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To the Moonby Michael Dukakis

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A feminine young boy from a troubled family tries to escape his father's escalating abuse by fulfilling three magical tasks in his grandmother's fairy tale.

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

Traphouseby Melissa Diane Hudson

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Fueled by a bad breakup, two best friends create a Podcast where scorned women compete to tell the worst man-hating story, until a shocking confession derails their man-hating mission and challenges their definition of love.

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

Mulligan'sby John LaVine

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A man sacrifices everything to go back in time to correct a life altering mistake, but his new life presents another obstacle he must overcome.

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

Brittle Tromboneby Mary Goldman

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A young girl strikes a bargain to take trombone lessons from an elderly man during the time of Covid-19.

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

Doc's Barby Kenneth M. Kielty

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Doc's Bar is a script in the Bar Whores Trilogy Two young men who were childhood friends make plans to meet up in a midtown NYC bar. One friend is Jewish, in his third-year residency, and broke. His friend is an antisemitic Wall Street broker who is rich. The young doctor sets his buddy up with a Russian doctor who is studying for her medical license. Both need money and the stockbroker the solution!

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

Switchby Charles Hall

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Tragedy strikes a group of young friends when the high school misfit introduces them to a risky new game called Switch.

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

The Early Bird Catches the Planeby Elliot Stanton

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An excruciatingly long and dull wait for a flight is suddenly made far more interesting when a long-suffering wife notices an old flame - an old flame she discovers is holidaying at the same hotel she and her husband are staying in.

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

Northwoodby John Alexander Fraser

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The commander of a nuclear submarine must come to terms with a developing threat, while protecting his crew and future with his family as the cold war turns hot.

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

Life-changing Injuriesby Barry Staff

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A commuter just wants to complete his train journey home, but needs to handle the horrendous events standing in his way. [A single-location, one-actor scenario, shootable in a day, about a pointedly existential situation.]

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

Planet Imaginationby Chelita Hagan

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A newly widowed man and his daughter have to deal with the death of the mother in their own way.

Genre: Animation
27 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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

Loved Stillby Denis Bushlatov

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While racing to reach her mother's deathbed, a woman is haunted by the rotting ghosts of her past, only to discover that her husband's refusal to let go has trapped her in a waking, eternal nightmare.

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

Grandma's Secret Ingredientby Elliot Stanton

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A long-held secret family gravy recipe is passed down to another generation when an older woman believes the time is right for her granddaughter to learn the 'killer' secret ingredient.

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

Alien Invadedby Dexter Williams

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A young lady visits an eccentric New Age hypnotherapist in order to get to the root of her recurring nightmares of being abducted by aliens.

Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Arroz Y Habichuelas (Rice & Beans)by Iris Mangual

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Two families that could put the Hatfields and McCoys to shame. A Dominican family and Puerto Rican family are forced to share a wedding weekend; old grudges and new chaos threaten to ruin the nuptials unless love and a little salsa can bridge the Caribbean divide.

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

Unwelcomeby Bill Freas

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An ex-con is hired to pack and move the belongings of his sister and her family after they abandon their house, following the sudden death of her teenage daughter, but the man encounters paranormal activity there that urges him to uncover a dark secret about the girl's death.

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

The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnsonby John Porter

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A western romance based on O. Henry's short story (first published in 1881, now in the public domain) about a grizzled middle-aged shepherd who falls in love with a beautiful young Mexican girl.

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

You're Mineby DJ Robbins

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An OnlyFans model encounters an obsessed fan who is currently stalking her.

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

Anonymous Heroby Jose Luis Azcarreta

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"Anonymous hero" is a 4-page short script with no dialogue in which a nobody is the laughing stock of his office mates despite saving humanity from an alien attack.

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

Zaryaby Jason K. Allen

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Two fishermen visit a secluded lake where they hope to catch the big one. Instead, they encounter a mysterious lake creature known as Zarya. (1 location, 3 actors. Top 20 Horror Short on Coverfly's The Red List. Finalist, Atlanta Film Festival & Nashville Film Festival screenwriting competitions.)

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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 City: A Tragedy in Three Actsby Larry Shannon

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The story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience.

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

Portrait of a Girlby Niagara Ross

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A group of teenagers, exploring an abandoned house on the outskirts of town, find an old portrait of a mysterious girl. But the more they learn about her past, the more nightmarish visions and dangerous phenomena begin to haunt them.

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

Troubadour's Last Noteby Michael J Volpe

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After the death of his beloved cat, a wandering musician reconnects with the woman he once loved and lostproving that sometimes, it takes heartbreak to reconnect with love.

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

The Listening Roomby Dewayne

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A hospice nurse cleaning out a dead patient's house brings home an old baby monitor that suddenly begins speaking with the woman's voice. When the voice warns her that her abusive ex is outside and urges her to fight back, Mara must decide whether the dead woman is protecting heror preparing her to become the next voice on the monitor.

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

Crime Sceneby Matthew J Cresta

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At a brutal crime scene an inexperienced patrol sergeant, working along side a seasoned homicide detective, receives a master class in murder investigation while also discovering a shocking connection with the killer!

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Probeby Doug J Robbins

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An alien son asks his alien father why his people probe people with humorous and thought-provoking results.

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

A Raunchy Children's Story (Don't Curl My Toes)by Larry E Coleman

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Before his first scooter date, a father tells his 13-year-old son how he met his mother at a bar and goes into way too much detail.

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

American Comedianby Gary Lynn Nowell

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Jerry Sternfeld (50s) had a successful television show but critics hated the final episode with the four of the main characters going to prison. Years later, Sternfeld tells his co-star how the final episode should have ended as the alternate version of the show plays out on screen. The story is an obvious satire of the final episode of Seinfeld.

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

Black Girls Are Differentby Rocco Simonelli

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BLACK GIRLS ARE DIFFERENT is a darkly comic take on interracial relationships in Manhattan as a white Jewish male upper-eastsider falls in love with a black "princess."

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

Widow's Oilby Barbara Blomquist

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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

Beat Bobby Flayby Adam Rocke

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Iconic chef Bobby Flay must endure a brutal interrogation to keep his many culinary secrets safe.

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

Family Traditionby Kris Shuman

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A guilty man's diner confession risks exposing a legacy of violence and resurrecting the killer they thought was buried for good.

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

Last Standby Adam Rocke

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Six survivors of an alien invasion make their last stand in an abandoned shopping mall.

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

Returningby Susie Schecter

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After the tragic accidental death of her four-year-old child, a grieving mother is given an unexpected miracle when her daughter mysteriously returns from the dead, but struggles to understand and cope with the supernatural gift.

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

Anne's Forever Christmas Treeby Andrew Bowen, APR

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Struck by a soft blue bolt of lightning that gives her mysterious powers, a fir tree that becomes a beloved Christmas tree teams up with the family's Irish Setter to work wonders in the house that leave the baffled family members joyously scratching their heads in gratitude. And when Christmas is over, the magic really happens!

Genre: Family
38 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Road Killby Bobbie Burgess-Tatum

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On a deserted strip of highway, a young slacker with no ambitions in life meets a beautiful hitchhiker with everything to prove, and she may have just found what she needs for her recipe for success.

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

Beat of Your Own Drumby Judah Ray

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In a black-and-white world, Iris, a struggling singer, and David, an eccentric drummer, find solace in their own musical pursuits until their paths cross, igniting a harmonious connection that brings color to their lives.

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

A Happy Lifeby Brandi Self

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A gay man begins to question his relationship with his husband after an especially trying visit with his homophobic father.

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

Chameleonby Kevin Pacey

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Life on the line, a teenage girl locks horns with an eccentric pensioner and learns to trust again.

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