LOGLINE: After being disbarred, a hotshot Houston attorney returns to her hometown and learns that she has inherited a strip club. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK in a strip club.

SYNOPSIS:

LAYNE ROBERTS is riding high as a modern-day superwoman – great career as a partner at a prestigious Houston law firm, fancy condo that she shares with her handsome boyfriend, and a beautiful daughter, MEGAN, that adores her. But Layne is quickly knocked off her pedestal when she is convicted of obstructing justice on an old case. Left with no career or status, Layne is dealt another blow when she learns that her estranged father, KELLY, has died suddenly. She returns to her hometown of Beaumont, Texas, to settle his affairs, only to learn from Kelly's accountant, ALBERTO, that she has inherited his strip club, the L’AMOUR LOUNGE. After meeting several of the DANCERS and witnessing some of the club's drama, Layne knows that she wants nothing to do with this type of deviant business and the town she escaped. She tells Alberto that she intends to sell the club. But after conferring with longtime family friend HAM, Layne realizes she’s in dire straits: she has no immediate job prospects, mounting legal bills, and a looming custody battle with her ex, MARK. With these pressing circumstances, coupled with a newfound sense of purpose, Layne decides to stay in Beaumont and run the club.

AWARDS:

• Shopping Agreement with Creative Screenwriter Productions (the development & production arm of the ISA).

• COVERFLY'S TOP 7% of ALL PROJECTS 2023

• TOP 7% of ALL COVERFLY DRAMA PROJECTS 2023

• TOP 9% of ALL COVERFLY ONE-HOUR TV PROJECTS 2023

• TOP 10% of ALL COVERFLY ONE-HOUR DRAMA PROJECTS 2023

• WINNER - Athena Film Festival LA Women’s Screenwriting Lab 2019

• OFFICIAL SELECTION - Script Summit Screenplay Competition 2019

• TOP 15% FINALIST - New York Television Festival Script Competition 2018

• WINNER - CINE PitchFest Presented by A&E: Be Original 2016

• TOP 25 FINALIST - WeTV: The WeScreenplay Television Competition 2016

• SEMI-FINALIST - Austin Revolution Film Festival TV Script Competition 2016

• TOP 40 TELEPLAY - Cinequest Screenwriting Competition 2016

• QUARTERFINALIST - Female Voices Rock Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2021

• QUARTERFINALIST - Final Draft's Big Break Screenwriting Contest 2015