Plays By Claude
Crashed Out
Synopsis
Cashed is about a three generations of Native American basket makers and how one,
Rocky is mired in the grips of problem gambling. She comes to the home of her aunt,
Nancy, who watches over Rocky’s daughter Maya, after winning big at the casino.
Expecting a celebration, she refuses to acknowledge that this is the result of gambling
addiction. Her auntie and Maya cannot accept the winnings as a victory. Instead, they
confront Rocky hoping to get her help, but resisting, it only shows how far gone she is
with her addiction. The story takes place on the Gila River Indian Community reservation
in Arizona.
Olivia
Synopsis
Olivia is a modern western that takes places on an Indian reservation. Olivia protects a
young girl from the evil Sheriff John Brown, who wants to capture and kill the young girl
for witnessing Brown kill her best friend. This is a thriller as Olivia and Brown are locked
in a standoff before the inevitable gun battle.
Weight Loss Challenge
Synopsis
Sherry Gee, Kathy and Francesca (“Frankie”) are involved in an inter-office weight-loss
challenge. They work for the fictional recovery program, Chicanos As One. Sherry Gee
must own up to the fact that she is failing big time at the challenge. They are in jeopardy
of losing the competition. However, their humorous dialogue is interrupted when Isaiah,
Sherry Gee’s former client in the program, pays a visit. Sherry must help the young man
overcome his fear of falling back into the world of addiction.