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ALL THE WORDS ON THE PAGE by Hunter Gause

SYNOPSIS

Arlo, a dyslexic actor, has prepared a powerful monologue. He’s ready to crush his conservatory audition, that is, until he’s asked to perform a new monologue. Mixing the Greek myth of Chiron and the textures of off-off-Broadway theater, “All the Words on the Page” is an anxious tale about navigating an invisible disability. 

STARRING: Maximilian Isaacs, Paul Lazar, Jeffrey Brabant, Mona Moriya

 

…AND YOU HAD TOURETTE’S by Luis Figueroa Caundeo

SYNOPSIS

An international student moves in with Americans while avoiding the scorns of a faceless old man across the hall. 

STARRING: Barry Evans, Mir Mengi, Abe Kaye, Shawlin Tucker, ZJ Wang

 

HERE COMES KERMIT WILLIAMS by Ryan Terk

SYNOPSIS

A young cockfighter and sports memorabilia reseller prepares for the unexpected release of his incarcerated father. 

STARRING: Maximillian Isaacs, Dante Fiallo, Jack Wetherall, Daniel Benzacar, Addie Guidry, Eric Paykert, Bill Heidebreder, Sydney Mortensen

 

HIS MOTHER by Maia Scalia 

SYNOPSIS

After receiving a disturbing email from her son, Julie weaves wildly through traffic in a race against time to find him. Narrowly avoiding collisions, she makes a series of phone-calls in a bid to piece together what is happening. After being put on hold by the police department, invalidated by her ex-husband and gaslit by her son's therapist, Julie hears a news report citing a gunman in a blue Accura has opened fie on the campus of a university. Recognizing her son's car and his university, Julie's horror solidifies as she makes one last attempt to reach him.

STARRING: Bethany Anne Lind, D.W. Moffett, Ben Irving, Evan Hall, Aleah Quinones

 

HI! YOU ARE CURRENTLY BEING RECORDED by Anna Maguire & Kyle Greenberg

SYNOPSIS

On a trip to Los Angeles to visit a new flame, Anna finds herself lost, stoned and alone… or is she?

STARRING: Anna Maguire

 

LOS MOSQUITOS by Nicole Chi

SYNOPSIS

Aby, a 15-year-old Honduran teen, navigates the complexities of her life in the United States alongside her newly arrived cousin, Nata. As Thanksgiving Day unfolds, Aby's rebellious spirit clashes with the expectations of her caregiver, Aunt Magda, intensifying her desire to distance herself from her suffocating circumstances and setting in motion a series of emotionally charged encounters. Los Mosquitos explores family dynamics, cultural identity, and the universal human desire for belonging as Aby ventures out on a path that will ultimately lead her back home.

STARRING: Abigail Hernandez, Natalia Rodríguez, Magdalena Álvarez​

 

OUT TO LUNCH by Miles Emanuel

SYNOPSIS

A day in the life of some Christmas tree salesmen living in a trailer in Park Slope.

STARRING: Collin Duncan, Lukas Hemmer, Sophia Kolak, Anne-Marie Dillon, Cole Cahill, Gordon Douglas

 

THIRD HOUSE OF SATURN by Jesse Brant Howell

SYNOPSIS

A pharmacy technician steals painkillers from work in order to alleviate her mother's back pain.

STARRING: Lindsay Burdge, Miles Emanuel, Theodore Bouloukos, Graham Birge, Lukas Hemmer

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