Black Cherry
Faculty Selects
Written by B.A. Parker
Penny Guess must suffer her Spring Break on a farm with her bickering family and a
broken nose. She and her butch lesbian sister try to make the most of their country stay,
including setting their sights on some wily teen Jehovahʼs Witnesses. Pennyʼs sarcastic and
boy-crazy thoughts lead her on a journey of self-discovery.

![]() | B.A. PARKER was born and raised in Baltimore with the great hope that she was the long-lost black daughter of John Waters. With that dream shot in the face, she became a writer. Graduating from Morgan State University with a degree in English, B.A. managed to stave off adulthood a little bit longer to pursue an MFA in Screenwriting from Columbia University. There she has learned of the valuable life lessons in "Point Break" and the futility of labeling her scripts as "dramedies." In the Summer of 2011, B.A. was selected as a comedy writing intern for Comedy Centralʼs Summer School, a program built on cultivating comedic minority voices. She likes Jesus, Radiohead and her Grandma. |

GIVE ME CHILDREN TELEVISION PILOT, DRAMA Nominee, Humanitas Prize
SOCIAL SERVICES TELEVISION PILOT, COMEDY
NUNS AND A-RABS DRAMA Nominee, Zaki Gordon Screenwriting Award
![]() B.A. Parker briepark@gmail.com 443-722-3933 |











