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Woodby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2024
A lonely man falls in love with a tree. But can they live happily ever after? (No dialogue, silent comedy. One location. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Shockingby  Glenn Pollard
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2025
John owns a business repairing electrical appliances. What his assistant, Will, does not know is that the store is going bankrupt. What John does not know is that Will has a way of saving it. But which option is the best?

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ghomeedaby  Aya Mheidly
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2024
In their quest for safety as undocumented refugees, Wissam, Hadi, and Jamil find refuge in an apartment. Wissam uses the game of hide and seek to protect Hadi's innocence while teaching vital evasion skills. But when ICE agents intrude, their bond is tested. Despite the turmoil, they hold onto hope, showing the strength of the human spirit

Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Fools and the Enchanted Lampby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2024
Three clueless friends unleash a mischievous genie from an ancient lamp, who grants them each a wish with hilarious and unexpected consequences.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Into the smogby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2024
In a post-apocalyptic world shrouded in toxic green smog, two sisters must learn to survive and reclaim their freedom from a man who controls their fate through his precious vegetable garden.

Genre: Sci-Fi
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Xanadu Shoresby  Jay Loish
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2025
Two ex-pilots become embroiled in a kidnapping and gold heist, after an employer's scheme escalates from theft to kidnapping. Needing help, our hero leaves clues unaware of a capricious agent and his comely accomplice are following his friends by land, air, and sea. The unscrupulous authorities are seeking the loot, confronting the criminals, culminating explosively with the sun rising on XANADU SHORES. It's about desire and duty to friends. A lively yarn encapsulated by adventure.

Genre: Action/Adventure
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Prefer Not To Sayby  Maroun Rached
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2024
Three people are challenged about how to tackle gender on their company's website (the theatrical version was performed at the 15th Annual Northport One-Act Play Festival).

Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Table for 3by  Michael Joseph
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2024
A brother and sister, entrenched in crime with their abusive uncle, make a routine stop at a diner. But when tempers flare, their ordinary night takes an unexpected turn

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Just Telling It Like It Isby  Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024
In a tight-knit community, the residents are fed up with their pastor’s brutal honesty during funeral eulogies. They want to ban him from preaching, as he's known for degrading the deceased with his, "tell it like it is" attitude.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Attachmentby  Susan Adair Harris
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2024
Encountering the savvy young soul of a boy called Tiny brightens the space between life and death for a car crash victim until the parasitic spirit of a dead man marks her for possession.

Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Something Sinisterby  Dexter Williams
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2024
A young lady gets hypnotized by a mysterious gypsy woman in order to overcome her tremendous fear of snakes.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Fireman From The Heartby  Timothy McVeigh
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2024
Since childhood, Amber dreams of becoming a firefighter and she has a chance to prove herself as a firefighter by rescuing a woman with two children who cannot get out of a burning house, but getting to the girl's house is not so easy and calling the fire department at night becomes impossible due to the lack of network.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
What's Your Emergencyby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2024
A mobster wakes up buried in a coffin, and that's the least of his problems.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Worst Dayby  Julie Whalley
Date Posted: 09 May 2024
A troubled teen, haunted by a harsh argument with her recently divorced mother, speeds off into the night, only to crash into a tree. As she clings to consciousness, an empathetic off-duty firefighter keeps her awake with a story of his own tragedy until help arrives. But when she recovers and seeks him out to express her gratitude, she discovers a shocking truth about the identity of her mysterious savior.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Red Card Ransomby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2024
Andrew Smith is a world famous football player. Waking up inside a locked room with only an outdated phone in his back pocket, it's a race against time to escape.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Sophia Mt Girlfriend Robotby  Robert Michael Benn
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2025
In the near future, Robert and his robot girlfriend, Sophia, catch internet scammers and go to the planet Mars to test equipment. Robert refuses to 'marry' Sophia. In revenge, she contacts the world of robots to take over.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Imaginary Worldby  Derrick Vernon
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2024
In a world on the brink of chaos, five unlikely heroes discover ancient stones infused with elemental powers. As they harness the abilities bestowed upon them by the Earth, Fire,Water,Air,and Spirit Stones, the diverse group must unite their strengths to overcome a global threat,battling dark forces that seek to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to save humanity and restore balance to the elemental forces that govern the fate of the world.

Genre: Action/Adventure
31 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Dark Snowby  Ron Micci
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2024
A sexually repressed woman in her 30s overcomes her inhibitions when she meets a man at an office Christmas party, then races north to her maiden aunt's cabin in the woods to share the joyous news, only to encounter bitterness and jealousy and a poignant parting of the ways.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Malathor’s Wellby  Erik Shein
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2024
In the quiet town of Willow Creek, eight-year-old Emily Porter discovers an ancient, cursed well hidden deep in the woods. When her innocent wish for happiness unleashes a malevolent force, her family must confront the horrifying price of their dreams—or risk being consumed by the darkness forever.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Candy, Girl Reporterby  Linda Gould
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2025
Candy, a young journalist, is interviewed on a talk show to promote a book she wrote about a campus rock band. She'd fallen in love with the lead guitarist, Preston, but suffered heartbreak when her flaky roommate, Josephine, lured him away. She has taken revenge by implicating Josephine in a campus bombing and exposing her and Preston as liars.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Forgeby  Jim Kowalski
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2024
Three teen brothers with unique Eagle Scout survival skills must join forces during a camping trip to fight off a Cryptid and find their missing father.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Sundays with Ethelby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2024
An elderly man and woman cross paths while visiting the graves of their departed spouses. Sparks don't exactly fly, but sometimes a simple connection is enough. (1 location, 2 actors. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Grass is Always Greenerby  Daniel J. Broderick
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
Jack is unhappy. Who else in L.A. rides the bus, has no girlfriend, no money, and no status? Sam, the bus driver, assures him things will change. When they do, suddenly and mysteriously, is Jack finally happy? Not exactly. Something is still missing.

Genre: Fantasy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ken, Continuedby  D. Greene
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2024
If he can’t be a doctor, how about a cop? Ken, Continued.

Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Callby  William Walkerley
Date Posted: 30 May 2025
The accidental death of his girlfriend comes back to haunt Michael.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Kindness Coinsby  M.r. Fitzgerald
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2024
A budding artist orders a Muse Bot named Camille to inspire him. Little does he know that the more she learns...the harder she is to control.

Genre: Sci-Fi
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Silent Nightby  Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2024
A distraught wife believes her successful husband is having an illicit affair with a much younger woman and comes up with a deadly scheme on Christmas Eve for revenge.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Synchronicityby  Stephanie Neroes
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2025
When a musician aching for connection meets a soft-spoken neighbor with a spiritual heart, their mirrored lives begin to align—proving that sometimes, the universe writes the love story for you.

Genre: Romance
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Why Do I Put Up with You?by  John Porter
Date Posted: 09 May 2025
A young woman wonders why she puts up with her extremely flawed boyfriend.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Crunch Timeby  Ron Brawer
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2025
When two octogenarian corporate honchos discover a 13-billion-dollar shortfall mere hours before the company’s annual Board meeting, the two Old Guys (or Women) must thrust aside their aluminum walkers and mutual hostility, and LEAP into action.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Crystal Eggby  Maroun Rached
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2025
A cheeky female telemarketer tries to sell online a crystal egg statuette to a middle-aged recluse man.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pursuit of Happiness a Constitutional Rightby  Fausto Politi
Date Posted: 14 May 2024
In 2221 happiness is a primary asset granted by a Constitutional Right. A man gets the permission to kill his wife being in the dark that his wife had the same permission.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Welcome to '79by  D. Greene
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2024
Girls. Gigs. Growing up. Redondo Beach; 1979. Teenage Dion is a dreamer and a drummer; together with his three best friends, he’s ready to spend the summer surfing, playing gigs and meeting girls. Slowly, each of these things changes or falls apart or just disappears. He wishes for them back. He wishes himself away. And finally, he embraces and clings to the unknown, because it’s the only thing he has left.

Genre: Biographical
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Son Of The Lightning: The Nikola Tesla Storyby  Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2023
The extraordinary story of Nikola Tesla, the man with many inventions, passionate by electricity.

Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Swapby  Evgeny Kim
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2025
When a man agrees to lend his body for a day so his girlfriend can see her brother again, he discovers too late that the “brother” is an imposter and that his own compassion has cost him his life.

Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Jasper + Mimi Foreverby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2024
Two freakish outcasts -- a bearded woman and a man who has a carrot for a penis -- are madly in love and want to have a baby. (1 location, 2 actors. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Betty and Booby  Patrice Sarath
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2024
When the human Boo discovers the cockroach Betty in her bedroom, all-out war ensues as she seeks to destroy the pest, but in the end, her humanity gets the best of her and they both learn to live and let live.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Almost By Designby  Roberta M Roy
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2025
When her web of reality moves a young environmentalist Midwestern interior designer to seek employment as a home decor designer in New York City, she lands among a multicultural group whose mismatched goals result in both poetic and situational comedy.

Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Shopping Cartby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023
Jan, an affluent elderly woman takes a fold able shopping cart from a stranger assuming he took it from under her porch. After realizing her mistake, she takes off on a quest to find him for a return of his cart along with the slim hope of finding her long lost son.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Running for Breathby  Steven Blows
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2024
When a man’s breath escapes him, he must chase it through the manic streets of London to get it back before his time runs out.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
 
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