the dead have spoken…

THE 2025 SHORTLIST IS HERE.

The following scripts will be performed by actors in front of a live audience on September 19th, 2025, where the jury will deliberate and choose a winner in real time:

  • SecretCuts

    Matt Burgess

  • Ruin Their Lives

    Jason Rappaport

  • Getaway

    David Roth & Grant Piper

  • Plot Twist

    Andrew Congleton & Zak Delange

  • Giraffe Time

    Andrew Congleton & Zak Delange

  • Bertrum

    Jamin Duncan

  • Tear Jerker

    Johnross Post

  • All Grown Up

    Jagger Moore

  • Clown

    Matthew McDonald

  • Woods

    Matthew McDonald

  • Jeffrey

    James Daniels

  • Magic Word

    Jim LeMaitre

  • Walk of Flame

    Justin Baum

  • Nay

    Anthony Cardenas

  • Non-Toxic Household

    Vince Feliciano + Josh Cassidy

  • Room For Everything

    Dom DeLoya