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Tickets
ALL FILMS PASS + Q&A w/Filmmakers + Awards + Red Carpet Photo Shoot ($7 here, $10 doors)
NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINKS ALLOWED
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Program
Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, Broadwater Theater, Main Stage, 1078 Lillian Way Los Angeles, CA
1:30 PM Door Open
2:00 PM Screenings, Directors, Screenwriters, Actors and other artists in PERSON!
Couples Retreat, Director Ari Shapiro, Drama, USA, 15:00
Jeff Hilliard - My Face, Director Jeff Hilliard, Music Video, United States, 4:23
Sugar Rush, Director Hayden Goldman, Experimental, United States, 7:37
Lay my Feelings, Director Marie Stella, Music Video, Canada, France, 3:34
Hysteria, Director Miriam Carlsen, Drama, Denmark, 19:08
Therapy’s in Session, Director Sean Nyambayo, Drama, United States, 7:32
3:10 PM Q&A with Directors
3:30 PM Awards Ceremony
3:45 Red Carpet Photo Shoot
4:00 PM Free Time / Networking
5:00 Event Ends
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Festival Reviews
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Comedies we selected in the past
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Films, Videos, Screenplays and Stage Plays we selected this year
Films & Videos
Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, Broadwater Theater, Main Stage, 1078 Lillian Way Los Angeles, CA
1:30 PM Door Open
2:00 PM Screenings
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Couples Retreat, Director Ari Shapiro, Drama, USA, 15:00
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Jeff Hilliard - My Face, Director Jeff Hilliard, Music Video, United States, 4:23
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Sugar Rush, Director Hayden Goldman, Experimental, United States, 7:37
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Lay my Feelings, Director Marie Stella, Music Video, Canada, France, 3:34
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Hysteria, Director Miriam Carlsen, Drama, Denmark, 19:08
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Therapy’s in Session, Director Sean Nyambayo, Drama, United States, 7:32
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3:10 PM Q&A with Directors
3:30 PM Awards
3:45 Red Carpet Photo Shoot
4:00 PM Free Time / Networking
5:00 Event Ends
Stage Plays, TV Scripts, Short & Feature Screenplays
Are you a director or producer looking for a script?
Click READ HERE (where available), and the script or stage play will pop out on this screen.
Please note we do not read screenplays at the event.
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The World of the Infinitely Small
Submitter Craig Pickens Short Screenplay A housewife's conscience begins to make her see that her current life is claustrophobic and unfulfilling, but the process causes her to lose her mind as inconvenient truths are revealed. |
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Summer's Silence
Writer Chanté Nicole Davis Short Screenplay Summer’s Silence follows Summer, a talented and compassionate therapist who has spent her life helping others navigate their struggles—yet privately, she battles her own deep depression. Outwardly composed and empathetic, she hides the weight of her inner turmoil from everyone around her, including her clients, friends, and family. As the story unfolds, Summer’s carefully maintained façade begins to crack, forcing her to confront the very pain she has spent years guiding others through. Through moments of vulnerability, quiet reflection, and unexpected connections, she learns that seeking help is not a sign of weakness, but a step toward healing. Summer’s Silence is a poignant, character-driven exploration of mental health, the complexity of the human psyche, and the courage it takes to face one’s own darkness while still reaching for light. |
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Almost Heard
Writer Kimberly Olsen Short Screenplay Gladys, a lonely and burnt-out ER nurse, reaches out to a suicide hotline- and finds comfort in the calm, comforting voice of Dave. Over a series of conversations, she feels seen and soothed...perhaps saved. But when Gladys attempts to thanks Dave in person, she discovers a chilling truth: Dave is a bot. As her grip on reality blurs, Gladys tries to discover what it means to truly be heard in a fast-paced, digital world- and whether healing can come from a voice that isn't actually human. Caught between digital compassion and human pain, Almost Heard explores what happens when human connection is simulated- and when artificial empathy might be all we have left. |
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When We Show Up
Writer Trish Walker Short Screenplay A powerful short-form docudrama inspired by true events, When We Show Up captures the spirit of community, service, and legacy—honoring those who rise in the face of disaster, united by purpose and compassion. |
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TRIPLE SCREW KNOT
Submitter Kymberly Harris Short Screenplay LOGLINE: A passionate art student battles her controlling dean to defend her provocative sculpture and secure its place in a prestigious gallery, exposing deep tensions between personal truth and institutional power. DEAN PETER BYRNE, the head of an art school, is interrupted in his office by REIGN, a student whose passion and emotional instability have led her to desperate measures. She rolls into his office a red wagon, concealing a sculpture she has poured years of work into. Her request is simple but urgent: for the piece to be included in the prestigious school’s upcoming Gallery exhibition. However, Peter, representing the institutional authority and the dominant creative gatekeepers, dismisses her work as “vulgar” and “disturbing.” As the conversation unfolds, it becomes clear that Peter’s rejection is not just about the quality of the sculpture, but rooted in deeper, uncomfortable gendered and power dynamics. |
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Inside the Frame
Writer Francis DiClemente Short Screenplay Three people in a city diner at night discover they are figures trapped in the painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper. |
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In Love with Regret
Writer Tyre Branton Mills Short Screenplay After scoring 37 points in one half and saving his school's hopes to participate in March Madness, a college ballplayer finds himself at the ultimate fork in the road when life challenges him to choose between what he loves most and what he thinks he loves most and what he's influenced to love most. In addition to several influences pulling him in all directions, the pressure builds to make critical decisions in a short window of time that could decide his future and his love life. |
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The Policy
Writer Julian Johnson Short Screenplay After his perfect life comes crashing down, top salesman takes out a life insurance policy to secure his family’s financial future. |
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The Last Mediation of Christ
Writers David Schleicher, Mike Bell Short Screenplay It’s a Hell of a ride as the Devil shares her gripes, Eve mediates, and Jesus tries to love his enemies |
FEATURE
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Fletchertown Road
Writer Devin Jones Feature Screenplay 4 Fraternity Brothers must step out of their comfort zones in a fight for their lives against an urban legend seeking revenge. |
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Paper Thin
Writer Katherine Garner Feature Screenplay One stay-at-home mom's journey back to herself. When she begins to prioritize her own well being, her life is irrevocably changed. |
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SERPENTS OF THE DEAD
Writer Dr. Ron Dalrymple Feature Screenplay An elite Special Forces team from Afghanistan is trapped in a zoo by a terrorist and forced to confess their sins, or face gruesome deaths. |
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Oliver, Again
Writer Robert Benjamin Feature Screenplay When a meek and socially awkward father uses a memory machine to change a single regret, he awakens in a world where his wife and daughter never existed—and must find the strength, courage, and ruthless resolve he’s never known to bring them back. |
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With Every Piece of Me
Writer Nicholas P Runfolo Feature Screenplay In the year 1947, entertainment is booming. Music tells of how we overcame the Great Depression, films highlight the best of our stories, and theater conquers politics through comedy and play. Every performer out there is a somebody in front of the right crowd. That’s where Jack Mason is born. As a longtime blue collar steel mill worker, Jack spends his days getting his hands dirty, and his nights, losing himself in the lights. As a revered guitarist, performer, and singer, Jack has amounted a solid life for himself, with Fiance Anastasia, best friend Henry, and boss at the mill, Frank by his side. One day, after playing a late night show, Jack heads into his steel mill and falls victim to a horrendous accident. This accident leaves Jack with the entire right side of his face, and body severely burnt. A near 90% of his nerves throughout his whole right side are left damaged beyond repair. Life crumbles quickly as Jack is told he will never play music again, and on top of all, a materialistic and disloyal Anastasia leaves Jack for his Agent Dennis. With Jack out of options, and out of hope, a fearsomely devoted Henry steps in. With Henry doing all he can to rehabilitate Jack, the only thing left in Jack’s way isn’t his scars or his pain, but his broken spirit that his friends, and all who love him are determined to mend. |
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In The Garden
Writers Christal Kahles-Jones, Kathy Krantz Stewart Feature Screenplay Join Laura on this heartwarming journey, as she sets out to fulfill what she feels the Lord has called her to do... BE A MISSIONARY LIKE HER FATHER. Walk along side her as overcomes insurmountable odds in her attempts to see this thru. She is in WWII times, Father is away at war. Laura is paralyzed in a wheelchair. She's home tending the care of the house with her mother, her aunt, and her twin sister--who happens to fall on the dark side. This is a story of war times, family ties, romance, and a young woman's incredible journey of faith and love! And it all starts...IN THE GARDEN! |
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Rare Birds
Writer Jacob Robert Carrick Gillespie Feature Screenplay Rural Lincolnshire, UK. Two Brothers, fresh out of prison and down on their luck conspire to steal an exotic bird worth £25,000 from an eccentric elderly gypsy. When the job goes wrong, the brothers find themselves with blood on their hands, a bird to catch and a terrifying former-IRA hit-man in tow. READ HERE |
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Poison Ivy (Nanny Kills)
Writer Pippa Blackmore Feature Screenplay A governess must protect her children from the people around them, by any means necessary (usually poison) |
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The Flock
Writer Helen Fowler Feature Screenplay When their sheep begin to display unusual behaviour, an isolated farming community blames one family's unethical breeding methods. As the attacks intensify, it becomes clear that the sheep think it's their turn to be in charge. |
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Shadow Self
Writer Tom Zimmerman Feature Screenplay Act One – Setup Set against the turbulence of 1960s Chicago, Shadow Self follows Tom Murray, a restless working-class teen grinding long shifts at Romeo’s Pizza to help pay his Catholic school tuition. At thirteen, a near-fatal dirt-bike crash plants the seed of his “shadow” — the reckless, fearless part of him that hungers for risk and defies restraint. The job at Romeo’s becomes his crucible: loyalty and sweat colliding with temptation and pride. Under the volatile owner Mike and among co-workers like Rebar, Jim, and Sea Bass, Tom learns to survive chaos through quick wit and sheer composure. At home, a weary father and overworked mother draw the map of a life he refuses to inherit. By the end of Act One, Junior Anarino — a charming, mob-connected customer — drifts into his orbit, embodying everything Tom craves: confidence, money, and control. Act Two – Conflict |
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Yahoo Boy
Writer Wendy J Bednarz Feature Screenplay Madge, a middle-aged widow with a permanently stretched smile, is on a shopping spree. For herself. For a casket. She settles on the glossy white style with silver lining. But is Madge really dying? Her grown son, Conrad, doesn’t think so. And despite her fever-pitched efforts to plan her own funeral, Madge wants to live…she needs to live. When Madge meets Chuck, a hunky military sergeant on Facebook, she’s all in. At Chuck’s urging she doesn’t even bat an eye when he suggests that she invest her life savings in Crypto currency. That’s when it all goes haywire and Madge discovers that ‘Chuck’ is really Tunde, a romance scammer living in Lagos, Nigeria. Half-smitten and half red with anger over losing her money, Madge travels to Nigeria to meet Tunde. While their friendship blossoms, Madge hatches a plan to turn the tables, scam Tunde and recoup her life savings. It’s a risky venture that leads Madge into the darker corners of Lagos – a journey that is at once frightening and exhilarating. Madge soon discovers that she and Tunde are not all that different from one another and that what she really needs is to let go of the reins and ride or die! |
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Ophelia
Writer Nyla Hanna Feature Screenplay Following an unsuccessful suicide attempt, teen Ophelia must learn to adapt to her new Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis without letting a budding relationship interfere. |
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The Beauty Of It All
Writer K. Juliana Feature Screenplay A former aspiring college basketball star, now heroin addict, struggling with purpose. And an 11 year old cancer patient with dreams of making an elite select basketball team find solace and meaning in their respective battles and through each other find optimism that while life comes with a great deal of pain, there is always beauty hidden underneath it all. READ HERE |
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Visions of Doc
Writer G Calder Nash Feature Screenplay Visions of Doc tells the extraordinary and deeply human journey of R.L. 'Doc' Anderson, a haunted strongman whose inexplicable gift to foresee events shapes his life as he transitions from circus performer to psychic to the stars, before transforming into a spiritual healer. Set against a sweeping backdrop from the rural coal mines of Illinois to Hollywood's golden realm and finally to the quiet Southern town of St. Elmo, TN, Doc grapples with fame, responsibility, doubt, and the heartbreaking truth that seeing the future doesn’t mean changing it. Anchored by his resilient wife Ruth and inquisitive journalist Penny, Doc struggles to find peace as he confronts the metaphysical force known as 'The Witness,' attempting to reconcile his visions with a greater understanding of destiny and surrender. Visions of Doc blends magical realism, rich drama, and poignant humanity into an unforgettable tale of strength, faith, and the search for stillness in a chaotic world. READ HERE |
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The Pale Ones
Writer Sara Caldwell Feature Screenplay As a deadly winter seals them in, a frontier girl suspects the kindly strangers offering food and comfort are feeding on more than just gratitude. |
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WE THE PPL
Writer Haley Biggins Feature Screenplay When a millennial burnout accidentally switches bodies with Ben Franklin, he’s transported to 1787 and must navigate the birth of America—while Franklin races through modern-day Philly to ensure the Constitution is signed before history is rewritten. READ HERE |
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Shush!
Writer Farah Halime Hope Feature Screenplay SHUSH follows Mia, a stressed-out twenty-something desperate for relief from her chaotic London life. After an explosive meltdown at a dinner party, she impulsively joins a silent wellness retreat in Scotland, only to find herself trapped in a surreal, cult-like nightmare run by a questionable guru. Stripped of distractions, Mia confronts her deepest insecurities—and her hilarious, often disastrous efforts to “find herself” reveal uncomfortable truths. Ultimately, Mia must break the silence to reclaim her voice, challenge authority, and embrace her beautifully flawed self. |
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Bottom of The Barrel
Writer Shanna Riker Feature Screenplay In the early 90’s rodeo scene, champion barrel racer, Carlyn Wilder is on top of the world when a career-threatening injury and heart-breaking loss send her unwillingly back to the family ranch where she faces off with her dysfunctional family, “ride or die” friends, and personal demons in order to get back in the saddle again. |
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The Decision
Submitter Carlos Perez Feature Screenplay A senator's wife finds out the hard way just how bad the laws he helped create actually affect innocent pregnant women. READ HERE |
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Two Brothers: The Sequel
Writer William Wong Feature Screenplay In “Two Brothers: The Sequel,” a fractured America faces its gravest threat yet as Russian oligarchs orchestrate a covert nuclear attack using suitcase bombs smuggled into U.S. cities. President Chad Jacobs, still reeling from his brother Jake’s failed insurrection, is forced to trust his estranged sibling when evidence mounts of a deep-cover Russian asset within his own inner circle. As tactical nukes devastate American cities and the lines between loyalty and betrayal blur, the brothers must unite to expose the mole, prevent all-out war, and reckon with the personal and political fallout of their intertwined pasts. This high-stakes political thriller blends espionage, family drama, and relentless action, racing toward a climax where the fate of nations—and the brothers themselves—hangs in the balance. |
TELEVISION
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The Lonely Line
Writer Jake Alexander Williams Television Script A community is at odds when a phone sex company sets up shop in their town. READ HERE |
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Not Safe For Work
Writer Charlie Marks Television Script |
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Mix and Match
Writer Barry Steven Kohl Television Script Evelyn Brookings and her family will meet the children of her finance' from four of his five previous marriages. All of the children are from mixed ethnic relationships. |
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Package Boyz
Writer Rome Harrison Television Script We Deliver Packages is a small courier service located in the Southern California. Although the company houses minimal workers, it is permitted all the federal and state level clearances of its conglomerate counterparts. The owner (Mac) is a retired military veteran and sometimes travel tour operator who barely produces the business required to keep his doors open. We Deliver’s position in the community is prime for up and coming criminals to integrate themselves into the advantageous business of courier services. After all, couriers are able to access restricted and secure areas while bypassing many security measures. READ HERE |
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Stormbound Pilot
Writer Alex Rushton Television Script For centuries creatures of myth and legend have hidden themselves from the world and flourished. Yet admits the height of colonization the threat of discovery looms admits the shadow of an ancient curse. READ HERE |
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Higher Plane Sacred Vow
Writer Eddie Clay Thompkins III Television Script Higher Plane Sacred Vow is a paranormal mystery that delves into a complex tapestry of grief, the afterlife, and long-buried family secrets. READ HERE |
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VICES
Writer Sam Wallace Television Script A young girl heads off to college shortly after the death of her lover, leaving her craving the love she once had and trying her hardest to fill the void. She must learn to survive without her lover — and on her own for the first time. She quickly realizes that she is not the only one bringing drama from home to college. |
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M*S*I*P: Messy Situation Intervention Program
Writer Joseph Dewain Wulczynski Television Script Robert's life gets complicated when he's drafted into the M*S*I*P and must assist those about to pass away clear unfinished business so their souls may pass easily. |
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Outer Borough
Writer Thomas Loy Television Script Four friends search for happiness in a Brooklyn that flouts the laws of reality, while handling clients at a public relations firm that just flouts the law. |
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Pasticceria Fausto
Writer Laura Puccia Valtorta Television Script Silvia Pecora (53) an Italian motorcycle mechanic, is broke and mourning the death of her son from a drug overdose. At the urging of a friend, she takes a job at a pastry shop run by Fausto, the local criminal boss who may have supplied the drugs that killed her son. Silvia and Fausto begin an affair, but his drug dealing threatens their relationship. READ HERE |
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Afterlife Anonymous
Submitter Michael Kezele Television Script A gay ghost haunting a West Hollywood house, along with his dysfunctional Grim Reaper friend, help a straight cop solve crimes. |
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America's Winemakers: Their Epic 400-Year Jouney
Submitter Gary Robins Television Script When trailblazers conquer adversity to forge America’s wine legacy, they unleash a 400-year journey of ambition, passion, and triumph, culminating in some of the finest wines on Earth. Synopsis For 400 years, America’s winemakers have been adventurers, pioneers, and risk-takers, battling overwhelming challenges in their quest to transform wild, untamed land into a world-class wine region. They faced pestilence, drought, war, and even Prohibition, yet time and again, these visionaries refused to give up. What began as an impossible dream became one of the greatest wine success stories the world has ever seen. This five-episode season of America’s Winemakers: Their Epic 400-Year Journey uncovers the bold and fearless men who built American wine from the ground up. The story begins with Jean-Jacques Dufour, who planted the first vineyards in Kentucky, struggling through repeated failures but refusing to quit. |
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Developers
Writer Lindsey McDowell Television Script Four misfits with wildly different dreams and dysfunctional skill sets are thrust together in a grueling coding bootcamp. Despite messy beginnings and constant chaos, they must overcome their differences and self-doubt to survive—and maybe even thrive—in the cutthroat world of tech. |
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Burnt Bridges
Writer Giana Patrice Haynia Television Script A spoiled daughter of a famous couple gets a reality check when she is kicked out after a DUI arrest. |
STAGE PLAY
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Refracted Light
Writer DANA HALL Stage Play Lucy is preparing for Penny to leave for college when she discovers information that casts doubt on whether now is the right time. Before she can address her concerns, an unexpected turn of events occurs—Penny goes missing. With loss, mental health struggles, and a whirlwind of changes, the family finds itself unraveling. The question arises: How can a typical suburban family cope with these challenges without losing their sanity? |
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The Starlite Inn
Writer Mitch Finn Stage Play A genre-bending anthology where a faded desert motel at the edge of nowhere becomes a haven where fiction weaves with fate. |
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Wicked Women and Their Men
Writer Merrill Anway Jones Stage Play In small town Mississippi at Christmas, socially isolated Henry fixates on a British movie star, Forrest Livesay, while his toxic extended family fractures after Aunt Ruth is killed in a hit-and-run. As online imposters circle and his aunt Joy and cousin Alice secretly catfish him for cash, Henry grieves, questions his sexuality, and relives childhood trauma under the iron rule of his venomous grandmother, Lucy. A mounting cycle of manipulation, lies, and humiliations pushes Henry toward a reckoning over love, money, and survival. |
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