This week has been devoted to Stage One. Stage One is The Reel Roundtable's screenplay reading series and this season our goal is to give writers & actors an opportunity.

Over the years we've received many submissions and just as many reasons why writers are interested in having their screenplay read aloud; in order to help with a revision, publicity, to hook up with producers and/or agents, etc...

After some brainstorming, we have decided to to break down the series into three different stages. I know it sounds confusing, but check this out.

The first is Spaghetti Night - 20 minutes of each feature length screenplay is read, four different screenplays are chosen, we cast, we produce, we direct, it's an informal reading, open to anyone, it's also free, it's fun, it's simple, there is no spaghetti but the atmosphere is similar to family style dinning.

The second is Maki-Mono - feature length script is read, it's raw, it's good, not every script goes on to Maki-Mono, it's the choice of The Roundtable but keep in mind we do take bribes, we cast, we direct, we produce, more attention to the writer and the script.

The final is the crème brûlée - a team of people are brought in to work on the feature length reading and its' details which include casting, directing, publicity, location, etc... Every situation is different, as is every crème brûlée.

Spaghetti Night takes place on Monday, December 20th at 7:30pm. The readings will be held at the Millennium Theater on 66 E. 4th Street, between Second & Bowery in NYC.

We have selected four screenplays and 20 minutes from each script will be read aloud. Join us and find out what's on the market.

Part I

Title: The Product of 3C
Writer: Michelle Pillar Hamill
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
A red-hot ad executive, his hopeless romantic assistant and a striper on the edge are linked by a traumatic event from childhood. Now it will take a sleazy tabloid journalist and an ambitious Vanity Fair editor to unleash their secrets, unraveling the mystery of their attachment and forcing them dowm a road ultimately leads to their salvation.

Part II

Title: The Push
Writer: Stephen Camello & Bryan Blastein
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis
The Push is the story of aspiring actor Will Vecchio, who is given the ultimatum – marry me or it’s over – by his long-time girlfriend Allie right before she leaves for a friend’s wedding in Los Angeles. Having only the weekend to figure out what to do, Will’s best friend Keith enlists some of Will’s eclectic group of almost-thirtysomething buddies to connect at old-school New York City night-on-the-town that will allow Will to relive his glory days as a bachelor and help him determine whether or not he is better off marrying Allie or going back to the single life.

Part III

Title: Adam Carlissa and Lloyd
Writer: Mark Brewster Smith
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
A window into the serendipitous meeting of three strangers, this is a story about the intangibles that draw people together and keep them connected long after they’ve parted ways.

Part IV

Title: Single Bullet Theory
Writer: Mike Bencievenga
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Synopsis
A romantic comedy about conspiracy theories and the true nature of love in the modern world. It's the story of Ben Denbo, a 30 year old paranoid public defender, who must sift through the wreckage of his life to unravel the mystery of why his long time love, Katie, suddenly up and left him. Along the way he makes some startling realizations about his role in the break up, love at first sight and who killed JFK.