Wacky Writing

Dream Cast: Mike: Jesse McCartney Cherie: Brittany Snow Jason: Van Hansis Kim: Brenda Song David: Zac Efron Rowanda: Monique Coleman Mr. Edison: James Marsden Act one: scene one: WE open on an empty podium set at stage right. There are cheers and applause as well as cat calls. The podium is lit by a single spot light with the rest of the stage dark. Mike walks up to the podium and clears his throat. The applause fade out. MIKE Welcome, friends, family, esteemed faculty, and graduates. As we...Read Full Story

Dream Cast: Robert: Sam Waterson Susan: Sally Field Lila: Olympia Dukakis Betty: Goldie Hawn Diana: Drew Barrymore Aaron: Jared Leto Jarred: Chad Allen Brian: Kevin Zegers John: Benjamin Bratt Eve: Melissa Gilbert Mike: Bill Cambell Jenny: Laura Linney Sarah: Ashley Tisdale Sam: ?? Dan: Zac Efron Kevin: ?? Billy: Shia LeBeouf JUDGEMENTS fADE IN: ext. san francisco-sunset We see the multi-colored sunset against the city of San Francisco, from the bay. We fly over the bay into the city. We move...Read Full Story

FADE IN: EXT. RURAL STREET-SUNSET A MAN (AGENT KEN CEES)wearing a dark suit is walking from his car, which is parked at the curb towards the front of door of a colonial style house. Another car painted a sleek black edges along the curb on the opposite side of the street, before slowly coming to a complete stop one house away. INT. HALLWAY-SUNSET CU. PHONE A phone is sitting on a table near the end of the hallway, ringing as if it is demanding to be answered. The voices of two little girls...Read Full Story

The pyramid shaped space ship glides almost gracefully through the asteroid belt. The lights were dim on the bridge as Adam guides the ship through the dark formation of rocks. Eve is sitting by a control panel that is lit up and constantly makes beeping noises. She is looking out the window trying to see into the darkness. Suddenly she gets up and crosses to Adam. She whacks him in the back of the head. “Ow! What’d you do that for?” “I told you we should have stopped and asked for directions...Read Full Story

CLANG! The gate to the driveway closes, bringing me back to reality, and the fact that today is my thirty first birthday. The room is cold, even with the morning sun hovering over Los Angeles. I stand at the window watching as the sleek, gold tone Jaguar comes up the driveway. The grandfather clock in the hall strikes nine o’clock. I turn reluctantly, to go greet my visitor. I pass the large mahogany grandfather clock, whose ornate designs and patterns use to fascinate me. Now, they just...Read Full Story

Dream Cast: Auntie Bernie: Harvey Fierstein Uncle Sally: Anthony LaPaglia Gloria: Valerie Bertinelli Evan: Kevin Zegers Felicia: Hugh Jackman Jean: Julia Stiles Little Frankie: Joe Pesci AUNTIE BERNIE (V.O.) Wakie, Wakie. Well would you look at this. FADE IN: 1 INT. 1 Evan'S BEDROOM. DAY. Evan's bedroom is the typical teenager's room with posters on the wall, trophies on shelves and the room is a bit cluttered, with clothes and books. The scene opens from the perspective of Evan waking up to...Read Full Story

S: K...NOT ON PHONE NOW S: HEATHER NEEDED ME J: so what's up S: Grandpa is holding his own...systems are starting to fail but he is in better spirits now that they are giving him Ritalin J: That's good S: just learned it is an anti-depressant for seniors J: It's a drug for many causes, which makes me suspicious S: all drugs have many applications...why they are called "drugs" S: like alcohol S: of which I am becoming most favorable towards J: They have many applications, but usually work on...Read Full Story

Two Boxes Most households in the United States contain a box; sometimes several of these boxes exist in a single home. The box emits vivid color images and lifelike sounds. What is this box? It is the television. Television may seem like an innocuous way to relieve the pressures of everyday life for many people, but it is used by an establishment to assert a form of control over the mass population. How can television be used to exercise control? Through the images broadcast by the...Read Full Story

Do you ever find yourself feeling as if you are separated from all the things around you? As if everyone you know has a secret connection that you are not a part of. I’ve spent most of my life feeling that way, but that is changing with time and knowledge. As I get older I find myself becoming more relaxed and comfortable and relaxed about who I am and who I am going to be. When you look at the photograph of me what do you see? Do you see my heritage of Austrian, Russian, French, German...Read Full Story

“Jake, your brother’s a retard!” Jake feels the sting on his fist at the same time he hears the crack. “You broke my nose. I’m gonna kill you.” Jake can still feel the sting of the fist hitting his face as he races towards home. Jake constantly gets into fights. He just doesn’t think that he’s very smart. He is smarter than his older brother Brian is. Brian isn’t at all smart actually he’s quite stupid. Jake feels smarter thinking about his stupid older brother. He turns a corner afraid that...Read Full Story