Our Work

Rapt

Written by Maggie Budzyna and Christian Tasiopolous, RAPT is a short film about a “young woman navigating an unorthodox audition process in the hopes of gaining admission to an elite program.” The film stars Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”) and Jesse LaTourette (“Boy Erased”).

Film

RECORDED LIVE! The Great American Family Jukebox Cabaret

Written by and starring Type E’s founder, Elle Shaheen, RECORDED LIVE! is a tribute and testimonial to the legacy of family. This televised special features Elle’s grandfather, Billy Shaheen, and the generations who came before and after him. The Cabaret highlights formative women in Billy's life and is performed by his first grandchild, Elle, on the precipice of graduation as she wrestles with this critical transition from youth to independence. Embark on a walk back in time with the music of Sophie Tucker, Peggy Lee, Chuck Jackson, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Carole King and the Drifters, Michael Bublé, and Billy Joel. In a world reeling from isolation and loss, RECORDED LIVE! will comfort as it reminds you of the need for connection, the ties that bind, and love’s transcendent power.

RECORDED LIVE! is available to stream. Click here! (Password: jukebox21)

POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive

Written by 27-year-old Selina Fellinger, POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive was the first female written farce to head directly to Broadway. With an allstar cast including Vanessa Williams, Julie White, Rachel Dratch, Lea Delaria, Julianne Hough, Suzy Nakurama, & Lilli Cooper, POTUS was named a “foulmouthed political funhouse farce” by Entertainment Weekly.

Theater

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Dimples and Diabetes

Dimples and Diabetes is an autobiographical play written by Type E founder, Elle Shaheen. The story follows a teenage girl with Type 1 diabetes trying to navigate her first year of high school with a chronic disease and a service dog. Dimples and Diabetes was performed at the Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. and toured to Camp Clara Barton, Elliott P. Joslin Camp, the Type One Nation Conference in Boston and the Children With Diabetes Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Dimples and Diabetes was awarded the VSA Playwright Discovery Award from the Kennedy Center for the Arts.

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank was Type E’s first ever theatrical production. After raising $30,000, Type E collaborated with The Seacoast Repertory Theatre and the Rochester Opera House. A portion of the ticket proceeds for this production was donated to Joslin Diabetes Center. It was because of these efforts that Type E Productions was awarded the Global Achievement Award by Joslin Diabetes Center.

Elle and Coach: Diabetes, the Fight for My Daughter’s Life, and the Dog Who Changed Everything

New York Times Bestseller, Elle and Coach, written by Stefany Shaheen with Mark Dagastino, is a true story about a Type-A mom struggling to care for a daughter with Type 1 Diabetes and the incredible service dog who changes the Shaheen family’s lives.

“This book will inspire and encourage countless parents and children around the country. I loved it.”
– Hillary Rodham Clinton

“This book is more than a heartwarming story about a triumphant girl and her amazing dog. It’s a book about never giving up hope.”
– Michael J. Fox

Type E founder, Elle Shaheen is currently working on a feature adaption of “Elle and Coach” with the help of artists like Amy Greene and Chris Stinston, Mark Fitzgerald, and more.