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Out of Adversityby Elliot Stanton

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The bombs cease, but the battle continues. Only two First World War British soldiers remain from their company, and during a lull in hostilities, deep, personal conflicts between them come to a head.

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

Masterworkby Donald Copenhaver

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A tormented artist prepares for his gallery debut by creating the ultimate pieceone that demands a part of himself.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Sins of the 88th Floorby Melissa Hudson

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Desperate to impress at her prestigious new job, a determined young associate remains oblivious to the crooked law firm's sinister initiation ritualuntil their hidden agenda to frame her for corporate theft backfires catastrophically, unleashing total destruction upon the corrupt partners from within.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

4th of Julyby Katoya S Lowe

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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

A Voice Before Silenceby Manal khalil

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During a live audio stream, a tech-savvy podcaster receives a frantic call from a hostage who begs her to decode his background soundsonly to discover the signal is coming from right beneath her feet.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

The Rebirth Morgueby Wilson Espinal

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After a young boy vanishes under impossible circumstances, a trio of paranormal operatives employed by a covert morgue uncover a deadly spirit and wage war against the supernatural forces preying on the living.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
23 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Age Of Tyrannyby Apostolos P. Kouroumalis

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When a newly wed couple are invited to two separate bachelor and bachelorette parties, things go awry sparking a perfect union in this drama/comedy.

Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

The Greatest Story Never Toldby Matthew J Cresta

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After the crucifixion of Jesus, the apostles question their future and even the truth. Due to their lack of faith the disciples hatch a crazy plan to steal Jesus body and stage his resurrection. When things go wrong and the plan fails the team is forced to face their new reality.

Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

The Mooseby Edward Lawrence Betz Jr.

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Inside a playwright's frantic mind, a struggling writer named Ralph battles a high-strung, wedding-dress-clad Muse for control over his latest script. While Ralph fixates on a bizarre family heirlooma trophy cast of Jimi Hendrix's anatomythe Muse despairs over his lack of sophistication. As their dialogue descends into a hilarious, meta-fictional tug-of-war, the play explores the messy, often "veal-like" vehicle of inspiration and the absurdity of the creative process.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Visions in the Haunted Ledgerby Vanessa M. Chattman

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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

Okay, Honeyby Frank Vespe

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All his life, he hoped he'd hear two endearing words, but when he finally did, it was too late.

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

Scarecrowby Doug J Robbins

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Margo cheats on her boyfriend and meets a grizzly demise at the hands of a fake version of the scarecrow killer, but her killers meet the real scarecrow killer, and all hell breaks loose.

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

She is an Alienby Niagara Ross

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A clumsy office worker falls in love with a charming new colleague, but his world is turned upside down when he learns she is an alien from another planet with a secret mission.

Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

God's Away On Businessby Benjamin Guerra

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When a Catholic priest dies and doesn't see God, all hell breaks loose.

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

Creepby Glenn Forbes

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Exhausted after moving into her new home, a young woman's evening bath arouses a supernatural spirit with pesky carnal thoughts.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Little Pumpkinby Alan Walsh

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Little Pumpkin is a moving science-fiction fable about hope, sacrifice and the enduring love of a parent. Beneath its imaginative premise lies a universal story: that every generation dreams of giving the next a better world than the one they inherited.

Genre: Animation
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

A Man's Manby Art D'Alessandro

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Jake,15, readies for his first date, and good ol' dad is right in his corner, with tips on just how to handle a woman, but after Jake rides his scooter over to Sasha's house we find out more about their relationship, and how Jake's Pop got it all wrong.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Blood Feudby Doug J Robbins

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A wrestler must choose between his family and the ring.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Brotherley Hateby Elliot Stanton

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Timing Is Everything... Or Nothing. The responsible brother sees his younger, carefree sibling as a threat to him taking over the family business until fate steps in and changes the future for everyone.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

A Night on Walden Pondby Thomas Mercer

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Henry David Thoreau has a brief romance with Mary Russel while he is living his experience of solitude at Walden Pond. Most of the dialog is Thoreau's actual words.

Genre: Romance
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Report Just In...by Elliot Stanton

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A schoolboy's ill-thought-out plan backfires when his mother uncovers his subterfuge when his school report is received by post. However, his fears of a damning report appear unfounded - for a time, anyway.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Hopeby Paolo Galli

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In a world where losing hope means losing the ability to see color, a young woman resigned to a life in black and white makes a simple, desperate gesture. And from the wound on her hand, she will see a drop of vivid red blood fall.

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

Tears of Aphroditeby Peter J Bartels

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As her career fades and youth slips away, a world-famous supermodel agrees to become the subject of an eccentric sculptor's ultimate masterpieceonly to discover that every ounce of beauty transferred to the artwork is being stolen from her own body.

Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Faithby Neftali Rivera

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After a dream about a burnt down home near the Air BnB he is staying at compels him to investigate, an Atheist strives to find out what caused the fire and learns that his beliefs may be misguided.

Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

The Door in the Clearing of the Woodsby Ryan Armstrong

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A much needed vacation causes a couple to retreat to a cabin where they find a mysterious new door nearby that brings deadly consequences.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

The Hunter Withinby Lamar D. Vine

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When a 12-year-old boy in 1977 rural Ohio discovers his mother's secret affair, he must confront the shattering of his family and his own innocence or embrace the hunter awakening inside him.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

High Concept Harryby Ronald V. Micci

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Hollywood talent agent Harry Fleck's development exec girlfriend is in the habit of sending purple passionate love letters to him stuck in with the contracts she sends, letters that should they fall into the hands of Harry's tough-as-nails wife, would spell disaster. He is able to intercept one such letter to keep his wife from seeing it.

Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Yearbookby Charles Hall

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A small-town loner begins to suspect she's a pawn in a twisted game after a charismatic new transfer student works his way into her life.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
36 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Sing Me Your Questionsby Steven T. Smith

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Not long ago, autistic people were thought to have IQs lower than room temperature. Then a down-on-his-luck businessman-turned-social worker stumbled upon something that changed everything. Inspired by a true story.

Genre: Other
35 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Disc Golf Warriorsby Curtis D. Engle

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Cast aside by society and united only by disc golf, a group of retirees is shaken when terrorists disrupt their weekly ritual. Over the course of a single afternoon, an evangelist's unyielding faith forces each of them to confront past failures, present fear, and whether redemption comes from restraint. or decisive violence.

Genre: Action/Adventure
32 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

The Wellness Checkby Dwayne Bricker

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When Maya receives a late-night text from her mother warning, "Don't let him in," a calm police officer knocks seconds later, claiming he's there for a wellness check. Trapped alone in her apartment, Maya must decide whether the man outside her door is a real cop, a predator using authority as camouflage, or something far worse before politeness, fear, and one thin door become the only things keeping him out.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

1996by Larry Parrott

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After a lifetime of believing she was abandoned, a woman tracks down her dying fatheronly to discover he never knew she existed because her mother's letters were never delivered, leaving them only minutes to share the life they lost.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Araneumby Bill Cornelius

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A psychoanalyst works to uncover the mystery of why an entire family is trapped in a comatose state. His investigation leads him into a nightmare world ruled by a mysterious Victorian woman in a porcelain mask.

Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Avaby Bill Wyza

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After receiving a phone call from her future self, a failing screenwriter must perform an unthinkable task to achieve fame or risk paying the ultimate price.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Sunny Side Upby Bob Hiltermann

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A set-in-his-ways greeting card writer goes to his usual caf for his usual scrambled eggs, but his usual quick-witted waitress brings him sunny side up by mistake... and everything changes.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
25 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Specialby J Treacy Cole

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A bullied boy's resilience is fueled by his grandfather's musical legacy. A true story.

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

Screamersby Chris Lewis

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A world without fresh water or fruitful soil can lead to demarcation and brute force reality. Over population and stark sad realities.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Princess Samby Rebecca Ayers

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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

Echoes of Broken Promisesby Andrea Zastrow

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When a slick, absentee father blows in unexpectedly on Father's Day, his resentful adult son has an epiphany as he protects his own son from all-too-familiar grandiose, but empty, promises.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Tide Flashby Steven Burton

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A man has writer's block, a rip tide threatens his life, and then he discovers inspiration from a teen who shares a story.

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