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Screenplay

Camp Spirit

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Written by Sydney Jane
99 pages

Logline:   A closeted lesbian, a paranormal enthusiast, and a stoner delinquent are unwillingly sent away to bible camp, and their desire for a fun summer becomes something greater as they uncover the camp’s dark secrets.

Characters:

Stage Directions – Read by NORMA JEAN MCVEY

Mr. Murphy – Read by STEVEN KING – M – Aesthetically they are incredibly bland. Personally they are annoying. Stern God-fearing man.

Mrs. Murphy – Read by NORMA JEAN MCVEY – F – Aesthetically they are incredibly bland. Personally they are annoying. Weepy, dramatic, perfect Christian woman

Casey’s Mom – Read by LORELEI SUPAPO – F – 40s, total MILF, single mother.

Casey – Read by EMRYS BEAUCHAMP – slow and awkward in a charming way.

Mrs. Novak – Read by ELISA ELENA RUIZ – F – Working class suburbanite and recovering yuppy. Normal run of the mill parent.

Mr. Novak – Read by RICHARD WINTERS – M – Working class suburbanite and recovering yuppy. Normal run of the mill parent.

Elijah – Read by MARK PARKER – M – 40s, the youth pastor for the church, sickeningly positive attitude. Southern man

Jude – Read by YAN ZHANG – F – She dresses like a boy, looks like a girl, and has an attitude problem that has left her with a brash sense of humor.

Sadie Grace –  JANESSA CARLIN – F – She is a pretty girl with a southern drawl and the H.B.I.C (Head bitch in charge.)

Pastor Melton – Read by JJ MARTINEZ – M – Older gentlemen, the pastor for the church. There is a general goofiness about him that makes him look loveable.

Maren – Read by HOLLY CAMPBELL – F – the only teenager in the world who doesn’t have the desire to rebel against her parents.

Nana – Read by HOLLY SALAS – F – a sweet chubby elderly lady. She has lost most of her hearing and her voice is corroded from the billions of cigarettes she smokes.

Kenzie – Read by JANESSA CARLIN – F – Kenzie is Sadie Grace’s side kick. She just like Sadie Grace but uglier and more annoying. 

Quentin – Read by RICHARD WINTERS – M – He is small, gay, and quiet. The AV kid. Very reserved. Preston- white dude dumbass (Think Bill & Ted, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern)

Levi – Read by STEVEN KING – M – white dude dumbass #2 (Think Bill & Ted, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern)

Bradley – Read by RENEAUX RUFFIN – M – the cool Christian, jock esque, and Sadie Grace’s boyfriend

Tina – Read by ANDREA V RIVAS – F – Lead singer of the folky Christian band, Morning Uplifted, barefoot hippie.

Roger – Read by STEVEN KING – M – teenage white guy sports dude

Peter – Read by RENEAUX RUFFIN – M – teenage, much more clean cut. Reporter and former camper.

Brandon – Read by LORELEI SUPAPO – M – a quiet teenage boy with innocent eyes

Victor – Read by JJ MARTINEZ – M – teenage white guy sports dude 

Preston – Read by JJ MARTINEZ – M – 

Contestant #3 – Read by RICHARD WINTERS – M – The voice modulated version of Brandon Duncan for the showcase.

Police Officer – Read by ANDREA V RIVAS – Run of the mill cop.

News Reporter – Read by JANESSA CARLIN – F – clean cut middle aged woman, classic reporter voice.