James is teaching Script Analysis at Columbia College Hollywood.
The Life of the Party , written and directed James, is currently in pre-production. Click here for that link.
Ding , the new short film from James, is in post-production.
James just started filming a short featuring the teddy bear he has had since he was 4 years old.
James Evans is an accomplished and award winning writer and director. His short film "Life Lines" has been screened at The Big Apple Film Festival, The Beverly Hills Shorts Festival (Winner Best Dramedy), The Method Fest (Nomination Best Short), The Big Island Film Festival, The Trail Dance Film Festival, The Detroit Independent Film Festival, The New York City SAG Foundation and The Big Easy Film Festival (Best Short Drama and Best Actress). James's theatrical credits include writing and directing the rock opera We're All Dead (Chashama, Ohio Theatre and Blue Heron Arts Center), Invert (The Cherry Lane Theatre), Approaching America (The Midtown International Theater Festival and Playwrights Collective), Ding (HERE and Showworld) and Three Plays Called Parks (The Other Side Theatre). He has an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University and a BA in Theater and Creative Writing from the College of Santa Fe.
for Parks
"A deft and compelling piece of verbal dodge ball."
--The Tulsa World
for We're All Dead
"Succinct, sublime...CliffsNotes were never so much fun."
-- The New York Times
for Here
Head shaved for intellectual combat, eyes rolling in a slightly mad way...
Evans suffers gladly.
--The Oregonian
for Approaching America
"Critics Pick! Intelligent...Sharp...Evans directs a stellar production."
--TimeOut New York
"James's class has helped me break my writer's block and reminded me, through his imaginative exercises, just how fun being creative is again. I can't wait to write now (something I haven't felt in a long time)."
--Tom
For Information on upcoming classes and workshops, send James an email.
"James's exercises and constructive criticism have made me able to finally write believable, action driven dialogue. "
--Yosvany
"James has a structured yet informal approach that creates a great working atmosphere and works well with both novice and experienced writers."
--Grace
"James creates an environment where, rather than my usual agonizing over every word, I write easily for pages and pages. His class makes the act of writing itself energizing and even (dare I say it) fun."
--Nicole
