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Momma's Gonna Have A Babyby Anthony Cacchillo
A 70 year old widow finds herself three months pregnant after an indiscretion during a trip to Las Vegas. Not remembering any of the details, she finds that her doctor is sympathetic and helpful to her in accepting the event. Her two adult daughters are shocked and embarrassed by the news, but Momma soon convinces them that the coming bundle of joy is indeed a blessing.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
The Monster Insideby Mike Trentacosti
A terrified young woman escapes someone or something in the woods, but the house she stumbles upon only prolongs her nightmare.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Genre: Horror
8 pages
The Shoeby Stephanie Ginger
'The Shoe' is a dialogue-free drama set in the post-war Austrian Alps, about a lonely orphan boy who risks everything for a shoe.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Desperate Measuresby Earl Hamilton
A little girl's life is saved, money is found and a marriage is dismantled. Three stories traveling on a common course to an unknown destination, fueled by desperate measures.
Genre: Drama
40 pages
Genre: Drama
40 pages
A Dinner To Rememberby Stuart Creque
Peter and Marge show up to a special restaurant meal arranged by their family and friends for their 25th wedding anniversary. The courses of their meal remind them that the course of true love never did run smooth.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Condemnedby Ben Fiore
As an innocent man is walked to the electric chair for a brutal murder he did not commit, the guilty man, now free, begins to experience his every emotion and fear.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Til There’s Nothing Leftby Alexander Ruben
When his teenage daughter becomes terminally ill, a former street fighter must return to his old brawling ways and make the ultimate sacrifice to ensure her survival.
Genre: Drama
30 pages
Genre: Drama
30 pages
Left Knowingby Travis Opgenorth
Would you rather know who your soul mate is and never connect, or never know who your soul mate is? When four friends have dinner, two of those friends have opposing answers to that question, and one of them is left knowing.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Time Killerby Tinisha Johnson
A detective must use his dreams to stop a serial killer at large who has the ability to travel in time.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Seven in One Blowby Stuart Creque
Because the King thought the motto on Jack's belt, 'Seven In One Blow,' referred to killing men and not flies, he offered Jack a huge reward and the hand of his daughter in marriage for killing the Giant terrorizing his kingdom. Jack has to choose which tool to use to stop the Giant and get the reward: a sword or a flyswatter?
Genre: Fantasy
6 pages
Genre: Fantasy
6 pages
The Eleventh Questionby Michael McLarty
A jobless man responds to a want ad for a psychological experiment. He is asked to make eleven choices, but each one raises the stakes higher.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
The Waiting Roomby Diana Suber
A "dramedy" where two women bond while waiting for the results of their mammograms.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Ever Eveby Jill Sachs
Lovely Evelyn prepares to be the belle of the ball, but when she glances in the mirror she finds the shocking reflection of an old woman.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Meteoriteby Michael Fawcett
A physicist and his son meet a woman at the Meteor Crater in Arizona who claims she found the extraordinary meteorite that is in the trunk of her car.
Genre: Other
10 pages
Genre: Other
10 pages
Punterby CJ Walley
The sexual experience a man has with four radically different sex workers teaches him he needs a personal connection to feel fulfilled.
Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Baristaby Barbara Cromie
Trapped behind a window and a coffee machine in a world of soy milk double decaf consumption, our barista aches for a daily fleeting glimpse of an oblivious passer-by outside on the street.
Genre: Romance
7.5 pages
Genre: Romance
7.5 pages
Touchby Samuel Clark
in a future where a mutated HIV virus means a mere touch can lead to instantaneous death two children grapple with the dangers of friendship and play.
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
A Pleasant Smellby Tom Deiker
œPleasant Smell, A -- Religious Satire. Temple pigeon merchant tries to pawn a dead crow on Mary of Nazareth. 1-scene screenplay, 8 pages. Cast of 2: 1 woman, 1 man. Simple scene (courtyard), recorded music (animal sounds), biblical costumes, optional CGI (temple background). General audience. ©WG1636320 Stageplay version performed at The Producers Club, New York.
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
The Marriage Workshopby Eric Ingram
An acrimonious couple sits down at the dinner table for a no-holds barred conversation about their dying marriage. One of them may not make it out alive.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
The Old Man and the Gardenby James Decker Sr.
An old man writes his son in prison complaining he’s too old to dig his garden and wishes he could help. The son, feeling guilty writes back œDon’t dig in the garden. That’s where I buried the bodies. That night the police dig the entire garden looking for the bodies but leave having found none. The next day the son writes œIt’s okay to plant now, it’s the best I could do under the circumstances.
Genre: Drama
22 pages
Genre: Drama
22 pages
Fear Awayby Christine Whitlock
(6) 1-page animated or live action filler short scripts for children. At home and outside, children are instructed how to be more confident.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Beautifulby Bill Hoversten-Davis
Four-year-old Janie is devastated when her beautiful and beloved stuffed bunny is disfigured in an accident. But her mother gently shows her that beauty, like love, radiates from within.
Genre: Family
6 pages
Genre: Family
6 pages
Witch Huntby Janet Goodman-Clarke
Magic and politics prove to be strange bedfellows in this sendup of economics, the McCarthy trials, and the current political atmosphere...
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Appleby Lisa Kucharski
An Angel is tempted by an apple.
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Cuckoo Conspiracyby Sean Ryan
A drug lord fights the US government for control of heroin distribution.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
The Execution of Emily Jane Rumzicby Allan Love
A young woman on death row confronts her demons moments before being executed. Macabre forces take control of her body and mayhem ensues. Hell hath no fury!
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Power of Loveby Tiffany Ann Lee
After 5 years, Leon receives news that his missing wife is alive but has amnesia, is their love powerful enough to make her remember their love?
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Ghosts of Christmas Pastby Janet Goodman-Clarke
On a dark Christmas night, Brian finds regrets from his past have come back to haunt him. A gothic drama that explores the emotions of regret, and familial responsibility.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Stairway to Heavenby Lois Tiller
While the fate of an injured racehorse hangs in the balance, a storytelling child takes refuge from a world filled with sorrow and brutality.
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Dead Societyby James Pickering
A fractured family respond to the news of an outbreak of zombies in the town in very different ways.
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Genre: Horror
10 pages
Genre: Horror
10 pages
St. George and The Dragonby Stuart Creque
Mummy brings Kyle a St. George teddy bear to protect him from the dragon under the bed. That night, the bear and the monster face each other, with Kyle's life in the balance.
Genre: Animation
5 pages
Genre: Animation
5 pages
The Last Day of My Lifeby Natalie N. Aydin
A tall, dark, handsome man picks up a sultry blonde waitress at Tom's Diner on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and she ends up saving his life by going out with him to Rockaway Beach on the day he would have committed suicide.
Genre: Romance
4 pages
Genre: Romance
4 pages
Julia Knowsby Kevin Silva
An unstable writer flees from his successful life to live with a mysterious woman he’s only met once.
Genre: Other
15 pages
Genre: Other
15 pages
The Capeby Ramona Baillie
Halloween. Two young girls find a mysterious cape. When its power to enchant ruins their fun, they know its just what's needed to take revenge on a deceitful older brother.
Genre: Family
30 pages
Genre: Family
30 pages
Upstairs at Ted'sby Paul Prendergast
When Millie is awoken at 3am by blaring 1970s music coming from the apartment above, she angrily storms up the stairs. The only problem of course is there's a reason the apartment upstairs has been closed off and vacant for the last 30 years and its charming former occupant seems to have returned.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
V is for Versatileby Timothy Casto
Two men discover the joy of versatility during a romp in the bedroom.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Ticketby Edmund Woods
A small town woman trapped in powerlessness, goes out on the town with the intention of getting pregnant: what she sees as her ticket to a better life
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Spousal Protection Programby Eric Ingram
A husband-in-hiding recounts the last days of his turbulent marriage and his harrowing escape from his deranged wife.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Bon Voyage, Mr. Hickeyby Stuart Creque
Mr. Hickey crossed the Mob. Now he's at his 'Bon Voyage' party... in a peepshow booth. (Nudity, sexual situations.)
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Gina's Veilby Kevin Silva
A lonely, facially scarred woman discovers that a charming writer has been sneaking into an idyllic place on her farm.
Genre: Family
10 pages
Genre: Family
10 pages
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