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TEDDY by Alvin Easter
SYNOPSIS:
It’s a drama, set in 1947, about a young male prostitute who’s hired to impersonate a rich man’s long-lost son.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton
TEDDY – Aaron Rothermund
MARSHACK – Julian Ford
HESS – Andy Bridge
MR. Z – Chris Huron
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WHERE SERPENTS LIE by Tom Pavlock
SYNOPSIS:
Who is the police? Who is the mole? Who are the bad guys? The beginning of this thriller/crime feature film script.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Amaka Umeh
FRANCES/LAUREN – Michelle Alexander
CARYN – Marsha Mason
CHET/JOHNNY – Geoff Mays
ART (TERRY) – Rob Notman
LOUIS/MARLON – Sean Ballantyne
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WAYFARERS by Arnon Z. Shorr
SYNOPSIS:
A sci-fi Exodus in a Mad Max setting – a post-Apocalyptic journey of physical and cultural survival.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Amaka Umeh
ABE – Geoff Mays
JAKE/DRIVER – Rob Notman
MOSHE – Sean Ballantyne
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CAHOOTS by Elan Carlson
SYNOPSIS:
When their fishing village is invaded by brutal immigrant thugs, a Chinese family runs for secret shelter, asking help back to China from a pair of bickering Scottish and Irish rail hands who work a remote railroad spur and breakfast on beans and beer. Smitten by La Ling’s strength and beauty, Haggis twists Ketch’s terrified arm until he agrees. Now, all terrified, they join together undercover and set forth in a survival of scheming, conniving — whatever it takes.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
HAGGIS MACDUFF – John Goodrich
BIG SHOT – Troy Patterson
NUMBER 2 – Bubba
NUMBER 3 – Idris Ali
WAN LU – Richard Chaung
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PROMISES, by Lee Forgang
SYNOPSIS:
On the eve of World War II, promises are made as a family is torn apart.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Frances Stecyk
SARAH – Silvina Andrea D’Alessandro
BERTA – Cindy Landerman
ARI – Dan Cristofori
ABE – Neil Bennett
GESTAPO AGENT – Jason Martorino
AGENT #2 – Gabriel Darku
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MOTHER AND SON by David Serra
SYNOPSIS:
A Mother and her disabled son are stuck in a bunker in a post-apocalyptic time.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
CLAUDIA – Ida Jagaric
MATT – John Goodrich
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THE HAKU by Gina Surles
SYNOPSIS:
We open with shots of Hawaii – beaches, and tourists. A man watches a schoolgirl SACHI from a limousine. Two teenage girls, KATIE and MALIA flirt with boys on the beach. And a young boy, TAI, runs to get an ice drink from a crowded street vendor……
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton
Charly – Angelica Alejandro
Miko – Scott Dion Brown
Alex – Derek Chan
Blond Man – Jason Martorino
Lani – Stephanie Seaton
Sensei – Jason J. Thomas
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THE SCIENCE OF IMAGINARY SOLUTIONS by Stephen Fretz
SYNOPSIS:
The collaboration begins with Brando and Vito, two film school friends who form a friendship of convenience and discover they both have much to learn from each other because both are a bit crazy and insane.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
BRANDO – Richard Chaung
LES – Troy Patterson
RACHEL – Krista Morin
VITO – John Goodrich
BRANDO FRIEND – Bubba
DETECTIVE – Idris Ali
TEACHER – Krista Jang
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NIGHTDOVES Pilot Episode by Matthew J. Lloyd
SYNOPSIS:
Set in a common brothel in the Victorian era, Nightdoves is an emotional reveal of how women became caught up and survived in the harsh, lustful and murder filled world of prostitution in Victorian London.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
MICHELLE – Krista Jang
ADRIENNA – Krista Morin
YANOU – Troy Patterson
TACK – Bubba
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FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, by David Kurtz
SYNOPSIS:
A beautiful fighter pilot drags a mild-mannered investment banker into helping her rescue her kidnapped parents.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Helen Kas
PETE – Vincent Marciano
JOY – Holly Sarchfield
MOTHER – Laura Kyswaty
GRANDMOTHER – Joan Ban
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CRASH BACKWARDS by RW Hahn
SYNOPSIS:
A happily married woman questions her sanity when she learns a stalker may be her husband from another life. In her quest for the truth she will have to make a choice that could wipe away her existence.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
FABLE BAXTER – Krista Morin
CHASE BAXTER – Troy Patterson
WOMEN’S VOICE – Ida Jagaric
RADIO VOICE – John Goodrich
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JACK’S MERMAID, by Lois Wickstrom
SYNOPSIS:
When the mysterious toy store owner gives orphaned Jack a real mermaid, his aunt and uncle must learn the difference between real and imaginary, before the mermaid kidnaps him, and they never see him again.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Helen Kas
JACK – Andy Bridge
BUDDY – Vincent Marciano
BARSIN – David Schaap
DARA – Holly Sarchfield
DOLLY – Laura Kyswaty
GRANDMA – Joan Ban
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MINSAE: THE DARK KINGDOM, by Jennifer Sparkman
SYNOPSIS:
In the early 1940s in North Carolina as the soldiers prepare to go to War, Julianne balances the life on the farm with her family and being a showgirl for the army brats.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Helen Kas
JULIANNE – Holly Sarchfield
MARGARET – Laura Kyswaty
DUNKEN – Vincent Marciano
CHESTER – Andy Bridge
HERMAN – David Schaap
RAVENNA – Joan Ban
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THE ACE MESSIAH, by Christopher E. Marchant
SYNOPSIS:
A shop assistant in the world’s most violent city is offered a million dollars by his company bosses in return for taking the lead role in their moneymaking scheme; faking the Second Coming of Christ.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Helen Kas
MIGUEL – Vincent Marciano
FELIPE/JACK – Andy Bridge
FRED/EL GRECO – David Schaap
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CAVE KISSES, by Ingrid Goldberg
SYNOPSIS:
It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a world to bring back a people on the brink of extinction. In this children’s fantasy adventure story great legends and spirits of the past, present, future and Yihbahe’ join together to create a pathway for a group of children that leads them back to themselves and gives the world a chance to dance the madness of denial down A “coming of age” story for the human soul. It will make you laugh and cry and maybe change a little.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Judy Thrush
ALEX – Clinton Pontes
ADDIE – Aidan Black Allen
NURSE LINDA – Anjelica Alejandro
MAWMAW – Victoria Kucher
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UNDERCOVER, by Maria Hammarblad
SYNOPSIS:
When Jenny Moore decides to follow her new love Alexei Roshenko back to Russia, she becomes entangled in a web of deceit and secrets beyond her wildest imagination.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Helen Kas
YURI – Andy Bridge
ALEXEI – David Schaap
JENNY – Laura Kyswaty
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OF THEIR OWN ACCORD, by Justuce Heninger
SYNOPSIS:
Three former Special Operations Soldiers that now are private contractors in Afghanistan take time off to search for a missing girl. This poor girl has been abducted and tortured by inbred hillbillies in West Virginia.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Judy Thrush
BECKY – Aidan Black Allen
RUSSEL – Gena Abella
DALE – Victoria Kucher
ROCKY – Clinton Pontes
TYLER – Andy Bridge
STEVE – David Poon
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EAGLES, by David Jack Smith
SYNOPSIS:
True story. 1979. America’s first elite counter-terrorism unit is formed by British SAS trained Col. Charles Chargin’ Beckwith. As the founder members of Delta Force complete their insanely rigorous selection, a series of events play out with devastating consequences which continue to reverberate today. The US Embassy in Iran is stormed, and 53 U.S. diplomats are taken hostage. While President Carter flails, the hostage drama plays out upon TVs throughout the heartland and around the world.
CAST LIST:
NARRATOR – Judy Thrush
BEN – Andy Bridge
CZARNECKI – Clinton Pontes
WILSON – Gena Abella
REBECCA – Aidan Black Allen
MANDY – Victoria Kucher
SESSIONS – David Poon
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