Payton's Professional Resume

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TELEVISION
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•  JURASSIC WOMAN (30-min comedy)
  • Quarter-Finalist in Final Draft's Big Break Screenwriting Competition (2021).

• VIVIK AND LILY (30-min comedy)

• THE ACTOR'S GANG (one-hour dark dramedy)
  • Semi- Finalist in Screencraft's Virtual Pitch Competition.

• UNDERCOVER SHIT (30-min comedy)​

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• INSTRUCTIONS ON RAISING A GENIUS (one-hour drama)

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PLAYS
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• FLOATERS  (One Act, 2F, 2M)
  • Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Regional Finalist (2020)

• HANG ON  (One Act, 4M)
  • Produced at Texas State University "Live in Lampasas" (2021)

• GALAXY OF FIRE  (One Act, 3M)
  • Produced at Texas State University Mainstage (2020)

• OUTSIDE THE FRIDGE (10-min, 1M, 1F)
  • Self-Produced at Texas State University Studio Theatre, "The Cold Brew Collection" (2019)

• TED'S TALK (10-min, 1M)
  • Self-Produced at Texas State University Studio Theatre, "The Cold Brew Collection" (2019)

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​​ARTICLES
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• FAT KIDS (2019)

• OPINION: FRESHMEN SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO LIVE ON CAMPUS (2021)

• OPINION: TEXAS STATE FILM PRODUCTION SHOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (2021)

• THE RAINBOW IS ALWAYS ENOUGH: Student-run performance magnifies voices of Black actresses (2020)

• FIND YOUR FUTURE: Texas State instructors help navigate graduate school possibilities (2021)

• SEEN AND HEARD: Local art event honors BIPOC voices (2020)

• MAKING OF THE MOAT: A history behind Texas State's Theatre Center (2021)

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• PRESERVING THE PAST: How locals are protecting historic homes in San Marcos (2020)

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