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Run-A-Muck seeks writer-director for Pulitzer-finalist Stag Dance film

8/11/2026

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Run-A-Muck, founded by Pamela Drucker Mann, Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals, is developing a Stag Dance feature and seeking a writer-director.
Torrey Peters’s novella Stag Dance, a 2026 Pulitzer Fiction finalist, follows a camp dance that sparks obsession and betrayal around axman Babe Bunyan.
Ilene Chaiken said the company is thrilled to bring the story to screen after securing rights in 2025.

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Story summary

Run-A-Muck, founded by Pamela Drucker Mann, Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals, is developing a Stag Dance feature and seeking a writer-director.
Torrey Peters’s novella Stag Dance, a 2026 Pulitzer Fiction finalist, follows a camp dance that sparks obsession and betrayal around axman Babe Bunyan.
Ilene Chaiken said the company is thrilled to bring the story to screen after securing rights in 2025.