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Songs From Szechuan GardenIn the fall of ’98, at a modest Chinese-American restaurant, twelve Zodiac-inspired scenes play out over one dinner shift—awkward dates, simmering secrets, and misfired attempts at connection—all gently stirred by a kind waiter with a knack for being in the right place at the right time. |
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BROKENA witty, Two-Act dramatic play about mental illness in an African American family revolving around a woman suffering compulsive guilt, drug addiction, alcohol abuse and multifaceted visual and auditory hallucinations regarding the accidental death of her 17-year-old son. |
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RipplesFour unrelated characters, two women, and two men, find themselves in an abandoned home outside the city during the end of the coronavirus, and they must find a new way to survive together as the world tries to sort itself out. |
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The smallest lieCaught in a web of affection and toxic secrets, Blake discovers his perfect romance is deceitful fiction when his partner’s hidden life and reckless deceptions transform their intimate sanctuary into a devastating tragedy. |
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The N king and queenFrom the ethereal plane, ancestral royalty King Jelani and Queen Amara watch in anguish as their descendants misuse the sacred titles of "king" and "queen," living out the very oppression their ancestors died fighting against. |
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Family abuseCarl is a man torn between the love for his family and the demons of addiction. When his past resurfaces, threatening to destroy everything he holds dear, Carl must confront his inner battles—before it’s too late. But in a world where trust is fragile and temptation is relentless, can he break free from the cycle of self-destruction, or will his choices shatter his family forever? |
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F.A.C.E. (Fragile. Angel. Crushed. Emotionally.)On the grimy streets of Detroit, Ebony, a resilient homeless woman becomes an unexpected guardian angel to Shaleta, a broken soul, proving that reclaimed self-respect and compassion can outshine the brightest stars in heaven. |
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EthnicityIn a single night of racial hatred, ethnicities spiral toward deadly violence, revealing how ignorance destroys innocent lives and tears communities apart. |
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A Mosaic of women: Bruised, Damaged, Healed, Strong.Caught in a cycle of domestic turmoil and sexual exploitation, five women from different walks of life must confront the brutality of their relationships to survive the aftermath of their choices. |
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A father's loveTiffany and Bernard are two teenagers who are both suffering a form of abuse in their households, and when they meet, they have to put something in motion to save them from their households before it destroys them. |
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Xanadu Shores: SEAN LANDERS Intro 10 Pages.A pilot returns home anticipating matrimony soon learning his fiance has cleaned out their wedding account and moved to Las Vegas. Despondent he deliberately searches for suicide ideas. Ultimately the inevitable is postponed by divine providence, rescued by his best friend Ace. The topic of suicide is highlighted and prevented, introducing SEAN LANDERS as one of the heroes of "Xanadu Shores -The Pilot". Script Excerpt |
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Foxhole D (Denude)Across centuries of battle—from Afghanistan to 1812—two soldiers repeatedly exchange fates in the same doomed foxhole, as a ghost reveals their intertwined souls and the unending cycle of war and rebirth. Winner – Best Short Script (11–30 pages), Cinematography and Photography Awards London – Winter 2025 Listed on the International Screenwriters Association (ISA) Network |
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Denude - a one act playTrapped in a Vietnam jungle foxhole, two soldiers—one seasoned, one terrified—confront mortality and guilt as the ghost of their shared past returns, revealing a cycle of war, reincarnation, and eternal reckoning. Five international awards. |
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I Think Dad Was HereA modern, dysfunctional family waits for the reading of the will after the head of the family passes, or did he? Script Excerpt |
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Fight For OilA beautiful young anti-war activist and a Death Valley auto mechanic learn about love and loyalty during a future Gulf War. Script Excerpt |
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Post Your Script Here!Last Train Home
As he’s removed from Florida's death chamber, an executed man is guided by a mysterious presence into his own past, where preventing a single bad decision could rewrite the life that brought him to this dire destiny.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.
ALTA CALIFORNIA
A young mixed blood, determined to avenge his mother’s brutal death, is thrust into a battle of survival and identity as he navigates through the oppressive and inhumane colonizers of California's “Mission Era.
“Be prepared for what?” Episode 2: THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC
Howell and friends arrive at a school in the desert where they prepare to face evil forces.
THE MONGREL, pilot for THE COMING MORROW series
A virus is decimating the male population making most impotent.
GHOST TOWN, NM
When an obstinate father insists his daughter marry a rich but foolish young man, she escapes, with her boyfriend, to a ghost down.
BORDERLINE JUSTICE
Rita Fuentes, a fiery, attractive Latina social worker introduces Martin Wilkins, a law-and-order judge, to the violent, politically charged world of power, money, illegals, and life for the drug mules--like Demetria Plascentia, and his foolish new son-in-law, Antonio Borja--he condemns daily in his courtroom.
UNCLE FRANCO'S BIRTHDAY SUIT
Paolo’s relatives, including his zany Uncle Franco, are determined to reunite their nephew with his teenage love, Magdalena.
THE QUISLING
A young lawyer defends a wanted terrorist from international extradition.
Eternal Blessings
A dying woman must break the spell of her former Indian guru -- or risk having him follow her into the afterlife.
