17 Contemporary Scripts for Actors and Filmmakers features short screenplays that you may use for non-commercial storytelling needs.

17 Short Contemporary Scripts for Actors and Filmmakers

REAL AGAIN (2 teen girls)
Two female teens are in love with one another and concoct a plan to leave the town they hate and the families they despise behind forever.

TRUE BLOOD TIES (1 woman, 1 man)
Gin’s been in prison for a number of years and he gets a visit from his daughter…things aren’t happy go lucky for either of them.

CHEESECAKE (1 woman, 1 man)
Velvet is what you would call a rockstar hit woman.  Her special gift is bringing it down on people she’s been hired to kill…and sometimes, torture is sweet.

DEAD GIRL (2 men)
These two blokes are having a really bad day because not only is a woman dead, the woman also happens to be the wife of one of the worst drug lords in history…like, ever, ever…

BAD TALK (1 woman, 2 men)
Dizzia tells her best friend that the local crazy guy in the neighborhood happens to be her first cousin.

PERFECT LITTLE BUBBLE (1 woman, 1 man)
Roxy tries to explain to Harper a condition she has that she’s kept hidden from him until now.

LESS SOAP, MORE BLOOD (1 woman, 1 man)
An actress who is fed up with becoming famous for being in soap commercials and her agent who just wants her to keep doing them.

BASKET CASE (2 women)
Two women from Queens, one is a mother and the other is a daughter and both of them are equally vibrant and energetic, vicious and loving.

PIP’S RESTAURANT 1 woman, 2 men)
A sad comedy about a man being in love with a woman and the same woman being in love with a different man.

ALDERONA (1 woman, 1 man)
Alderona was born with a superpower, in fact, her entire immediate family has unique gifts but Alderona may desire to be a regular human being instead.

JACKSON’S FAMOUS BANANA SPLIT (2 men)
Willy Boy wishes he could keep his temper under control, but whenever he tries things only get worse.

A WOMAN LIKE ME (2 women)
An unhappy woman finds solace in her dear friend who has her back in finding a path toward self-fulfillment.

BLIND SPOT (1 woman, 3 men)
After a huge misunderstanding at home, Mícheál, turns to the pub for reckoning.

WEIGHT OF LAUGHTER (1 woman, 2 men)
Boyd makes a living as a ‘laugh man’ for film and although things look great on the outside, a volcano stirs within.

BECCA’S BROTHER (2 men)
Pesto wishes he can go back and change what happened in the bar fight he had.

ENCOUNTER (1 woman, 1 man)
Two people meet at a private gathering and instantly feel a deep connection.

LAUNCH DATE (2 men)
A butler tries to come to terms with his bosses obsession of space flight.