Synopsis: Joanne and her sister Char try to pull off a scam inspired by the 1992 McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit--but they've' got their facts wrong. A comedic ghost story about sibling rivalry, denial, corporate greed, and the power of truth. Genre: Comedy Running Time: 60 minutes Cast: 6-10 Read on the NPX. Purchase the Script.
Ptolemy Epiphanes
Synopsis: Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Greek pharaoh of Egypt, struggles to crush an uprising by native Egyptians, but his own cruelty may prove his undoing. Genre: Drama Running Time: 45 minutes Cast: 5 Read on the NPX.
Red Star, Blue Star
Synopsis: A woman on Earth and a man on Mars try to maintain their relationship across forty million miles of space, but there is more than distance separating them. Genre: Drama (Zoom-friendly) Running Time: 10 minutes Cast: 2 Read on the NPX.
Exposure
Synopsis:A king attempts to leave his infant nephew to die of exposure on a hillside, but a passing shepherd has seen this story before. A spoof on a classical trope. Genre: Comedy Running Time: 10 minutes Cast: 2 Read on the NPX.
Mister the Bear
Synopsis:Brian is haunted by the spirit of his sister Cara, who died in childhood. What does she want from him, and what does an old teddy bear have to do with it? Genre: Drama Running Time: 10 minutes Cast: 2 Read on the NPX.
Wave-Walker
Synopsis: Returning to the beach where her young daughter drowned, a woman demands an apology from the personification of violent waves. Genre: Drama Running Time: 10 minutes Cast: 2 Read on the NPX.
Stella Wind
Synopsis: Stephanie is an ordinary high school student by day, superhero by night. When her extracurricular activities begin to take a negative toll on her grades, her mother insists she put school first. A spoof on the teen superhero genre. Genre: Comedy Running Time: 10 minutes Cast: 2 Read on the NPX.
The Ills We Do
Synopsis:Emma worries that her sister Mona may be in an abusive relationship. Mona insists that everything is fine. As Emma struggles to convince Mona to leave her husband, it becomes apparent that Mona isn't the only one in denial. A short contemporary adaptation of Act 4, Scene 3 of Othello. Genre: Drama Running Time: 10 minutes Cast: 2 Read on the NPX.
The Eighth Circle
Synopsis: A corrupt politician and his wife find themselves in the eighth circle of Dante's Inferno. Can they swindle their way out? Genre: Comedy Running Time: 10 minutes Cast: 3 Read on the NPX.
Wheel of Fortuna
Synopsis:Fortuna is the host of the most popular gameshow in ancient Rome, but she finds it unbearably boring — she already knows the outcome of every spin of the wheel. When the tedium finally gets to her and she calls it quits in the middle of a game, the slighted contestants must convince her to continue and let them live out their fortunes. In the process, they argue over whether free will is an illusion, whether the future can be changed, and whether the universe is probabilistic or deterministic. Genre: Comedy Running Time: 30 minutes Cast: 5 Coming Soon: Read on the NPX
The Lost Melody
Synopsis: On the eve of his mother’s funeral, Anthony is obsessed with identifying an old piece of classical music from an unlabeled CD she once gave him. But his quest is interrupted when his estranged father shows up. Genre: Drama Running time: 10 minutes Cast: 2 Coming soon: Read on the NPX