A struggling playwright and mother finds her vivid imagination finally rewarded when an ambitious quiz show producer turns her into a breakout star. But both women trade authorship of their lives for success inside a system built on performance, illusion, and control. Based on a true story
GAME SHOW DYNAMOS is a one-hour dramedy spanning four decades, from the dawn of live television in the 1950s through the changing media landscape of the 1990s and beyond. At its heart, it is the story of one extraordinary woman whose lifelong pursuit of the American Dream reveals the illusion at its core. Blending the wit of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the brilliance of The Queen's Gambit, and the behind-the-scenes intrigue of Quiz Show, the series explores how television didn't simply entertain America, it taught Americans what success was supposed to look like.
Patricia is a writer and documentary filmmaker originally from "The Projects" in Queens, New York and for 35 years thrives in Seattle, Washington. She collaborates with all flavors of creatives to tell transformative true stories that have demonstrated marketability. She is known for her ability to pull resources out of hat and host standing-room only potlucks for her community of writers, actors, filmmakers and their audiences in the Seattle area. She does stand-up comedy to test her dramedy material.
