Contents

Foreword

About the Writing for the Screen and Stage Program

PLAYS (alphabetized by author)

Interred with Their Bones | ALEXANDRIA AGBAJE

A father visits a therapist in purgatory.

Chill Pill (Or the Pedantic Pandemic of America) | ROBERT BAKER

Politically correct reunites with socially correct.

Bad Company | WILLIAM G. BOOTH

In the aftermath of the 1929 crash, an investment firm gives up its darkest secret.

When the Bell Rings You Shut the **** Up | JIM BULLUCK

A feuding couple becomes a therapist’s nightmare.

Crisco | ARIEL BUTTERS

A teenager returns home from the hospital after an attempted suicide.

Out of the Woods | KRISTEN CHAVEZ

An investigator refuses to give up on the disappearance of a local teenager.

Pegging Out | BRONWEN CLARK

Two brothers trapped in a British coal mine consider their destinies.

The Split | BRYANT CLEMENTS

After a bad breakup, a young man finds himself caught between the opposing views of his roommates.

Hold Onto Me | JESSICA FILLHABER

A traumatized middle-aged couple struggles to find the way back to each other.

Knives Make It Personal | HANNAH FLOYD

A stage director tries to manipulate an actor into playing against type.

The Way Out | COLE HAMMACK

Two unrelated women are linked by tragedy.

Seasoning | XINGYUE SARAH HE

A newly arrived foreign couple offers assistance to a troubled neighbor.

A Failuretale | ELIZABETH HYLTON

Three Disney princesses confront relationship issues.

Snowmen | CHARLIE KELSEY

A Christmas reunion reveals unfinished business between two brothers.

Against the Clock | JACK LIVINGSTON

An ex–football pro visits his former teammate.

Death and Dignity | SCHYLER HOPE MARTIN

A coroner performs his most personal autopsy.

Shot through the Heart | JENNIFER MORGAN

A young television actress attempts to navigate her feelings toward her co-star.

The Rabbit | BROOKE ODOM

A British mystery writer narrates her own crime story.

Amendment | RYAN PASSER

A congressman and two constituents struggle to resolve the tragic event that has brought them together.

The Sixth Chamber | ADAM ROPER

A man who plays superheroes at children’s parties attempts to rescue his wife from a rival.

Bad Connection | RACHEL SCHMITT

Device-addicted college students struggle to communicate.

Vinegar Syndrome | RACHEL SHOPE

A woman’s marriage is challenged by the characters in the film she’s restoring.

Foul | LA DARIAN SMITH

A college basketball player narrates the story of his relationship with a rival/lover.

Inside Out | LAURA STOLTZ

A pregnant woman struggles to reveal her self-destructive impulses.

Jumpers and Anchors | LAUREN WINN

A young man, perched on the girder of a bridge, is interrupted by an intruder with a camera.

Acknowledgments

Editor’s Biography