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Brevard playwright adapting her stage show for Netflix film
Read full article: Brevard playwright adapting her stage show for Netflix filmFerrentino was born in New York but grew up in Brevard County, gradating from Merritt Island High School. “Amy and the Orphans” is an original play Ferrentino wrote several years ago based on a personal story. Lindsey Ferrentino, 32, is adapting her play "Amy and the Orphans" for a Netflix film. AdAccording to San Diego State University’s Center for the Study of Women in Television in Film, women accounted for 18% of directors in top 250 films last year, an increase from 13% in 2019. The number of female playwrights and directors is growing, Ferrentino said, but it’s different for small community theaters.