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Frank South's
Pay Attention: ADHD in Hollywood,
On the Rocks with a Twist
A hypomanic, alcoholic, one-man show with ADHD.

The Show

"Pay Attention" tells Frank South's story as a New York waiter and performance artist who is catapulted into fast track Hollywood TV writing, unwittingly unleashing his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Hypomania, Alcoholism, and Issues with Authority.
In nearly two non-stop hours of intense hilarity and horror, South careens from a high school talent show to mentorship with Robert Altman to the deadly world of network television nearly destroying himself and others in the process.

Frank South (Writer & Performer)

Frank South is a writer, performer, and teacher. He wrote the one-act plays, 2 by South, that were directed by Robert Altman Off-Broadway and filmed for ABC Arts.

Frank is well known for his work in writing producing and directing shows such as Cagney and Lacy, Fame, and Melrose Place, among others.

Frank and his wife, Margaret South, moved to Hawaii with their two children in 2000. Currently performing his one-man autobiographical show, Pay Attention, Frank continues to write and perform new work. In November 2006 he premiered his play The Night Talkers at The Arts at Marks in Honolulu.

As a teacher, Frank specializes in "at risk" youth. He runs the Creative Writing English Class for the Palama Settlement In Community Treatment Program for adjudicated teens with slam poet Travis T.

Frank's complete TV credits
are available at:
www.imdb.com/name/nm0816041/

Mark Travis (Developer & Director)

Mark is perhaps best known for the Solo shows that he has developed and directed over the past 15 years. Notably: Time Flies When You're Alive, A Bronx Tale, Undressing New Jersey, Insomnia, Something In His Genes, The Dangerous Lure of High Heels, Cabin Fever, What Does The Sun Sound Like?, They Call Me Mr. Fry, Hip Bones and Cool Whip, Almost Made, Walking Back to Brooklyn, and Fornicationally Challenged. Mark has been credited in the LA Times with having created a 'new theater genre'. His first book on film directing, The Director's Journey, became an instant best-seller (L.A. Times) and was followed by Directing Feature Films which is currently required reading by hundreds of film schools worldwide.

Mark’s innovative, creative ideas and hard work push the envelope until you’re in a brand new world as a writer and performer. His friendship, encouragement, inspiration and no-bullshit insistence on truth in writing and performance over the years of development and in rehearsal are what brought “Pay Attention” to life – with me kicking and screaming all the way.

Margaret South (Developer & Producer)

Margaret has developed television and feature film projects for Disney, Fox and Tri-Star Studios, HBO, ABC, and NBC. She’s produced several feature films, including the beloved Beaches, starring Bette Midler. Margaret teaches The Art of Story, a master writing classes, and consults with writers on novels, memoirs and screenplays. Together with her husband, Frank, Margaret developed the exciting new curriculum for children, called Kids Talk Story, now being offered in schools across Hawai'i and nationwide.

When it comes down to it, “Pay Attention” is all Margaret’s idea. It was Margaret who pushed me to write this auto-biographical story in the first place. She’s the one who saw the value and potential in the story. She’s also responsible for putting Mark Travis and me together. Pay Attention only exists because of Margaret’s dedication, inspiration, and nurturing of the play, playwright, performer, and husband.

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