Sean Gaffney, M.F.A.

Associate Dean, School of Communication Arts
Professor of Screenwriting

Department: Media, Journalism & Digital Storytelling

Office: Miller Center for Communication Arts 244

Phone Extension: (859) 858-3511, x2397

Biographical Information

Sean has worked professionally as a writer in nearly every area of media, from theater to film to television to the web. He was the Story Administrator for Warner Bros. Features, editor of Drama Ministry Magazine, the Managing Director of Taproot Theatre and General Manager of Lamb’s Theatre Company. Gaffney has also been the Master Teacher for Act One: Writing for Hollywood, adjunct faculty at Biola University, and director of the Regent University Script and Screenwriting M.F.A. and Scriptwriting M.A. He received his B.F.A. from Drake University, his M.F.A. from Columbia University, and studied with Act One: Writing for Hollywood. His actress wife, Catherine, is excited to explore Kentucky theater opportunities while continuing her voice over career.

Education

M.F.A. in Theater, Columbia University
B.F.A. in Theater, Drake University

Representative Publications

It Was Good: Performing Arts, “Theophany of Television: God as a Character,” Ned Bustard, Editor, Square Halo Books
Bigger on the Inside: Christianity and Doctor Who, “Beyond Regeneration: Redemptive Transformation and the Doctor,” Ned Bustard, Editor, Square Halo Books
Scripts of Hope & Restoration, co-author, Lillenas Publishing
Larryboy and the Sinister Snowday, a VeggieTales chapter book, Zondervan Publishing
Foolish Wiseman, One Act, Lillenas Publishing
Larryboy and the Emperor of Envy, a VeggieTales chapter book, Zondervan Publishing

Representative Professional Projects

Mary for Mayor, feature, with Corbin Bernsen, Home Theater Films
In-Lawfully Yours, feature, produced by Home Theater Films
Superbook Series, CBN
- Jesus Feeds the Hungry; Samuel and the Call of God; Joseph the Pharaoh’s Dream; The Last Supper; Revelation: The Final Battle; A Giant Adventure
My Babysitter Is an Alien, pilot, produced by Dave Barnett
Larryboy in Leggo My Ego, Big Idea (VeggieTales)
King George and the Bath Ducky, story, Big Idea (VeggieTales)
The Superbook Show – Created By, YouTube Series, CBN