybe a shaman, maybe not, he’s a pony-tailed, tie-dyed, wine-stained eccentric loner who takes interest in George. (Martin Sheen, Danny Trejo)
Megan
70, suntanned, caftan-ed,former magazine editor and English Department Chair enjoying OC retirement, she’s George’s life-intervening mentor. (Judith Light, Helen Mirren)
Larry
75, Megan’s suntanned, silver-haired husband, former financial manager now enjoying OC retirement in Newport Beach with all that that entails. (George Hamilton)
Diana
45, Rey's mother, hard working, smart, politically active woman who is working to get back to her son in California after having been returned to Mexico for five years.
Isobel
35, a petite, energetic Latina immigration lawyer working Homeland Security to get Rey’s mother, deported for political activism, returned to the US. (Zoe Saldana)
Location
The main location for "The Vineyard" is this small ten acre vineyard surrounded by large commercial ones in Lockwood, California. It is owned and worked by the writer and his husband.
The house, as depicted in the screenplay.
The winery, as depicted in the screenplay.
The character of the vineyard itself changes mood and emotion with the season, as depicted in the screenplay. Here fiery...
...here ethereal...
...here ready for grapes to become wine.
Script, Budget & Schedule
We've done our homework!
We've worked conscientiously to realisticaly budget and schedule production of The Vineyard. We are happy to share this information as well as the script with potential partners for their sincere consideration. Please email us at by clicking the button below. Thank you for your consideration!
Why
The world needs stories like this now.
Life has changed dramatically in the last decade. Technology has given us great power but is has disconnected us from the world and people in it. The Vineyard is the story of the great power of nature to not only connect us to our world and each other but to what lies beyond this world and our participation in it. As George, the most disconnected of all, discovers when he opens his heart to this possibility, miracles are real. only connect us to our world and each other but to what lies beyond this world and our participation in it. As George, the most disconnected of all, discovers when he opens his heart to this possibility, miracles are real. sincere consideration. Please email us at by clicking the button below. Thank you for your consideration!