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Checkers
One Act Full Length Play
1m/1f, 1 Pre-recorded Voiceover
Thomas, a twenty-one year old trust fund kid that works at the Dollarama for fun, finds himself in an expensive wellness center on a seventy-two hour suicide watch. There he meets Emi, a woman committed to "Club Meds", where they bond over a game of Checkers. The pair find clarity as they challenge one another to play the game.
Two by Four
One Act Full Length Play
3m/3 to 5f
An intertwined series of four two-person stories about relationships, perception, and honesty.
We follow one couple from the end of their relationship to the beginning, another as they discover their one night stand could be something more, a slice of magical realism and werewolves in the Pacific Northwest, and an interracial couple discovers their backgrounds are not that different after all. The play explores the challenges romantic entanglements suffer when expectations are destroyed by reality.
Ourselves; Only Better
By: Lauren Stone
Available for Production
Genre: Romantic Comedy(Feature)
3f/2m
Sarah and Paul have been best friends since college. The dissatisfied twenty-five year olds find themselves struggling to navigate a new city, new relationships, their feelings for one another, and what it would mean to their friendship if they were actually honest about their feelings.
CHILDREN
By: Lauren Stone and Nicole Appleby
Available for Production
Genre: Horror(Feature)
Parker has always had imaginary friends, but none quite like Sarah. Children explores a friendship between two extraordinary six year olds and asks the question: How well do you know the people in your house?
SHEBOYGAN
By: Lauren Stone and Nicole Appleby
Available for Production
Genre: Romantic Comedy(Feature)
Shaw, a regional theater director from LA, takes a job in Sheboygan... but she never expected to fall in love with the town and the people, least of all Connie, the owner of the local Coffee House and alternative performance space. Set in the Wisconsin winter, Sheboygan is part love letter, part romantic comedy, part Waiting for Guffman, and showcases the rich character that makes this small town and its people unique.
POPULATION CONTROL
By: Lauren Stone
Available for Production
Genre: Horror(Feature)
Inspired by BATTLE ROYALE, set in a dystopian California. High school seniors are pitted against one another in a winner-takes-all battle to the death on Catalina Island. The lucky survivor will be forever changed.
IM
By: Lauren Stone
Available for Production
Genre: Horror(Feature)
A horror film disguised as a romantic comedy. Jane meets Scott online, and when they decide to take their relationship into the real world, we see how dangerous dating can be when you don’t truly know a person. IM challenges the conventions of internet predators and how appearances can be deceiving. A romantic comedy meets psychological thriller in bed with a slasher flick.
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