Characters Needed: 6 Actors
John – Charming, confident, and manipulative. He organized the college prank and still knows how to pressure and control the others.
Emma – Once shy and easily influenced by John. She is now more successful and confident, but being around him brings back old insecurities.
Ben – Emma’s loyal best friend who has secretly loved her for years. Kind and dependable, but carrying resentment he has never expressed.
Alex – Outspoken and willing to challenge John. She carries her own secrets but gradually becomes one of the strongest voices against him.
Leo – Anxious and guilt-ridden about the prank. John has leverage over him because of something that happened during college.
Sarah – The woman who lured Nathan into the original prank. She genuinely liked him but allowed John to manipulate her. The role includes romantic interaction and kissing with Nathan.
Nathan is already casted(will be played by me in a smaller role)
Plot
Five years after a college prank nearly killed a student named Nathan, the former friends involved reunite at John’s apartment.
John claims he wants everyone to reconnect and move forward, but the evening slowly becomes a psychological game. He brings up old secrets, turns the friends against one another, and tries to control how they remember the prank.
Through arguments and flashbacks, the group begins confronting what actually happened that night—and the excuses they have used to avoid responsibility.
As John’s manipulation becomes clearer, the friends must decide whether to continue protecting him or finally admit the truth and walk away together.
Genre: Psychological drama/thriller
Main cast needed: 6 actors
Primary location: One apartment, with additional flashback scenes outdoors.
* $50 stipend for all principal cast members.
* Sarah: $75 stipend due to additional rehearsal time and the larger time commitment required for the role.
If interested, please email [email protected]
***The Virginia Film Office is not affiliated with this project and it is up to the participants to vet the production and get more details directly from the company.***