Category: table reading

Winning Short Screenplay – COMMENCEMENT by Dan Borengasser

COMMENCEMENT Written by Dan BorengasserCAST LIST: DYLAN – Peter-Mark Raphael NARRATOR – Cassandra Guthrie SYNOPSIS: Genre: Drama, Comedy A man struggling with his wife who’s gone gets compassion from a beautiful woman in the elevator. Get to know the winning writer: What is your screenplay about? The inherent irony of commencement speeches. What genres does… Continue reading Winning Short Screenplay – COMMENCEMENT by Dan Borengasser

Winning Short Screenplay – EMPATHY IN THE ELEVATOR by Keith Makenas

EMPATHY IN THE ELEVATOR Written by Keith Makenas CAST LIST: KEVIN – Vince Jerad ROB – Matthew Lawrence LUCY – Val Cole NARRATOR – Andrea Lawrence SYNOPSIS: Genre: Drama, Comedy A man struggling with his wife who’s gone gets compassion from a beautiful woman in the elevator. Get to know the winning writer: What is… Continue reading Winning Short Screenplay – EMPATHY IN THE ELEVATOR by Keith Makenas

Winning Short Screenplay – EXORCISE ROUTINE by Matt Holland

EXORCISE ROUTINE Written by Matt Holland CAST LIST: GUARD – Vince Jerad FR. NICK – Matthew Lawrence JEANNIE – Cassandra Guthrie NARRATOR – Cory Bertrand SYNOPSIS: Genre: Horror, Comedy Fr. Nick Rye is becoming North America’s preeminent exorcist through geographical happenstance: his parish is the closest to Niagara Falls, where a breached portal to the… Continue reading Winning Short Screenplay – EXORCISE ROUTINE by Matt Holland

Winning Short Screenplay – THE LAST ANNIVERSARY DINNER by Patrick Coleman Duncan

THE LAST ANNIVERSARY DINNER Written by Patrick Coleman Duncan CAST LIST: THE WOMAN – Val Cole THE MAN – Matthew Lawrence NARRATOR – Peter-Mark Raphael SYNOPSIS: Genre: Comedy An awkward special occasion. **** Get to know the winning writer: What is your screenplay about? An awkward moment in a longterm relationship. What genres does your… Continue reading Winning Short Screenplay – THE LAST ANNIVERSARY DINNER by Patrick Coleman Duncan

Short Screenplay – WHAT’S IN A NAME by Ted Stanley

WHAT’S IN A NAME Written by Ted Stanley SYNOPSIS: Genre: Romance, Comedy A script about a couple jumping to conclusions. CAST LIST: JOHN – Peter Mark Raphael JANE – Katelyn Varadi NARRATOR – Julian Ford Get to know the winning writer: What is your screenplay about? Jumping to conclusions. What genres does your 1pg. short… Continue reading Short Screenplay – WHAT’S IN A NAME by Ted Stanley

Short Screenplay – HAPPY LITTLE PILLS by Kennedy Erin

HAPPY LITTLE PILLS Written by Kennedy Erin SYNOPSIS: Genre: Drama A teenage girl struggles with the idea of self-medicating to escape the stress, loneliness, and emotional pain of her everyday life. CAST LIST: RACHEL – Alicia Payne QUINTA – Katelyn Varadi NARRATOR – Julian Ford Get to know the winning writer: What is your screenplay… Continue reading Short Screenplay – HAPPY LITTLE PILLS by Kennedy Erin

Short Screenplay – SYMPATHY by Steven Sinnenberg

SYMPATHY Written by Steven Sinnenberg SYNOPSIS: Genre: Comedy Insensitive bartender seeks sympathy for an injury. CAST LIST: ROB – Sean Ballantyne FORREST – Rikki Wright CRAIG – Gabriel Darku NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander Get to know the winning writer: What is your screenplay about? “Sympathy” is a scene from Echo of the Whistle, a feature-length… Continue reading Short Screenplay – SYMPATHY by Steven Sinnenberg

Short Screenplay – THE STRUGGLE by Janice Kennedy

THE STRUGGLE Written by Janice Kennedy SYNOPSIS: Genre: Dark Comedy Life and Death meet and it’s all over for Life until Hope enters the picture. CAST LIST: VOICE – Rikki Wright LIFE – Gabriel Darku NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander Get to know the winning writer: What is your screenplay about? The struggle between Life and… Continue reading Short Screenplay – THE STRUGGLE by Janice Kennedy

Short Screenplay – THE MIDDLING CLASS by Amanda J Bermudez

THE MIDDLING CLASS Written by Amanda J. Bermudez Coming Soon….. SYNOPSIS: Genre: Drama, Romance Complicit in her own observation of the contemporary middle class, a woman viciously seduces a prosaic housewife whose husband is a hostage overseas. CAST LIST: AMAL – Rikki Wright MARJORIE – Gabriel Darku NARRATOR – Sandy Kellerman Get to know the… Continue reading Short Screenplay – THE MIDDLING CLASS by Amanda J Bermudez

Short Screenplay: PRIME SUSPECT by Adam Dwyer

PRIME SUSPECT Written by Adam Dwyer SYNOPSIS: Genre: Suspense, Mystery, Crime After a family is reported missing, an unlikely suspect turns up. CAST LIST: STRAPP – Rikki Wright JONES – Gabriel Darku NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander Get to know the winning writer: What is your screenplay about? My screenplay is about two cops investigating the… Continue reading Short Screenplay: PRIME SUSPECT by Adam Dwyer