Join us for our DAILY SCRIPT READ presenting local screenwriters’ work read by local actors followed by a discussion.
The Daily Reads have been organized by Andrea Lyman, Naheem Garcia, and David J. Curtis.
Script reads will take place from 12:00 - 1:00PM EST online via Zoom.
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023
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LENA AND LEONARD
World War II brings them together, and life tries to keep them apart. Lena and Leonard manage to stay connected and marry when he returns home from the war. But Boston can be a powder keg for a young Black couple. They accepted the challenges of war, but can they survive a riot and each other?
ACTORS READING
Andrea Lyman
Ashley Almar
Carmen Dillon
Daniel Callahan
David J. Curtis
Ezra Stevens
Joshua Olumide
Justin Davis
Lashmi Vizcaino
Maria Wilkins
Naheem Garcia
Odis Spencer, Jr.
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023
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NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING
A Black teenage lifeguard is confronted with the power of her community as she tackles a chaotic day at the pool.
Trigger warning: police brutality
ACTORS READING
Ashley Hernandez
Doctor Mikael Powell
Janine Robinson
Lashmi Vizcaino
Meichelle Ferguson
Willington Vuelto
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2023
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YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES
Set in the distant Afro-surrealist future, YE! finds the AJUMOSE under attack at the hands of the sinister IKU brand - a gang of
highly sophisticated bots on a mission to hijack their ancestral powers. Desperate and determined, the AJUMOSE recruit STELLAR
--a woman with deep pain and greater resilience--to lead and protect their sacred mission. In order to fulfill her destiny and preserve the league, STELLAR must overcome her own searing vengeance and confront her violent past.
ACTORS READING
Ashley Hernandez
Andrea Lyman
Arthur Williams
Dina Jean
Nerissa Williams Scott
Parmie Polk
Rahman Oladigbolu
Seine Young
Sharon Squires
TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2023
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LOVE OF A LIFETIME
A man has found not just a love, but the love of a lifetime. He must come out of darkness and into the light to face that lifetime.
ACTORS READING
Jackie Davis
Joshua Olumide
Liz Eng
Naheem Garcia
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2023
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THE DEAL
ACTORS READING
Chris Everett
Christoper James
Daniel Callahan
David J. Curtis
Deanna Bemur
Denise Lopes
John Brownlie
Joshua Olumide
Justin Davis
Naheem Garcia
Odis Spencer
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023
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MINE - EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON”
When the sudden disappearance of water -- their main life source -- threatens to upend a vibrant utopia, an intrepid teen named Blaze must save their community before it’s too late.
ACTORS READING
Anjie Parker
Christopher James
Daren Paul
Gilda James
John Brownlie
Judith Nelson Dilday
Trinidad Tamkissoon