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The Restaurant: A Visual Comedyby Jackie
When his pizza takes too long to arrive, a young man takes matters into his own hands
Genre: Comedy
1-4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
1-4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Beautifulby Dwayne Bricker
A teenage model considered the most beautiful girl in the world is abducted by a meticulous curator who believes he is saving her from a society that consumes beauty. Trapped inside a private gallery built from her public image and stolen private moments, she turns the psychological game against him, dismantling his need for control and reclaiming her identityonly to discover that escaping captivity doesn't mean escaping the image the world refuses to let go.
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pet Rockby Mike Doyle
Katie wanted a pet that would never die. Unfortunately, that's exactly what she got.
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Schooled at the Poolby Tina Field Howe
A loser gets even with his 'ex-girlfriend' by exposing her creepy suitor to her many imperfections.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Echoesby Helen Watson
When public condemnation of a well-known author results in online outrage, cancellations ripple through association.
Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Sakoby Tigran Vardanyan
On a stormy night in a remote mountain gorge, a lone shepherd is hunted by ancient spirits who lure the living with music, memory, and madnessforcing him to confront whether the horrors chasing him are supernatural... or already inside him.
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Padres e Hijosby John Porter
A young Latino learns to thank his father for having loved him enough to stay alive.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Darker Side of Goodnessby John Porter
A horror/dark comedy/Halloween script based on Cheryl Pierson's short story in which a young man meets a demon who offers him the chance to see whether his wife really does love him.
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Preyby John Porter
Two promiscuous businessmen plan to pick up a beautiful young woman--who plans to pick them up.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
In Creeps the Boogeymanby Doug J Robbins
A deeply perverted killer named Jason brutally murders and mutilates a female classmate who denied him a date, and ten years later, he escapes the asylum on Halloween night to stalk a sorority house.
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
4th of Julyby Katoya S Lowe
In the dark era of circus slavery, an albino woman forms a bond with a captive elephant to launch a devastating revenge against the cruel owners who murdered her twin brother, executing a bloody reckoning on the 4th of July.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
28 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Visions in the Haunted Ledgerby Vanessa M. Chattman
A burned-out accountant discovers a haunted ledger that tracks deaths before they happen, and each entry is tied to a cursed candle.
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Sweet Reflectionby Elliot Stanton
A man's worth is not measured by his wealth but by the difference he makes to others. An elderly shopkeeper is reminded of his worth in the community just as he loses all faith.
Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Only the Windby DJ Robbins
Jack is spending his first Christmas without his father and is given the chance for one last Christmas with him.
Genre: Family
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
All the News That's Fitby Ian Patrick Williams
In the near future, a rising young newscaster hired by a corporate-controlled TV station finds to her horror that anyone can be replaced...literally
Genre: Sci-Fi
18 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
18 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Fez Rescueby Ed Tasca
A handsome young man discovers that the woman he's having an affair with is the niece of a mafia boss. In his panic, wishing to break up with her, he has to find a way for her to break up with him and not vice versa, or he could wind up with involuntary "knee surgery." He chooses a spiritual method.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
No Loose Endsby Adam Rocke
Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when there's a price on your head.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
No Witnessesby Juli Henry
In a near future where hospice patients' final moments are recorded and sold to their families, a veteran nurse risks her career by granting a dying woman one last request: the right to die in private.
Genre: Sci-Fi
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Close Enoughby Steven Burton
The boundaries of the long-term platonic friendship between Larry, a straight man, and Gary, a gay man, are challenged as they deal with other life issues.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Widow's Oilby Barbara Blomquist
Widows, young and old, gather for a potluck and healing, aided by a mysterious bottle of olive oil.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Ancient Secretsby Wayne E. Johnson
While waiting in line to renew his driver's license, a man gets an update on Stonehenge from the 6000-year-old± Druid in line ahead of him.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Occam's Beardby David Ezell
A former child star spirals as he becomes convinced that the people he loves most have been replaced by impostors.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Double-Crossed Christmasby Wendy Toliver
A surgeon searching for the daughter she gave up for adoption believes she's finally bringing her home for Christmas--unaware the adoption agency receptionist is posing as her daughter.
Genre: Drama
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Gina's Veilby Kevin Silva
A lonely, facially scarred woman discovers that a charming writer has been sneaking into a private spot on her farm to complete his novel.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Very Ordinary Dayby Chris Fell
A young couple navigates a day filled with the man's anxiety and the woman's experiences of sexual harassment, painting a sobering picture of the psychological challenges and gender-based aggressions that constitute a "very ordinary day" for many.
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
2 Heart Shuffleby Bernard Mersier
Sitting on opposite sides of the bathroom door, Laura and Rodney confront their deepest insecurities and unspoken boundaries, ultimately deciding whether emotional vulnerability or possessive fear will dictate the future of their relationship.
Genre: Romance
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
S'moresby Jason Allen
Young Eric and Molly are having the time of their lives roasting marshmallows over the campfire. Their parents, not so much... (Horror/Comedy. 1 location, 2 actors.)
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Chucklesby Doug J Robbins
A serial killer is reincarnated as a character in a sitcom and is reunited with his estranged daughter and ex-wife.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Daisy + Adrianby Bill Cornelius
After surviving a near fatal car crash, two friends find that neither is what they appear to be and a mysterious corporation hopes to keep it a secret.
Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Devil's Bargainby Cassandra Wells
When Soho, a 17th century Caddo (Native American), becomes painfully aware of what fate awaits her people with the arrival of Spanish conquistadors into what will become Texas, she enters into an unholy alliance with an Old World witch who has been "imported" from Europe to exact a fitting vengeance upon the merciless interlopers.
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pity the Poor Cowboyby John Porter
A Western musical in which two cowboys mourn the passing of one of their own
Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Princess Samby Rebecca Ayers
When Sam, a burned-out waitress, becomes convinced by her sick grannie that they are really British royals, Sam channels Princess Diana which inspires her to a higher purpose at Sloppy's Bar-B-Q.
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Last Tenantby Carl
A young couple moves into a cheap suburban rental and discovers the former tenant is still inside the wallsalong with a stolen child's identityforcing them into a terrifying "lease" of rules, confessions, and sacrifice as they race to outsmart the house's contract before it claims one of them as the next permanent occupant.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Cop Killerby D J Robbins
A vengeful spirit hunts down the cops who gunned him down a decade ago.
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
He's Gonna Payby John Porter
A young man confronts the killer of his wife and child, and makes the killer pay--by letting him live.
Genre: Western
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Western
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The New Schoolteacherby George Baumann
A tall, dark-coated stranger strides into an isolated 1860s Bavarian village dogs retreat and geese scatter at the sound of his boot heels. He goes by Uffentussen, a misnomer derived from 'Affen Tassen' German for 'monkey cups.' Frau Trout, the self-appointed sentinel on the hill, slams her shutters at the sight of him. He's here to replace the beloved Herr Weisenkopf.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hellavisionby Jason Allen
On Halloween night, a young man decides to stay home and watch a horror movie on television. Unfortunately he chooses the wrong channel on the wrong night. (Mostly 1 actor, limited dialogue, inspired by 70's horror. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Home Like a Shadowby Linda Boroff
Cynical college girl accompanies her new boyfriend, an aspiring law student, to his decayed San Joaquin Valley home town for his alcoholic mother's birthday dinner and is pulled into family conflicts and secrets dating back a hundred years. To her surprise she finds belonging and acceptance amidst the drinking, gambling, and a violent 2 a.m. free-for-all. Adapted from prizewinning short story: https://adelaidebooks.org/linda-boroff-home-like-a-shadow.
Genre: Family
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
New Flameby Chelita Hagan
A meek and magnetic women is dating in a small town but she keeps attracting emotionally unavailable men but they are secretly attached.
Genre: Romance
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Stayby Sean Nash
Unable to cope with the prospect of his two sons watching him succumb to cancer as his wife did, a young surfer paddles out alone at night to suicide. As he sinks beneath the waves his connection with his late beloved becomes more focused, allowing him to re-evaluate not only the gifts inherent in her passing, but the importance of his boys sharing similar gifts from himself.
Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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