After pitching their feature to a reader for NETFLIX, authors April Lecours and Bobby Capoccia were told there might be a market for a series featuring a limo driver and his ongoing crazy encounters.
So they have now revamped their feature film BACK IN THE DAY and renamed it STRETCH, re-imagined as a 30 minute comedy series.
Our task? To help them make it the best possible submission.
As usual, we will meet virtually from 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST.
The script and some examples of follow-on episodes are offered for critique.
LOGLINE: A stretch limo driver from Boston’s mob-entangled North End dreams of DJ stardom, picking up outrageous passengers who help him find his beat or scratch his record, as he stretches himself to remix his life, dodge the local mob, and resist his most relentless recruiter, his own mother.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
ROBERT CAPOCCIA
After being self-employed for over 40 years, Bobby Capoccia finally retired and moved to Conway, NH. One of his businesses was a limousine service. Over the years, he was involved in this enterprise, he dealt with everyone from children to celebrities to newlyweds to gangsters. These experiences ignited his desire to write BACK IN THE DAY and share some of life’s perils, growing up in Boston’s North End.
In his younger days, Bobby’s life was all about playing sports. Bobby played high school, college, and semi-pro football. Later, he coached for several years until he finally hung up his cleats. He also studied Karate, which was a major factor in his life growing up. His 5 AM gym workouts have proven to be very rewarding, both physically and mentally.
Some of his hobbies are playing guitar in a rock and roll band called “Decades of Rock,” and collecting vinyl records and old coins.
As a proud husband, father, and grandfather, Bobby can finally enjoy his family to the fullest. He learned the importance of family and values from his Italian parents, who always said, “If you’re not a man of your word, you’re not a man. Do good and good will come to you, and there is a first time for everything.” So far, they’ve been right, and that’s why he now writes.
APRIL LECOURSA graduate of Vancouver Film School in Vancouver, B.C., April began her television/film career as a production assistant for the award-winning National Geographic producers John Rubin and Anne Tarrant. While there, she worked on programming for the BBC, Animal Planet, and PBS.
As a production manager for PAX-TV Boston, April delivered high-concept video and editing services for clients such as Disney, Universal Studios, American Airlines, Segway, and Irish Tourism, traveling both nationally and internationally to create programming.
April started her own production company, Global Trek Productions, where she built a traveling studio using robotic cameras and live switching to produce over 1,000 public service shows in 14 markets for ION Media.
April’s love of film and storytelling continues today as a director, editor, and writer. She directed and edited the short, THE DINNER, which was selected as an entry into multiple film festivals, and edited the sci-fi feature ATOMIC POOP: A LOVE STORY, which can be seen on Tubi TV. Her script, FANDOM won second place at the Women in Film and Video New England screenwriting competition in 2025.
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ROBERT CAPOCCIA
APRIL LECOURS