Michigan Fiction

Author

Bryce DurfeyFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-1-2025

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Theater and Film

First Advisor

Alan Arivée

Second Advisor

Michael Tuxhorn

Third Advisor

Matthew Bondurant

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

The screenplay Michigan Fiction follows a failing children's book author who is desperate for another taste of success. His father has told him his entire life that success by any means is all that matters. After a chance meeting with a more successful crime-novelist colleague, and learning of his next book idea, he decides to follow him to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to steal his idea for a book. He stays in a motel where the original killer once stayed and killed. Things go awry when he accidentally murders someone. After the town thinks it's the old killer returning, he decides to continue murdering to gain notoriety. He must decide whether to continue his murders but sacrifice his success. This screenplay was created through extensive research and revision, and despite many setbacks, the lessons learned during the process are invaluable.

Recommended Citation

Durfey, Bryce, "Michigan Fiction" (2025). Honors Theses. 3357.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/3357