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1pg. Short Screenplay: Death Called Me A Cheater, by Nicholas Kempton
Type of Story: Supernatural Comedy
Synopsis: An EMT must find a way to cheat Death when He comes for her.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison Kampf
Death (M): Bill Poulin
Jane (F-18): Hannah Ehman
Dad: Andy Camp
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1pg. Short Screenplay: Marcus, by M.B. Sieve
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Bill Poulin
Woman (F): Allison Kampf
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1pg. Short Screenplay: Poor Perception, by Kelly Sharon
Drama
CAST LIST :
Narrator: Allison Kampf
Woman 1 (F): Hannah Ehman
Dishwasher (M): Bill Poulin
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1pg. Short Screenplay: The Forget Pill, by Vaughn Roste
In the near future, a pill is invented which enables users to forget what they do not want to remember. But that too has consequences...
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Bill Poulin
Dana (F): Allison Kampf
Menelam (F): Hannah Ehman
Cassandra (F): Hannah Ehman
Hot Guy (M): Andy Camp
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1pg. Short Screenplay: Babydoll, by A.T. Lynne
DRAMA
A desperate teen tries to resolve a very adult problem on her own.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison Kampf
Tracy: Hannah Ehman
Doctor X: Bill Poulin
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LGBTQ+ Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: DULCINA, by Marco Amato
An aspiring drag queen babysits his nephew for a week as he tries to build a new social media following with some unexpected help.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Dennis: Bill Poulin
Woman #1/Renee: Hannah Ehman
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SHORT Screenplay Reading: THUNDER VALLEY, by Randolph Scott Kirk
A retired gunslinger, a preacher and a simpleton are all searching for redemption of their own. But one of their paths unites them all on a single thunderous journey to redemption...in...Thunder Valley.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Flag: Shawn Devlin
Mary: Hannah Ehman
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Female Festival WINNING SHORT Screenplay: BURN WITH ME, by Simone Warrick
In the aftermath of a racially charged murder in the pre-civil rights South, young, white, and morose Willa Mae reckons with the role she played at the center of the trial. Meanwhile the twin brother of the victim is determined to get the truth, something he may only get from Willa.
CAST LIST:
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Winner SHORT Screenplay Reading: UBER DRIVER MASSACRE By Christopher Guzzo
A man steps into an Uber ride that will change both his and the driver's lives forever.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Carl/Doug: Shawn Devlin
Man/Sonny: Bill Poulin
Alex: Allison Kampf
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SHORT Screenplay Reading: Why Is Tonight, by Karen Goldfarb
Passover 1943, Sybil, in her thirties, tries to enjoy a meal wit her family but is interrupted as the war outside rages on and Nazi intrude.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Henryk/Mel: Shawn Devlin
Bekah/Ruthie: Hannah Ehman
Sybil: Julie Sheppard
Sam/Ben/Sidney/Nazi: Bill Poulin
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FEMALE Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: GOING HOME, by Sarah Nicole Faucher
Stephanie helps an unemployed hearing impaired friend return to family safely. Later Stephanie finds out that when her friend returned home, she committed suicide.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Emma: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Stephanie: Hannah Ehman
Man: Andy Camp
Emma's Mother: Allison ... -
Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: 2A, by Drew Jacob
A Man and a Woman have an affair in hotel room 2A in this award winning romantic dramedy.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Selena: Hannah Ehman
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HORROR Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: MAN'S BEST FRIEND, by Onyx Shelton
A middle aged man adopts a big dog.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Geoff Mays
Perry: Allan Michael Brunet
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1pg. Short Screenplay; MY SON, THE SCREENWRITER, by John Connell
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Andy Kampf
Max: Steve Rizzo
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1pg. SHORT Screenplay: IN A HOLE, by Warren Paul Glover
Drama/Crime A pensioner's nagging wife leads him to snap. But when in a hole, can Harry stop digging?
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
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CHICAGO Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay: An Evening With Illness, by Donald Just
On the day of receiving a bad medical diagnosis, a man used to many drunken nights at a local bar awakens in an unfamiliar place for an evening he will never forget.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Jack: Sean Ballantyne
Bartender/Waiter: Allan Michael Brunet
Lilith: Julie Sheppard
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Winning Short Screenplay; PERMISSION, by Joe Capucini
Still suffering from an unimaginable tragedy, a married couple is challenged with an unexpected opportunity.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Ethan: Sean Ballantyne
Ashley: Julie Sheppard
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LGBTQ+ Festival SHORT Screenplay: The Interpretation Of A Dream, by Farnoosh Dayyani
Sarah is a teenage girl who lives in a village in male chauvinistic Iran. She wishes to leave the village with her lover; Maryam (another teenage girl), and live in a free land. A middle aged man is Sarah’s suitor which She finds repulsive. Sarah’s father dies suddenly and Sarah fearful of marria...
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ENVIRONMENTAL Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay: Throwaways, by Andy Carpenter
After a seemingly insignificant plastic toy is manufactured by a young child in Latin America, it begins a journey across the world by tractor trailer, a fast-food restaurant trash can, SUV, a garbage truck, and an ocean-freighter. Each mode of transportation offers glimpses into the lives of its...
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THRILLER Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: One Wish, by David Dau Henry
It is midsummer on the west coast of Ireland, a man, and his bird rest in the afternoon sun when a runaway bride storms into their lives and changes everything.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Anachie: Geoff Mays
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FAN FICTION Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay: Godzilla and the Technicolor Guards, by Hank Biro
For over fifty years, Godzilla is held captive in outer space, until astronauts rescue and teleport him back to Earth to assist with destroying the monsters and the human threatening his home-world.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Mission Control/Notice VO - Geoff Mays -
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Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: Day For Magic, by Robert Fitl, Lee Taylor
Birthdays are supposed to be magical... but for Nicole, magic seems to be working against her.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Reporter: Andy Camp
Twisted T/LEPRECHAUN: Geoff Mays
Nicole: Hannah Ehman
Frances: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
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COMEDY Festival WINNING Short Screenplay: Too Hard, by Matt Clifford
Maybe a Die Hard themed Christmas party isn't the best idea...
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Anders: Geoff Mays
Josh: Sean Ballantyne
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Winning COMEDY Short Screenplay: *Wedding Not Guaranteed, by Matt Clifford, Mellinda Hensley
A runaway bride accidentally takes a cross-country road trip with a lovable loser.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Gwen: Kyana Teresa
Charlie: Shaun Devlin-----