FACULTY SELECTS

Broken String
Written By: Nemanja Bala
Pete, a tennis prodigy, hopes to make up for his immigrant father's loss of family and national identity by winning the US OPEN.
nb2030@gmail.com
646-269-3072

Understay
Written By: Jonathon Roessler
When a hooker is murdered in a hotel room, nobody seems to care except Cameron, the night clerk on duty. Enlisting the help of her rent boy roommate, Cameron begins to unravel an underground LA sex scene where murder may be the least deadly sin.
JonRoessler@gmail.com
310-413-6650

Saint Carlos of Gowanus
Written By: Jose Luis Orbegozo and Michael Niederman
Little Carlos can heal the sick with his hands. He must understand why he has been given this power, as the adults in his life—his wise Grandma Rosa, the self-serving Pentecostal preacher Santino, and Jorge, his conflicted father—try to influence him. Carlos must travel from his home, a tiny Ecuadorian town, to a foreign land called New York City, to discover the answers of his past and to find a path for his future.
jlorbegozo@gmail.com
917-622-8906

Dance for Your Daddy
Written By: Mike Walden
As Kenny, 12, struggles to make sense of his parents’ persistent fights and arguments, he becomes enthralled by his older cousin Paul - a streetwise charmer and petty criminal.
mikewalden1982@hotmail.com
212-1933-1733

Grass Stains
Written By: Kyle Wilamowski
When Conrad (15) and his two best friends cause the accidental death of his first girlfriend's older brother, he is suddenly faced with the troubles of maturity and must wrestle with issues of friendship, family, sexuality, guilt and love.
kkw2106@columbia.edu
734-646-6947

Dear Lemon Lima,
Written By: Nicki Paluga and Suzi Yoonessi
After her narcissistic sweetheart breaks her heart, a lonely girl with a vivid imagination channels her Native roots to reclaim the spirit of the World Eskimo Indian Olympics.
syoonessi@sanguinefilm.com
917-653-7773

FACULTY HONORS

Akili
Written By: Brendan Rose
Chicago, 1997.  A turf war between local gangs has erupted on the North Side.  Jean-Michel has artistic talent and a chance to escape the neighborhood, but can he keep his secret?
brendan.rose@gmail.com
847-778-0057

Chasing the Orient
Written By: George Strayton
A thriller/romantic comedy: Romancing the Stone set in China.  A female computer whiz caught in a global economic conspiracy joins forces with a clever con artist to clear her name and save the world market from crashing.
GRStrayton@aol.com
323-463-8678/917-763-1402

Condo
Written By: Lisa Tarchak
Judy, a repressed academic stuck in a rural town, battles a group of local men who are terrorizing her.
tarchak@yahoo.com
917-553-0923

Dixie Traveler
Written By: Christine Bailey
Three young siblings suffer an early tragedy in the deep South. When their old home is seized by the town, the three return to their small town roots to lay the past to rest and find a new sense of home and self.
christine.bailey@yahoo.com
646-431-5064

Ezekiel 4:15
Written By: Kevin Barker
After losing his parents and moving in with his aunt, 14-year old Zeke finds comfort with a group of ex-hippy Jesus Freaks.  When the group's leader is kidnapped by his father and Zeke's aunt decides to move to Cameroon, Zeke learns that when Jesus doesn't save, friends and family do.
kb8000@earthlink.net
917-859-6159

BEST TELEPLAYS

Arrested Development: The Cuddle Party
Written By: Jon Haller
When Michael attempts to go on his first "normal" date with Nelly, an anger management counselor, jealous Gob does his best to come between them. What both brothers don't realize is the date is actually an invitation to a Cuddle Party, an event where lonely and frustrated singles meet for sex-less cuddling. Things go from bad to worse when the rest of Michael's family shows up.
jonhaller@gmail.com
917-747-5990

The Shield: Beastin'
Written By: Austen Rachlis
Vic goes head to head with a ruthless new gang leader, who perpetrates his own brand of ethnic cleansing.
ar2326@columbia.edu
646-675-2272