https://www.andrewfriedenthal.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/994b4154-c346-400a-9e4e-b04bc944f058/istockphoto-618333506-612x612.jpg Home - Themed Entertainment Collected here you can find some of my favorite recent show writing and other themed entertainment-related pieces of writing. Let’s create worlds together! Show Writer - Boiler Gold Rush to Excellence (themed dark ride concept, POV/audio ride-through, & functional scale model) — winner, Imaginative Activites Award for the Festival of Teaching and Learning, Purdue University Show Writer - Library of Secrets (immersive LBE attraction concept) Show Writer - Heroica (themed land with multiple attractions & retail locations - PDF of full scripts & story bible) Show Writer - Heroica (themed land with multiple attractions & retail locations - PowerPoint summary) Ride Script - Sherlock Holmes: The Ride (dark ride attraction) Ride Script - Department Store Dash (for “The Mall” themed land concept) Ride Outline - The Ooze Cruise (for “The Mall” themed land concept) The Mall (themed Land concept) Final Pitch/Presentation Selected Excerpts From Walt Disney World: The Movie: The Official Movie Novelization https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/6c4dffd3-60b3-4b5d-b0cc-b8884f2e440b/ibm.jpeg Home - IBM As a storyteller and senior copywriter for IBM marketing, I relate the story of IBM to existing clients and potential customers through a variety of brand voices and content forms. Let’s create and think together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/f4d97985-801b-4f63-b00f-f7037f570beb/9781032092706.jpeg Home - Publications I have published several books and book chapters about popular culture, specifically focusing on storytelling within multimedia properties and imaginary worlds. Come get geeky with me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/8230c55a-84f1-40f0-b939-3b7364d78234/software-advice.png Home - Software Advice For this Gartner-owned company, I researched and wrote content about various types of software, with a focus on marketing. Come get techy with me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/c43b8026-aae8-4377-b864-742360c268d6/TO+Austin.jpeg Home - Time Out Austin Though Time Out’s tenure in Austin, TX was short-lived, I was the magazine’s theatre writer for the extent of its run. Check out how I helped keep Austin weird! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/0138cdcd-6429-4a4f-a60c-8fb04a033f69/austin-american-statesman.png Home - Austin American-Statesman For many years I was the primary theatre reviewer for Austin’s only daily newspaper and wrote hundreds of reviews and articles; here’s a few of my favorites. Curtain up, everyone! https://www.andrewfriedenthal.com/technical-writing daily 0.75 2026-01-08 https://www.andrewfriedenthal.com/copywriting daily 0.75 2026-01-11 https://www.andrewfriedenthal.com/show-writing daily 0.75 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/37f894aa-54d6-48dd-b526-aa3eb8da5e97/sherlock.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/258617f0-19c7-411b-9684-f7e275711d0c/Screenshot+2026-01-12+at+12.30.26%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/ab5b1f0b-2c3c-4f5e-bbce-2d41262f9ce8/bgr_banner-4.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/57e03828-0749-4b04-b037-90300ccb9b9d/Picture1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6259bc28f3195c0bc9023dde/9f2a094a-0404-4e9e-8191-8cf7f1bfae1c/01_Poster.webp