LGBTQ+ Best Scene Reading: REFRACTORY, by Avalon Penrose

When a 28-year-old high school teacher tries to leave behind her wild past, she’s forced to choose between staying at rock bottom, or the slightly less terrible option: getting help.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Bartender: Shawn Devlin
Emma; Elizabeth Rose Morriss

LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene: ESQUISSE OF AFFLICTION, by Zicheng Li

DANNY, a 23-year-old college graduate, returns to his childhood home in Monterey, California, following the sudden passing of his Mother, LORRAINE. After the funeral, Danny, his sister KATY, returned from LA, and their Dad, WAYNE talk about their plans for the immediate future. They run into GAIL, Lorraine’s former colleague, who has found Lorraine’s body at home. She tells Danny and Katy that Lorraine has some stuff left in her office, advising them to pick it up sometime.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Lorraine: Hannah Ehman
Danny: Shawn Devlin