Script House

The actors read The Family Meeting, written by writer, director, actor, and dancer Rebecca Usoro. A comedic, heartfelt story, The Family Meeting follows a Christmas family meeting in the Udoewa household. A grandmother and granddaughter come to terms with their fears about growing up and growing old.

Actors: TJ Ramini, Demetrius Joyette, Craig Young, Veronika Dash, Sohm Kapila, Jenny Rieu

LA-born actress and writer Kasey Elise Walker’s script Hoop Dreams follows the story of Savannah Walker, a young girl who steals her mother's magical golden hoops with a belief that they will help her face her public speaking fear. Listen to the actors read the script, plus Kasey discuss the vision that created it.

Actors: Veronika Dash, Sohm Kapila

While trapped in an elevator after hours, an overworked company employee makes a miraculous discovery. 13th Floor is written by producer and filmmaker Kylan Tyng and read by our actors in the latest episode of Script Labs: Table Reads. Plus, Kylan sits down with us to talk about his inspiration for the script.

Actors: TJ Ramini, Demetrius Joyette, Craig Young, Jenny Rieu

Mark Daniels is a gay writer from South East London with experience across screen, stage and radio. In this episode of the Script House: Table Reads podcast, the actors read his script Old Joanna, the story of one night in the life of two 70-year-olds, Len and Rita, as their local East End pub closes and romance blossoms.

Actors:Craig Young, TJ Ramini, Sohm Kapila

Musician turned screenwriter Justin Smith Uzomba’s shortlisted Script House entry F.I.T.D. is read by the actors. The story follows two strangers who have a chance encounter and go their separate ways. What they don’t know is that they share a powerful secret bond. Also in the episode, Justin talks about his experience writing F.I.T.D..

Actors: TJ Ramini, Demetrius Joyette, Craig Young, Veronika Dash, Sohm Kapila

The actors read writer and podcast editor Molly Quinlan’s dysfunctional family story Charlie Goes to Joshua Tree, in which LA transplant Charlie must decide what to do with her father’s ashes. When she sets out on the road with her free-spirited sister Jules to find the perfect place to dump Dad, things get complicated.

Actors: Veronika Dash, Sohm Kapila, Jenny Rieu

Retirement-village resident Malcolm fights to save his chess partner Rufus in Talk To Me, scriptwriter and creative director Stephen Nolly’s compelling Script Lab entry. Here, our actors read the script, plus Stephen – a self-professed Japanese-Jewish Air Force brat who cut his teeth in New York’s theater scene – discusses his writing.

Actors: TJ Ramini, Demetrius Joyette, Craig Young, Jenny Rieu

Listen to poet and screenwriter Shikira Porter’s nostalgia-infused script A London

Hotel read by the actors. On the top floor of a hotel, away from their spouses, two people reminisce about their past life together. As things escalate, the pull of familiarity leaves them with a choice: do they risk losing everything to live in the past, once again?

Actors: Craig Young, TJ Ramini, Sohm Kapila

Writer-director Timothy Michael Cooper’s script Quarter Century Kid is performed by the actors. The night before a sweet but indecisive teenager is to be cryogenically suspended for 25 years to help solve the world’s escalating infertility crisis, he struggles with whether to go through with his choice, especially in light of his girlfriend’s shocking revelation.

Actors: TJ Ramini, Craig Young, Sohm Kapila, Demetrius Joyette

The actors read an excerpt from Uphill Ride, by writer and comedian Josh Lanzet. After having his heart broken mid-class, an overly enthusiastic cycling instructor attempts to continue teaching while having an emotional breakdown.

Actors: TJ Ramini, Craig Young, Jenny Rieu, Sohm Kapila, Demetrius Joyette, Veronika Dash