Write your story in the form of a script, complete with stage directions.

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“Six-ish Characters in Search of a Decent Author” by Sam Everard

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ACT IScene 1Setting: A spacious, upscale restaurant in the centre of London. Early evening. A man and a woman, GRANT and JENNIFER, are sat at a table centre stage. There are two more tables dotted around them with other couples, and two waiters attending to them. They aren’t talking when the curtain rises, but the tables around them are. The FIRST WAITER approaches the table FIRST WAITERGood evening, can I get either of you anything to drink? GRANTUmm…maybe two more minutes? FIRST WAITERNo problem, whenever you’re ready GRANT and ...

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“AREA 1805-1” by Roderick Chambers

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CHAD: A woman in love with 80’s dancing and living life to the fullest. There is seemingly no stress in her life. TIM: The smartest and shortest. Easily dispirited and annoyed. Guides his brothers and the most responsible. ANTHONY: The middle child. Very curious. The problem solver and mediator of the group. GREGORY: Likes to make sure everyone is on the same page. Puts others first. Great with tech but prefers nature. ALIEN LORD: An Alien from across a couple galaxies. Smart. Thinks humans are lowly creatures. Wants to eat them. ACT ONEScen...

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“Alcibiades” by Adam Alonzi

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Scene I: Cutting through the Aegean under a cloudless sky, Alcibiades stands at the bow of a red-eyed trireme, arms outspread, flamboyantly clothed in Persian attire. Kūfa, an emissary of the Hellespontine satrap, anxiously scans for unfriendly ships from the stern. Gulls cry as the Phrygian coast fills the horizon. Alc: Those men say they will die happy,Content in having, for a span, lived in full.How noble! To leave what is their unknown.Yes, the world they had has passed and is gone.So their farewells are in truth a relief:A mere de...

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Write your story in the form of a script, complete with stage directions.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 33 stories

“Six-ish Characters in Search of a Decent Author” by Sam Everard

“AREA 1805-1” by Roderick Chambers

“Alcibiades” by Adam Alonzi

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story named after, and inspired by, one of Shakespeare's plays. Think modern retellings, metanarratives, subversions, etc.

Write a story in which a case of mistaken identity plays a pivotal role.

Write a story about a tragic hero.

Set your story during rehearsals for a production of a Shakespeare play.

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