SHORT SCREENPLAY READINGS

SHORT SCREENPLAY READINGS

Full winning short screenplay readings.

SHORT SCREENPLAY READINGS
  • SHORT Script: Look Out, it's the Lumber Man, by Kabrien J. Gathers (interview)

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Kimber: Val Cole
    Klay: Geoff Mays

    Get to know the writer:

    1. What is your screenplay about?

    My screenplay is about two siblings facing the aftermath of their friend returning to their campsite but without his body intact. It also quickly shows the relationsh...

  • SHORT Screenplay: Sasquatch Sprintin', by Ken Eason

    Title: Sasquatch Sprintin'

    Genre: Sci-fi/Comedy

    Synopsis: Youth camp coaches use fake bigfoot footprints to scare out-of-shape preteen into sprinting only to find themselves sprinting from real sasquatch.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Val Cole
    Les: Steve Rizzo
    Ken: Geoff Mays
    Steve: Sean Ballant...

  • SHORT Script: Mr Toad's Wild Ride, by Rick Karlin

    Romantic Dramedy

    This is the first scene from a longer play about a gay couple who's lives diverge and it tests the strength of their love.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Val Cole
    Zander: Steve Rizzo
    Chad: Geoff Mays

  • SHORT Script: I Might Have Something To Tell You, by Robert McCann

    COMEDY

    A quick scene about how technology has made conversation more complicated when we sometimes can't tell who is talking to us and who is listening.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Steve Rizzo
    Man: Geoff Mays
    Driver: Sean Ballantyne
    Passenger: Val Cole

  • SHORT Screenplay: THE CHASE, by John Schlag (interview)

    ACTION

    A boy runs for his life, but gets the upper hand on his pursuer, in a very dark way.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Val Cole

    Get to know the writer:

    1. What is your screenplay about?
    A man jumped out of a car and chased me when I was a kid. Spoiler alert: I got away. (I'm a fast runner!) I ...

  • Short Script: ENVY, A CURANDERO STORY, by Christine Longoria

    DRAMA

    A curandero dreams his grand-daughter's marriage is a subject of not only envy but a curse. He races to find and eliminate the curse before the wedding.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Delfina: Val Cole
    Papa Mateo: Geoff Mays

  • SHORT Screenplay: Love Santa, by Jim Newton

    Synopsis: A Mall Santa is having a bad day, until a young boy shows him love.

    CAST LIST::

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Marcus: Geoff Mays
    Store Manager: Val Cole
    Young Boy: Andy Camp

  • Short Screenplay: The Last Asylum, by Mitch Finn

    Mitch Finn
    "The Last Asylum"
    Horror

    LOG: In an apocalyptic future of environmental collapse, a patient is admitted to a ward for reconditioning to become a happy clam.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehma
    Doctor Summer: Geoff Mays
    Justine: Val Cole

  • SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT Script: UNCHOSEN, by Alexander James Dingeman (interview)

    When the Chosen One abandons their quest, the world turns to... someone.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Julie Sheppard
    Old Man/Oracle: Shawn Devlin
    Fortus/Guard/Malvir: Geoff Mays
    Farmhand/Aurum: Sean Ballantyne
    Ebrius/Crier: Steve Rizzo
    Servant/Bartender: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

    Get to know the ...

  • COMEDY Festival SHORT Script: Biscuit Bombshell, by Mary Beth McDaniel

    In this comedic scene, a family is gathered around a diner table enjoying a meal. The centerpiece of the table is a basket of Grandma's Homemade Butter Biscuits, with only one remaining. Tension arises as each family member tries to claim the last biscuit for themselves. Arguments and taunting en...

  • SHORT Script Reading: HOME, by Peter Schuyler

    Genre: Horror

    Everyone has to do their part.

    CAST LIST:
    Narrator: Steve Rizzo
    Sylvia: Hannah Ehman

  • SHORT Script Reading: The Mystery of the Skull, by Martin Stolp

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Steve Rizzo
    Claude: Shawn Devlin
    Bert: Geoff Mays

  • SHORT Script Reading: Ms. Malikins, by Mac McCord ((interview)

    A man has a strange encounter in a graveyard.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
    Cat: Hannah Ehman
    Ms Malikins: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

    Get to know the writer:

    1: What is the screenplay about?

    It introduces Ms Malikins and her companion, Cat,( both are sentient cats with a mission),a...

  • Short Script: COLUMBIA, by Pamela PerryGoulardt

    GENRE: DRAMA

    For the safety of her family, an exotic dancer agrees to steal an image of her Great-Great-Great Grandfather, a notorious officer in the Russian Revolution, before it goes on public display.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
    Columbia: Hannah Ehman
    Dmitry: Geoff Mays

  • Short Script: BEING JIMMY, by Mary Jeddore Blakney

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Steve Rizzo
    Melissa: Hannah Ehman
    Olly: Geoff Mays
    Jimmy: Sean Ballantyne

  • SHORT Screenplay: TAKE THE PLUNGE, by Gabrielle WIlliams (interview)

    Genre: Family

    Synopsis: A son is scared to jump off of the diving board, so the dad helps him build up the courage.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
    Son: Geoff Mays
    Dad : Sean Ballantyne

    Get to know the writer:

    1. What is your screenplay about?

    My screenplay is about a fat...

  • Short Script: CARMEN, by D.Tina Batten and Jean Louis

    In a split second decision, a teenage girl has a devastating experience that changes the course of her newly found reality.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Sean Ballantyne -
    Carmen: Hannah Ehman
    Coach Davis: Geoff Mays
    Maria: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

  • 1pg Short Script: Net Calculation, by Kevin Mongelli (interview)

    Comedy

    A man is playing a novelty basketball game poorly. He is then heckled and a challenge ensues. Was his performance real or fake?

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
    Ricky: Geoff Mays
    Ruben: Steve Rizzo

    Get to know the writer:

    1. What is your screenplay about?
    Net Calculat...

  • SHORT Screenplay: The Betrayal, by Bob Messinger

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Steve Rizzo
    Conrad: Shawn Devin
    Irwin: Sean Ballantyne

  • SHORT Screenplay: Mystery Man, by Bruce Graham

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    VOICE OVER: Sean Ballantyne

  • LA Festival SHORT Screenplay: WITHIN THE WALLS, by Juan Belardi

    In 1914, a thief masquerading as a nurse uncovers a sinister presence when she attempts to steal from a hospital that was once home to a mysterious baroness.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Geoff Mays
    Mr. Pembry: Steve Rizzo
    Mr. Fowler: Sean Ballantyne
    Madeleine: Hannah Ehman
    Old Soldier: Shawn Devlin
    ...

  • DIVERSITY Festival SHORT Script: HOT PINK, by Piper Supplee

    A high school girl confronts her repression when her two best friends discover that she has never masturbated before.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Steve Rizzo
    Roman: Sean Ballantyne
    Lila: Hannah Ehman
    Daphne: Val Cole
    Owen: Shawn Devlin

  • Short Script: DEMOCRACY OF COURSE, by Rajko Stiglic

  • SHORT Screenplay Reading: THE LIGHT AT THE END, by Lynda Simmons (interview)

    A woman caring for a husband with Alzheimer's must choose between a treatment that will extend his life or let the long goodbye and the existence that has become her new normal come to an end .

    Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
    Alfreida: Val Cole
    Carl: Geoff Mays
    Neil: Steve Rizzo
    JennaHannah...