Interview with Screenwriter Mary C. Ferrara (RED SHIRT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?

Mary C. Ferrara: A woman named Muriel goes on a blind date at a diner, she knows nothing about the guy she is meeting but that he will have a red shirt. Being an awkward person and a bit overwhelmed, she runs into the bathroom shortly after she arrives and runs into Julia, a woman from high school who was one of the popular gals; Julia knows the whole truth about Muriel and her lonely life and corners Muriel on meeting this date…NOW.

Btw, an influence for me writing this was over a decade ago I was going on a blind date. I had talked to him online but hadn’t met him yet. Was supposed to meet him at 7pm at a movie theater; a few minutes before 7pm I saw he left me a voice message. It said “Marco Polo, Marco Polo…