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THERE'S TROUBLE IN THE VALLEYSTONE HOA (1-HR DARK COMEDY)

THERE'S TROUBLE IN THE VALLEYSTONE HOA (1-HR DARK COMEDY)
By Tom Stohlgren

GENRE: Drama, Comedy
LOGLINE:

It's "Yellowstone" meets "The Office." A wealthy rancher’s younger brother is sent to develop management skills for five years by running a homeowners association and living among the diverse inhabitants of an upscale suburban neighborhood. If he succeeds, he’ll be given half of the family’s enormous ranch.

SYNOPSIS:

Many westerners would consider it a step up to own a new 4,000-square-foot home in the deluxe Valleystone subdivision in the scenic town of Mountain Vista, Montana. For our hero, Bradley McKey (35), it was a step down. Bradley’s identical twin brother, Billy Bob, inherited the family’s massive ranch bordering Yellowstone because that eldest son was five-minutes older. Booted from the ranch, Bradley moves into his new home and reluctantly becomes Chairperson of the Valleystone Homeowners Association (HOA). Bradley is assisted by vice-chair, Molly Pierce (30), a fiery black (and gay) rocket scientist who works from home. Cheryl Mathews (35) is their self-appointed Landscape Committee. Muhammed Ahmadi (50), a widower and militant Sargent at Arms for the HOA, has three beautiful daughters (17-21) and owns the local Hardware and Gun Shop. Lyle Chen (25) is a handsome homebuilder who wears his toolbelt to HOA meetings in hopes of impressing any or all of Muhammed’s daughters. Bradley holds their frequent HOA meetings in his home following proper Parliamentary procedure.

Bradley’s nemesis is Silver Night Hawk (30), a Native American who is the Chairperson of the adjacent Riverstone Homeowners Association. The homes in that subdivision are “only” 3,000 square-feet, and a few years older. Silver is loosely assisted by John Russell (24), a former child-TV star who has fallen on tough times, and Danny Sanchez (25) is a telecommuting tech nerd who met his Russian wife (Olga, 21) on the web-dating site he created. Their HOA committee has two irregular members including Ana Patel (30), an introvert trying to maintain her Indian culture by not assimilating, and George Jackson (60), a well-respected black dentist and voice of reason who hates meetings, especially HOA meetings which are held twice a year with a 20-minute limit.

Bradley must convene joint-HOA meetings to design and budget for a community dog park and swimming pool and solve dozens of everyday dramas in his community. If Bradley succeeds for five years, he’ll be given half of the family’s enormous ranch. And maybe, just maybe, he’ll find the woman of his dreams to share it with.

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THERE'S TROUBLE IN THE VALLEYSTONE HOA (1-HR DARK COMEDY)

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