CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE was selected by the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA for a stage reading. With great excitement, the cast and I traveled to Atlanta for the reading. This afforded the cast the opportunity to meet, greet, and take photos with celebrities. CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE is about a well-to-do couple working to do life separately after their recent divorce. The two share a high-school aged daughter and fail miserably as co-parents. Their daughter Reese is trying to adjust to the new norm but struggles with the divorce of her parents. In denial, Theresa is mourning the death of her marriage. However, she tries to mask her emotions by entering a new relationship with a former attorney unaware of the evil that lies within. Meanwhile, her daughter Reese feels neglected by her and uncomfortable with her new lover. The biggest problem with the divorce is that Theresa's new lover has a hidden motive and secret interest in the her daughter, an interest that Theresa chooses to ignore. Danger begins to mount, crash and burn.