Friday, Dec. 6 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Script Readings
Special Thanks to
Barry Blaustein
Russell Boast
Katie Bottinelli
James Dutcher
Mickey Duzdevich
Montana Golin
Abby Haralson
Noela Hueso
Susan Isaacs
Nate Kim
Susan Landau Finch
Dan Leonard
Kareem Marashi
Robert Naturman
Samantha Peale
Joe Rosenberg
Peter Sakai
Special Thanks to STUDENT STAFF
Ruhan Arora
Mila Asnis
Melanie Cho
Macy Friday
CHAPMAN ALUMNA
Naomi Cho
The Actors
Jermaine Alexander
Mila Asnis
Keiley Backstrom
Ericka Barraza
Shenna Bautista
Earl Baylon
Keira Biala
Sofia Caliento
Alexis Camins
Simone Carol
Hahn Cho
Nick Enea
Jordan Hadley
Edward Hong
Will Kindrachuck
Andrea Martzipan
Ayana Milkias
Alec Miranda
The Actors
Elijah Olachea
Carly Pandža
Casey Peterson
Sophia Pisani
Stephen Pocock
Livia Reiner
Janet Song
Jonathan Tysor
Dashiell Victoria
The Screenplays
TITLE: Opening Night
WRITER: Steven Mora
LOGLINE: On the opening night of a one-man play, lead actor Garry and his understudy Edward go on a bender minutes before curtain.
CHARACTERS:
GARRY (Lead Actor): A self-absorbed, cocky actor in his 20s, obsessed with his star status and appearance.
EDWARD Understudy): A late-20s wild card, unpredictable and reckless, with a chaotic energy that fuels his impulsive decisions and unpredictable behavior, constantly acting without thinking.
DANIEL (Director): A frustrated, controlling middle-aged director in his 50s, deeply concerned with preserving his reputation in the industry.
MONIKA (Stage Manager): A no-nonsense, diligent woman in her 20s, focused on keeping everything running smoothly.
TILDA (Producer): A stern, intimidating woman in her 40s, focused on controlling every aspect of the production with a calculating and conniving demeanor.
TITLE: Orange
WRITER: Elger Ogoc
LOGLINE: A young man attempts to prepare a traditional Filipino dish for his elderly grandmother.
CHARACTERS:
BENJI (30): A Filipino-American several generations removed from his heritage who makes a continuous effort to remain connected with his cultural background. Benji is self-aware of his fading cultural practices, which brings him deep shame, creating a rift within his self-identity. He has a strong relationship with his Filipino-native grandmother, whom he refers to as Lola (word for grandmother).
LOLA (74): Benji’s grandmother, is an elderly woman nearing the end of her life. She stays in the hospital where she’s often visited by Benji. Lola has a deeply-rooted connection of understanding and unconditional love with her grandson. She’s a strong-willed but sweet lady who appreciates her son’s efforts to connect with their dying culture in America. Lola cares more for Benji’s inherent self rather than his actions.
TITO JASON (49): An unkempt middle-aged man who spends his free time drinking beer and watching television game shows. He’s supposed to portray your typical tito (word for uncle). His overly curious questions for Benji overstep his boundaries as a stranger, but in the fashion that a young man would overlook.
WOMAN IN VIDEO (40s): A middle-aged motherly figure
CASHIER (20s): A young and heavily-accented Filipino woman
TITLE: Clickbait
WRITERS: Jake Seitz and Kaden Rogers
LOGLINE: When two obnoxious influencers visit a sketchy nutrition store, they are greeted by employees who insist they leave for their own safety.
CHARACTERS:
Brian (35): A shifty, nervous store clerk.
Gaby (27): A bubbly influencer.
Max (25): Burly with perfect hair, another influencer.
Kit (19): A new store clerk who’s too innocent for his own good.
Cartel Boss (56): Beefy, bald, disgruntled, and vengeful.
TITLE: Is This Canon?
WRITER: Simone Maxim
LOGLINE: After his last book deal went belly up, a washed-up writer is forced to accept the help of a famous teen fanfiction writer to re-enter the public eye and save both of their careers.
CHARACTERS:
Arthur Quinn (65): Temperamental, serious about his craft, resistant to change.
Harper Levine (17): Equally as serious about her craft, stubborn, prideful.
Mr. Thomas (Late 20s): Publisher, frazzled, at wit's end.
TITLE: S.I.C.K. (Socially Inept Children’s Kickback)
WRITER: Eva Bricker
LOGLINE: When suffocating parents throw a “SICK” prom, homeschooler Maple must find independence from her helicopter mom to explore a budding romance.
CHARACTERS:
Maple (18): Central character, rebellious, and boy-crazy, but in an unsocialized loser way.
Cinthia (49): Maple’s mom and chaperone, holistic parent, almond mom.
Bennett (18): Maple’s love interest, squirreliest man alive.
Hank (57): Shoshana’s dad and chaperone, hard-ass, really wanted a son.
Shoshana (17): Rugby athlete.
Gortimer/Gorty (18): Total mamma’s boy, cowardly, and sweet.
TITLE: Baked In
WRITERS: Avery Goldstein and Bailey Shade
LOGLINE: A family loses their matriarch’s ashes, leading to a spiral of suppressed grievances that force the family to confront their grief.
CHARACTERS:
STU (28): A dorky ball of nerves with his childhood instincts still intact.
JANE (29): A stern perfectionist, always trying to prove herself.
MOLLY (32): Headstrong, relaxed, and instead of a Karen, she's a Sharon.
JACK (35): Molly's husband; supportive, frequent women's march participant.
TITLE: The Assholes
WRITER: Sam Lyons
LOGLINE: Stuck in airport security with a bag of coke and nowhere else to hide it, four finance bros argue over whose rectum should pay the price to grant them safe passage.
CHARACTERS:
CAHILL (24): The self proclaimed “leader” of the group; the most “Finance Bro” of all the Finance Bros. He’s one of those guys who saw Jordan Belfort as the hero in The Wolf of Wall Street. He leads the Assholes by sheer charisma alone, often throwing his friends under the bus to serve the common (his) interest. Out of all of them, he’s got the longest mullet.
JOHNSON (24): The second in command; the most low-key, calm and calculated member of the Assholes. He’s the smartest, definitely referred to as the “math guy” at their home firm of Dickens Sachs. Rightfully so, he’s the only one Cahill trusts to carry the cocaine. Out of all of them, he’s got the second longest mullet.
DAVIDS (24): The third in the pecking order. A little unsure of himself, Davids is the most emotionally volatile of the Assholes. He’s just an angry guy. A tight ass. Don’t think he doesn’t like to party though...out of all of them, he could probably do the most cocaine. He’s got the third longest mullet.
BOYLE (20): The bitch of the group. The Jonah Hill to Cahill’s Leo DiCaprio. The cocaine definitely wasn’t his idea, and he sure as hell wasn’t gonna be offered any of it when the group landed in Fresno. He doesn’t handle stressful situations well, and he’s not good at lying to the police. Boyle has no mullet. He's bald.
TSA AGENT (45): A little stiff. This definitely wasn’t his choice of career, and it shows
AGENT LEWINSKY (36): She’s completely different from the TSA Agent. Lewinsky is enthusiastic, reassuring, and can talk for what seems like forever. Likes dogs.
ANCHORWOMAN (30): Deadpan and professional, almost to a fault.
DONALD TRUMP (78): You already know who he is.
TITLE: One on One
WRITER: Layton Brandt
LOGLINE: After the sudden loss of his best friend, a high school student struggles to process his grief.
CHARACTERS:
SHAWN and TIM (17): Regular high school guys.
GREG and BRENDA (mid 40s): Shawn’s parents.
TITLE: The Day the Blueberries Turned Red
WRITER: Kaden Rogers
LOGLINE: When all the blueberries in the world inexplicably turn red, things get weird.
CHARACTERS:
THE NARRATOR: Gruff, Southern
SHELLY (60s): Blueberry farmer
DAVE (60s): Shelly’s husband
BERNIE (60s): A librarian
THE DETECTIVE (40s)
PRESIDENT BUCHANNAN II (78) Trumpish
TITLE:
Rubber
WRITER:
Harold Fullilove III
LOGLINE: Determined to find a condom so he can have sex before his roommate gets home, college sophomore Tyler encounters a series of obstacles, misunderstandings, and mishaps as he becomes more and more desperate to find a rubber.
CHARACTERS:
Tyler: Tyler is a 19-year-old college sophomore with one thing on his mind: sex. He’s careless, impulsive, and constantly acts without thinking first. He doesn’t have much going for him like, ever so when he gets the chance to have sex, it becomes his only, all-consuming goal. Public embarrassment is of no concern to him he hardly registers it when he has a job to complete.
Sara: Sara is an attractive college sophomore with not much going on right now. In all honesty, she could do way better than Tyler and she knows it, but is throwing him a bone out of not much more than boredom. She has little patience for his antics, but is still more willing to put up with them than she should be.
Cashier: The cashier is a guy who takes his time with everything. Other people’s time is of no concern to him he’s going to move at his own pace whether you like it or not.
Jonas: Jonas is a self-concerned guy. He’s not a narcissistic asshole per se, but he’s probably not going to be very attentive or helpful regarding your problems if you’re having a rough time around him.
PSafe Officer
TITLE: The Green
WRITER: Matthew Levy
LOGLINE: A new, green employee clashes with his veteran, slacker co-workers after they collectively sink a golf-cart in the river.
CHARACTERS:
Richard (19): The “newbie.” He is uptight and extraordinarily awkward. He actually cares about each task he is given, and would like to put effort into his work. He is definitely an approval-seeker, and often tries to impress Tyler, his boss. He acts as though he may become the owner of the club one day through hard work and dedication, and wants to do everything in his power to avoid getting into trouble. Richard’s dialogue is a bit long and wordy, sort of like the character Greg from Succession.
Julian (19): A veteran worker He is tired, lazy, and feels that he isn’t being paid enough for the work that he does He often finds any excuse that he can to take a break, and takes much longer breaks than he is given Even though each person’s shift starts at 5:30 a m , Julian shows up at 9:00 a m sharp (during the 9:00 a m 15-minute break) He always has weed, and enjoys smoking on the job Because the boss knows that he is not the most reliable worker, he is often given jobs that are either less important, or far less enjoyable He does not believe that the work he does is important in any way When there are big events/outings on the course, he drives around and steals the free alcohol He also clocks in virtually without actually being at the club from time to time, but no one has noticed thus far.
Dom (50): Much older than the rest of the crew, but everyone loves him. He has an excellent sense of humor, and is a relatively good worker when given an important job. He actually does show up at 5:30 a.m., works hard, and then slacks off with Julian and the rest of the crew later on in the day. He is quite resourceful, and carries a large knife in his pocket at all times. Even though Dom is a very friendly person, he does have a temper, and someone like Richard would anger him quickly. Dom speaks with a thick Jamaican accent, and the rest of the crew often has a hard time understanding what he is saying. He buys his weed from Julian.
Bryan (23): Dom’s partner. He is covered in tattoos and is physically intimidating. He does have a criminal history, and is currently out on parole, but his current girlfriend keeps him in line (she has him by the balls). His girlfriend drops him off at work and picks him up. She even shows up in the middle of his shift from time to time. Bryan mostly works to provide for his single mother, whom he cares for dearly Both his father and his grandfather worked in manual labor, and Bryan believes that it is the only thing he is good at, even though he would have liked to have pursued higher education Bryan’s dialogue is a bit coarse, and he is just a little tone-deaf He thinks that Richard is a little bitch Loves King Von
Tyler (43): The boss He’s strict, but does try to fit in with the younger employees He graduated with a degree in golf-course management, and believes that he is far more intelligent than all of the other workers He tries to pay his employees as little as possible, and then complains that the club is understaffed. Part of the reason why he keeps workers like Julian around is because he has no one else to take their place. To Tyler, Richard is “fresh meat” someone that he can pay minimum wage, coerce into working overtime every day, and take advantage of in every way possible. Tyler is almost always chewing on tobacco, and he has a dog (Border Collie) with him at all times. He also loves the rap artist Trick Daddy, and is addicted to online poker.
Kevin
TITLE: Bbeoljjugi
WRITER: Emma Kim
LOGLINE: Amidst funeral preparations for his late grandfather, an aspiring artist must recall the few memories they shared in order to write his eulogy and create the perfect portrait.
CHARACTERS:
PETER YONG-JIN BAEK (12): Aloof, highly-conscious “troublemaker” and only child.
ADULT PETER (19): An art school applicant.
BAEK YONG-IL (80s): Peter’s joyful, immigrant grandfather who’s always in his own world.
HANNAH BAEK (Late 40s): Peter’s sensitive mother.
TITLE: Countdown to Climax
WRITERS: Marissa Morales and Sofia Caliento
LOGLINE: When a cultish prophecy causes church parishioners to believe the world is ending, a group of young adults reveal their deepest fears dying virgins.
CHARACTERS:
*All characters are in their early 20s
Issak: Issak is a confident and kind man, deeply rooted and devoted to his faith. He’s generally likable with an endearing sense of innocence.
Zion: Zion is a laid back, surfer type with relentless optimism. He’s super confident in his religion. Subtle, ironic humor.
Ada: Cool girl, edgy, rebel for an extremist cult member. She joined the cult later in life after being “saved.” She’s devoted to turning her life around for the better. Earnestly helpful and understanding.
Ruth: Ruth is an anxious, nervous presence in the group. She’s unsure whether she made the right decision to join the cult. Often casts doubt on the church’s teachings, not out of arrogance, but out of legitimate concern.
Leah: Goodie two-shoes of the group. She has a very traditional, conservative worldview. She’s judgmental and a bit pretentious.
TITLE: The Dead Dogs of Nowhere
WRITER: Will Hudelson
LOGLINE: After receiving an urgent call from her eccentric ex-husband, a lonely lawyer helps him find his dog while trying to entice him back into a relationship.
CHARACTERS:
Linda (55): A successful lawyer, alone, confident, rich, stagnant in life, obsessed with the past, still in love with her ex-husband, works hard to get what she wants, doesn’t give up easily.
Charles (65): Charming, passionate, loves solitude, jaded, suffers for his art, obsessed with his work, losing touch with reality, theatrical, divorced ex-wife to prioritize his career.
