Below are synopses of the five finalist scripts for FutureFest 2024. See our Auditions page for audition information.
Unabashedly, by Mike Teverbaugh
Directed by Lynn Vanderpool
Friday, July 19, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Two people, with a past they had no idea they shared, meet in the newsroom of a major American newspaper and are drawn inexorably together.
The Four, by Catherine Butterfield
Directed by Debra Kent
Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm
They were best friends when their children were growing up, but now one of their sons has committed a violent racial act that has attracted national attention. Can an interracial friendship sustain that kind of stress? How far do you go to protect a child whose actions you abhor?
The Chrysalis, by Joe Ricci
Directed by Aaron Eechaute-Lopez
Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 8:00 pm
How do you say goodbye to a houseful of memories?
It’s been over a year since John Sicura’s beloved wife of 45 years passed away. When his adult children (artsy Vicky, workaholic Kerri and her husband, stay-at-home-dad Colin) come for Sunday dinner to their childhood home, John announces he is selling the house. Over an epic eight weeks of preparing the house to be sold, digging through boxes and boozy late-night talks on the roof lead to self-reflection and surprising confessions.
The Cure, by Alex Dremann
Directed by Saul Caplan and Sarah Caplan
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 10:00 am
When her twenty-four year old son wills himself to death and donates all his organs, Joan goes on a quest to understand why. Along the way, she meets five of the organ recipients who all seem to remind her of different parts of her son’s personality, but it’s not until she meets her son’s heart that she finally learns the truth.
The Totality of All Things, by Erik Gernand
Directed by Matt Meier
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Judith Benson runs a world-class high-school newspaper program in a small town in Indiana where she convinces her students to strive for truth in journalism. When an act of graphic vandalism rocks the small, quaint town where everyone used to get along, Judith goes on a mission to catch who did it.