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A lonely young man from Upstate New York, finds love, friendship, and courage, as a female impersonator in a Greenwich Village follies show, while doubling as a snitch for the NYPD. CAST LIST: Narrator: Kyana Teresa Jeremy: Geoff Mays Alex: Bill Poulin

Ousted from her tenth floor office and learning that the water fountains are contaminated, Ann desperately tries to join an office water cooler club. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Ann: Julie Sheppard Dan/Ban: Shawn Devlin Van/Tran: Steve Rizzo Czar/Pan: Bill Poulin Voice: Alliso Kampf

The story is the fictional account of the last five minutes of the acclaimed painter Vincent Van Gogh who was a failure in his lifetime. Death who has come to take him makes an offer which Van Gogh rejects and accepts the hands of death gracefully. CAST LIST: Van Gogh – Steve Rizzo Death –… Continue reading COMEDY Short Script Reading: Death Offers Life – last moments of Vincent Van Gogh

Follows the real-life experience of a struggling Silicon Valley Pastry Chef and Stand Up Comedian, Rachael Berman, as she uses her natural sharp wit and comedic banter to motivate her kitchen staff, raise her children in a high-tech society, maintain her marriage and juggle a host of lovable off beat characters, extended family and friends.… Continue reading COMEDY Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: I’M SO DONE, by Chuck Alley, Rachael Berman

A goblin who excretes a delicious borscht and lives in the basement of a deli dreams of working the counter, and when he falls in love with a regular, he stops at nothing to meet her. CAST LIST: Trundle: Steve Rizzo Mr. Murray: Sean Ballantyne The Regular/Customer 1 and 3: Val Cole Mikhail/Customer 2 and… Continue reading Winning COMEDY Festival SHORT Script: Trundle And The Lost Borsch, by Zachary Smolar

New York in 1929, shortly before the Great Depression. Rose is unhappily married to a mobster lawyer. She suffers from early-onset arthritis. Her doctor recommends a hot spring treatment. Her friend Alice, recently widowed and a mother of three, suffers chronic fatigue. Eventually, both travel to the hot springs in Mexico and hook up with… Continue reading COMEDY Festival Best Scene Script Reading: The Love Hex, by Mike Meier

An initially conventional romantic comedy is disrupted by the presence of the screenwriter himself, who seems to be a better match than his leading man for his leading lady. CAST LIST: Narration: Allison Kampf Rob: Geoff Mays Dana: Julie Sheppard

A man receives a sex robot, she is well programmed. CAST LIST: Narration: Allison Kampf Cam: Geoff Mays SexBot: Julie Sheppard

A character study of, “the funniest comedian you’ve never heard of,” and an exploration of how we define artistic success, MENTALLY AL follows Al Lubel, a former Star Search grand champion as he struggles to get by, perpetually broke and sleeping on friends couches, as he continues to pursue his artistic dreams into his sixties.… Continue reading Mentally Al – Feature Comedy Documentary, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2020 Film Festival

FLUSH LOU, 8min., USA, Comedy Directed by Madison Stewart Leonard A mother, daughter and grandmother mourn the loss of their beloved, Lou Ackerly after he is accidentally cremated.