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Two New One-Acts!VALENTINE'S DAY RIDE, by Amy DellA bus driver bans a drag queen from getting on his bus. Tensions flare. But what seems clear to both of them is muddled by the love that permeates the air on Valentine’s Day.MR. DAVID'S HOT DATE, by Laurie LamsonA peppy 73-year-old is undaunted and potentially dangerous in […]
THE GROUP, by Peggy Harmon-Jones A short film about a Meetup group and a writer’s creativity vs. reality. One moment she's a hunched cat lady, the next minute an outgoing “struggling artiste.” About the Author… Peggy Harmon-Jones dabbles in both Arts and Sciences. She is a writer, dancer and actor. She earned a PhD from UCLA, where […]
A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT, by Grant GelvinDue to a mistaken identification, a woman painter singles out a stranger who wants to atone. She’s planned a humiliating experience – revenge for something done to her. Her housemate’s participation could be intended to make matters better… or worse.About the Author...Grant Gelvin, a fixture for decades in North […]
A Night of Three One-Actsby Tom StewardTHE AUDITIONA Play of a ReadingWhen aspiring actor Ben auditions for local theatre director Jared, his reputation as a Jewish actor precedes him. There's only one problem; he's not Jewish!THE REHEARSALA Play before a PlayAdam and Eve meets All About Eve as an understudy threatens to ruin everything for […]
A New Short Full-LengthBUTTER, by Belle DuCharmeLillian needs to find a roommate to help with debts. She never expects her new tenant to be an alien being from another galaxy. Jasmine, Lillian’s daughter, becomes suspicious of the quirky new tenant and investigates.About the Author...Belle DuCharme is a freelance writer and a Dental Business Consultant by […]
Winners from the 2022 “Script Tease of Short Plays” Competition A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE AFTERLIFE, by Roger M. Henry (1st Prize) An ill-prepared, ethnically and religiously diverse gay couple work to close cultural and relational gaps as they struggle to fulfill their deceased patriarch’s final wishes in the unfamiliar Arizona desert. […]
A Night of One-Acts from2022 "Script Tease of Short Plays" Competition WHEN THE MOON IS IN THE SECOND HOUSE, by Richard Fouts(3rd Prize)The lives of a Hollywood power-couple are shattered when the adoption of their two boys is declared fraudulent. SOAR SPOT, by Allison Fradkin(Honorable Mention)If an abuser had a Greatest Hits album, it would […]
A Night of One-Acts from2022 “Script Tease of Short Plays” CompetitionPARTS, by Katharine Rex(Honorable Mention)Andre has gotten the commission of a lifetime to create works of art that show the beauty of the parts being greater than the whole. Can the beauty of this work also heal his broken heart? OURSELVES, AGAIN, by Jean Seager(Honorable Mention)In the […]
Judges Favorites2022 "Script Tease of Short Plays" CompetitionLIVE FROM THE MEMPHIS MORGUE, by Tom StewardOn the night Elvis Presley died, his private physician is caught selling his patient’s leftover prescription pills to a local drug dealer in a Memphis morgue. B17, by James HebertIf there’s a first for everything, there’s also a last — and for […]
Third Annual "Leftovers" Writing Prompt Challenge!Join us for an evening of short plays, written on the theme of "Leftovers." Playwrights will decide what "leftovers" (or "left overs") means to them. No prizes, no judging, no moderated discussion. Just a casual and fun evening for all.And to make it even more interesting, YOU or anyone can […]
No readings in December.Join us on Jan. 13, 2023 for our next reading.
A Night of One-Acts!COLIN’S BARGAIN, by Michael ConleyMr. Hardy makes Colin an offer that no man can turn down. But there's a catch.CHOICES, by Amy Dell, (“Judge's Favorite” from the 2022 Script Tease of Short Plays competition)Two women across a generational divide explore a boss’s proposition for sex. Is there more than one appropriate response, and […]