CHAD MORGAN
An eccentric, laid-back dreamer who once took a yearlong sabbatical from his office job to watch films, Chad is the Nashville 9 Screenwriter. A student of film in college and a practicing screenwriter and director, he will ingest a Nashvillian's story and use it as the basis for an original scene each night during the project. His passion for stories was the impetus for the Nashville 9 concept and his desire to challenge himself helped to bring the idea to fruition. A keyboard player and longtime band mate of Songwriter Luke Sheets and Utility Man Brandon McDonald, Chad once took a coast-to-coast road trip—tracing the nostalgic Route 66—with Actor Nat McIntyre. Remarkably, all four men are still speaking.
LUKE SHEETS
Luke, a gregarious and driven multi-instrumentalist who writes for Weimarhymes Music Publishing, is the Nashville 9 Songwriter. Each night during the nine-day project, Luke will craft an original song based on a story contributed by a Nashvillian. In addition to his versatility as a musician, his experience in restaurant management and as booking agent for his former band's ambitious and successful Stamina Tour—60 shows in 22 states over 30 days—is vital to making the Nashville 9 concept a reality. Plus, Luke's ability to accurately predict the gender of unborn children is approaching statistical significance.
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NATHANIEL MCINTYRE
Nat, whose résumé lists "falling" as one of his special skills, is the Nashville 9's quick-witted Actor. A onetime roommate of screenwriter Chad Morgan, he has an MFA in acting from the U.S.'s top-ranked The Old Globe Theatre program and has appeared in numerous stage, film, and commercial productions. Each day during the Nashville 9 project, Nat will lead a troupe of actors as they turn Chad's freshly penned script into a completed scene for the short film. A highly competitive individual, he once struck his girlfriend in the throat with a stray shot during an air hockey match.
BRANDON MCDONALD
An unflappable jack-of-all-trades, Brandon is appropriately tasked with the duties of Utility Man for the Nashville 9 project. His scattershot life experience as touring musician, home-flipper, waiter, and outdoorsman will no doubt be useful over the nine-day event, as he collects stories from total strangers, scavenges for props, and ties up any loose ends. Loyal yet pessimistic, he has an uncanny knack for casting others into awkward situations while he remains unfazed.
