"Rich Krevolin's screenwriting class was the best
class on writing I ever took. Many of the lessons he taught me are
still with me as some of the most important elements of my process." -- Danny Strong, award winning writer of Lee Daniels' THE BUTLER, RECOUNT, GAME CHANGE
Richard Krevolin's Bio
Richard Krevolin attended Yale University where he earned his undergraduate degree in History. He went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Screenwriting at UCLA’s School of Cinema-Television, and a Master's Degree in Playwriting and Fiction from USC.
He has been an adjunct Professor at USC Cinema/TV School, UCLA Film School, Emerson College, Ithaca College, Pepperdine and UGA. He has authored the books, Screenwriting in the Land of Oz (Adams Media), Screenwriting From The Soul (St. Martin’s Press), Pilot Your Life(Prentice-Hall), How To Adapt Anything Into A Screenplay (Wiley & Sons), and The Transcript (A Story about Reclaiming the Potential of Your Business By Using the Three-Step MAPP Process).
He is also the author of the Young Adult book series, Tales of the Truly Grotesque, Max Holt, Ultra-Mega-Super-Secret-Stunt-Boy, and Doug P MountainDog & The Golden Bone.
Richard has several screenplays under option and in development in Hollywood, as well as several animated series. He was also one of the writers of the documentary, Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition.
He was a finalist for the $500,000 Kingman Screenwriting Award, the Chesterfield Contest, the Klasky-Csupo Writing for Children Contest and the Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting Award. He won the USC One-Act Play Festival for his comedy, Love is Like Velcro.
His play, Trotsky’s Garden, was a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights' Conference. His one-man show, Yahrzeit, a finalist in the HBO New Writer’s Project, was a huge hit at the Santa Monica Playhouse, running for five sold-out months; under a new name, Boychik , it opened Off-Broadway at Theater Four in New York City in 1997 and is still touring the country. He also received a Valley Theatre League nomination for best director and best play for his one-man musical RebbeSoul-O.
His play, King Levine opened in Feb. '99 at the Odyssey Theater under the direction of Joseph Bologna and after receiving rave reviews, transferred to The Tiffany. It was also nominated for an Ovation Award as Best Adaptation. In 2001, Richard had two one person plays open in L.A., The Lemony Fresh Scent of Diva Monsoon (starring Ruth DeSosa) at the Rose Alley and Seltzer Man (starring David Proval of The Sopranos) at the Tiffany. His plays have been performed with Ed Asner, Allen Arbus, Jean Smart, Mackenzie Phillips and Richard Kline. And in 2009, his play, Lansky opened off-Broadway at the St. Luke’s Theater and was nominated for an Outer Critics Award.
His newest play, The Gospel According to Jerry premiered at the Minnesota Jewish Theater in April, 2011.
Under his guidance, his students have sold film scripts and TV shows to Fox, Nickelodeon, Universal, Sony-Tri-Star, Paramount, Dreamworks SKG and numerous other studios and production companies.
His consulting work has affected hundreds of TV commercials produced all over the world, many of which have won awards including Golden Lions at Cannes and The People Choice Award in China. In addition, he conducts writer’s workshops and corporate storytelling seminars throughout the world.
