Month: October 2022

In this satirical look at over-positive parenting, a desperate teacher tries to explain a student’s litany of crimes to a couple who can see no wrong. It’s Modern Family meets SNL. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Teacher: Steve Rizzo Pakistani Mother/Terri: Kyana Teresa Pakistani Father/Biff: Sean Ballantyne

Sam is standing in line at the grocery store with his grandson when an incident sparks a memory, and Sam is stunned as he watches the Food Lion transform into the haunting landscape of Auschwitz he escaped seventy years ago. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Sam: Sean Ballantyne Buddy/Mr. Lockekt: Steve Rizzo David/Mr. Elby: Allan… Continue reading DIVERSITY Festival SHORT Script Reading: Standing in Line, by Jules Corriere

As an act of proxy revenge, a little girl is given a book filled with unexpectedly vivid illustrations. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Nora/Donkey/Mrs. Brown: Hannah Ehman Jane/Monkey: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Book Agent: Steve Rizzo Clown/Grizzly: Sean Ballantyne

In 1973 L.A., a spirited Chicano family rock band is discovered by an ambitious record exec. Catapulted on a rollercoaster journey from the barrios to pop stardom, they must rely upon their heart, talent, and street smarts if they’re to survive the prevalent racism, intolerance, sexual predation, and vicious gang crime of that era. Esperanza… Continue reading DIVERSITY Best Scene Reading: Esperanza, by David Christopher Loys