Redefining LGBTQ+ storytelling through bold, cinematic narratives where love, power, and fate collide in a neo-noir landscape.
"More Going Down" – Awarded Stage 32 Double Recommend (Top 1%)
Dennis Manning crafts bold, cinematic noir where love is dangerous, power is seductive, and fate is inescapable. His work blends the grit of crime thrillers with the haunting depth of doomed romance, redefining LGBTQ+ storytelling for the modern era
Specialization in neo-noir crime thrillers with complex LGBTQ+ characters.

We are pleased to announce that on this round of Festigious, you won Screenplay of the Month, Best Thriller Screenplay and Best LGBTQ Screenplay for More Going Down. Congratulations on your continued success, and we hope to see it produced soon.

A Shonda the Musical
Two worlds collide in this musical about two men deeply in love in Memphis, Tennessee. A young Orthodox Jewish man and a down-home country boy struggle to reconcile their relationship as their communities try to keep them apart by using religion and God as a wedge. Will Duvid leave his Orthodox community and his wife behind? Will Clay reject the bigotry that runs deep in his family? This is the first musical ever to explore these two worlds through the lens of a gay relationship. From the creators of the hit musicals Now & Then, Come Out! Come Out!, and One More Yesterday comes the world premiere of a brand-new musical, A Shonda.
