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2023 ScreenCraft Stage Play Competition Quarterfinalists

by ScreenCraft on December 7, 2022

Listed below are the Quarterfinalists of the 2023 ScreenCraft Stage Play Competition. These exceptional projects were selected from almost 700 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!

Stay tuned for the Semifinalist announcement on January 25th on our blog and on our Twitter and Facebook pages! And if you’d like to receive a notification when this contest re-opens for entries, you can subscribe for updates via Coverfly here.

Here are the Quarterfinalists:

"a falling away" John Spellos
"CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR" Daniel Waters
"God's Peculiar People." Marilynn Loveless
(Gold is Gold) Matthew Puckett
#NWORD Christian Elder
10 X 2 ANDREW SMITH
72 Hours Deno Seder
a curious thing; or superheroes k'ain't fly Jeremy O'Brian
A Great Fresco of Stupidity Luke Krueger
A Hidden Life Randy Neale
A Lovely Day to Kill Your Spouse Lindsey Brown
A Midlife Summer's Dream Charlotte Runde
Alexa, Play Alexa Elmy
All Stations Distress Joshua Chamberlain
An Eight Second View Kevin Anthony
An Ideal Wife Sarah Knight
And the Stones Will Cry Out David Graham
Another Draft, Another Placeholder Title [that I will change this time, I promise] Samantha Langmead
Archetype Azenath Adede
Bearding the Lyons Pab Sungenis
Before, I Talked To Shoes Alina Rios
Birthday Club Phil Olson
Bliss Investigations Mike Buckley
Boulevard of Bold Dreams LaDarrion Williams
Buried Phoenix Laura Leininger-Campbell
Chasing Destiny Adrian Crawford
Clary and Alice karin doucette
Cops on Drugs Jeff Eyres
Cosmas and Damian Dana Hammer
Cuddle Buddy Noah Wilson
Dark Horse Gary Blackwood
Dionne's House: Ecstacy and Primal Agony (Mostly) on the Michigan Riviera Paula Kamen
Dogrose Patrol Brendan Bourque-Sheil
DoofyLand Mike Hadge
Drinking In Church Kieran Angelini
Drinking In the Park Dan Ross
ELVIRA arnold gold
Erin Go Bragh-less John Shea
Euphoria Mark Ridge
Fenway: Last of the Bohemians Robert Kelly McAllister
First Ladies and the Big White Lie Janine Sternlieb
FLINCH Sam Given
FLOATING NAKED WITH PIRANHAS (HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE WORKING AT AMAZON) Rich Rubin
Flush Kelly Kidwell
French for Bread Oli Isaac
God, Waving Linda Whitmore
Gold Marcus Gorman
Group Alex Rubin
Growing Flowers on the Moon R. T. Bowersox
Gunk Simon Haines
Gutmusik Joe DiPietro
Hearing Art Lee Kitchen
Heartbeat lee aubry
Helen Keller Was Real Allison Theveny
Hello Boys & GIRLS Joseph Maldonado
Hello Trouble, Come On In Gwynneth Lau
High Maintenance Peter Ritt
Hope is Not a Black and White Rainbow Stage Play Harold L. Brown
I Am Here Lewis H. Mackie
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING Josh Verges
Illicit PAUL MROCZKA
Imagine That Audrey Webb
In the Middle Megan Sass
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD: Nudity, Debauchery and Afternoon Tea Bob Canning
It Burns Sam Spoll
It's Magic! Flora Doone
John Milton's Paradise Lost Christopher Bramble
Joyhood CH Keong
Judgment of the Eye (previously Forger) Simon Bowler
Killed by the Boys Sam Robotham
Kilonova Jon Krupp
Last Rites Randy Neale
Lies Jerry Slaff
Little Sugar and the Pilgrimage of Grace sandra Cruze
Looking for Redfeather Linda Collison
Love or Best Offer Phil Olson
Lyme Disease: The Musical Ellen Thompson
Mama Bushwick is Dead Elizabeth Shannon
Marlowe Part Two Simon Bowler Khan
Marlowe, Part One Simon Bowler Khan
MATTIE MOON Cheryll Crane
Mimosa Jediah Craig
Missing in Person Sheila Rinear
Monogamy Sophia Mertins
Music Box Allison Quiller
Necessary Friends - Roosevelt and Churchill David Tabasko
New woman Ida Marinic
Nice Guys Finish Last Harrison Gale, Jeremy Adkins
Nightcaps Eric Grant
Nina Forrest Malloy
No Expectations Jediah Craig
No Such Thing As Normal Samantha Walker
NOVEL Ryan Bernsten
Of Prophets and Fools: the Horace Bender Story Josh Williams
One Million People, Full Stop Janet H Swinney
Penelope's War, the Musical Nancy Ellis, Marc Ellis
Piles of Dirt Louise Schwarz
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST Richard Demak
Prima Donna Chris Leyva
Problems in Moral Philosophy Boaz Gaon
QUEEN OF THE BONACKERS Susan Kathryn Hefti
Real Fakes: The true story of the fake spy who saved D-Day. David Dubczak
REUNION Steve Karp
REVISITING WILDFIRE KARI FLOREN
Rich Mark Wallinger
Ride Eric Lane
RUSSIAN TROLL Rich Rubin
Rx Machina Caity-Shea Violette
Sam Langford: The Apollo Interview Charles Coulter
Scary Black Play or the Play Where the Black Folk Live Zander Thomas
Scrambled Eggs Jessica Fisher
Second Flood Annie Sudler
SEDONA Kait Hickey
Sensitivity Training Rob Ackerman
Separate and Equal Seth Panitch
Sex Work, Sex Play Caytha Jentis
Shakespeare's Women Lorien Haynes
Shapeshifter Dan Borengasser
Shrimp Pudding Kyle C. Mumford
SIBLINGS x 2 Michael Diamond
Sign of Life Mark Ridge
Signature Photo Michael Bucklin
Snowbirds Lauren Holmes
Snowmen Michael Kell
Southern Exposure Claude Brickell
Spirit Gianna Ferraro
Stacks Anthony Toohey
Stalking Jayne Hannah
Stingers Pamela Leahigh
Stirrups Stacey Powells Lyster
TALK OF THE TOWN Mike Bencivenga
Tango Mike (Thanks Much) Daniel Stone
Tennessee Wet Rub Kim Ruyle
That Must Be the Entrance to Heaven Franky Gonzalez
The Advocate Bill Mesce
The Anamorphosis Hailey Sipes
The Ashes of Aquitaine Rusty Harding, Leigh Moore
The Bauer Sisters John Dirrigl
The Beach House Christina Alagaratnam
THE CASSANDRA MURDERS Madeline Daly Puccioni
The Clipper Maryanne Melloan Woods
The Count of One Gary Blackwood
The Curse of Madame Phoebe Cara Marshall
The Dame and the Devil Chelsey Urich
The Demand of Avarice Matthew McLachlan
THE DIRTIEST GAME STEPHEN MONTAGNE, Jason Slawson
The Enemy of the State Simon Bowler Khan
The Face Of The Deep Jennifer Chaney
The Great Comic Book War of 1954 Noah Wilson
The Great Divide Jeff Kaufman
The Happiest Place on Earth Libby Gardner
The Heart of Christmas Nick Abdo
The Last Doughnut colette freedman
The Levitation of Newel Knight: A Tragedy in Three Acts Stuart Calloway
THE LIGHT AT ARLES Robert Menna
The Literal Word of God Henry Gough
The Myth of the Mountain Danielle Koenig, Justin Cook
The Perish Mario Tofano
The Pirates of Chemo Paul Schutte
The Public Therapy Sessions: Series D-1F7, Curated by Lillian Marsella Victor Lesniewski
The Redemption of Mrs. Satan Julie Daniels
The Third Law Ann Greenseth
The Tragedy of Tiberius Gracchus Stephen Bonino
The Value NICHOLAS DUNN
The Warren Commission Spectacular Courtney Taylor
The Wind Chimes an American Musical - Stage version Laurie Whitaker
The Zomb-Apocs Tom Cavanaugh
This Is My Story Marcia P. Samuels
Tripping Over Roots jaymes Jorsling
Triumvirate- Glory, Sacrifice and peace Kate Hawkes
Tune in Carlos Lacamara
USED Lauren Fleishman
VEILS OF JUSTICE Tita Anntares
We Can't Breathe Phillip Christian Smith
WHISPERINGS OF THE GODS Paul Coleman
White Nights, Black Paradise Sikivu Hutchinson
WHY IS THE DOG HOWLIN', MOMMA? (play) Rosalyn Rosen
Winsor and Gertie: A Play in Four Epochs Donald Crafton
You Don't Have to Cry M.J. Morrone
Young Benjamin Banneker Juan Villegas
Zig-Zag Philip Catherwood

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