The Heliotrope List
The Purchase version of Hollywood’s The Black List—screenplays, plays, and teleplays written by students in the Playwriting & Screenwriting program, selected by faculty for inclusion in the Heliotrope List.
Professional and student film and theater makers, directors, producers, and agents are encouraged to browse the List.
Works vary in length from short to full length. Teleplays are generally pilot episodes.
The List contains loglines and a pdf file* of the scripts’ first pages. If interested, please contact the author directly to obtain the full script.
All rights to the works are reserved by the authors and any production rights must be negotiated with the author or their representative. Low-budget and no-budget projects are welcome.
And the 2024 selections are…..
Plays
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The Special Victims That Ruined Golf For Us
Written by: Courtney Honors
Logline: For years, two detectives have struggled with a strain of unresolved femicides, resulting in profound impacts on women’s daily lives. Things change drastically when a man is murdered on a cherished “Men’s Only” Golf Course.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime.
Page Count: 11
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Contigo SiempreWritten by: Salvador RubioLogline: Havana, Cuba. Eli, the daughter of an exiled revolutionary, returns to her estranged mother, Imani - looking for answers. Through dominos, rumba, and a flower - Eli might just find what she’s looking for.Genre: Play | Historical DramaPage Count: 11Contact: sal.ray.rubio@gmail.com -
Fairytale HighWritten by: Michael RiottoLogline: Frog is a nerdy outcast who desperately wants to win the heart of popular girl, Cinderella. However, his quest for her approval might jeopardize his friendship with Wolf.Genre: Comedy/Teen DramaPage Count: 19Contact: michael.riotto5@gmail.com -
Virginity Rocks
Written by: Deniz Tozoglu
Logline: College student Rena has never had it easy in the love department. To make matters worse, her crazy smart scientist mother builds a time machine, one which Rena gets sucked into. With a click of a button, she can travel through time, but some unknown force keeps bringing her back to scenes from her past relationships.
Genre: Maturation / Comedy
Page Count: 10
Contact: deetzfilm@gmail.com
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By: Sephora Lebete
Logline: After being told someone must die, seven survivors must choose to sacrifice one person amongst their group.
Genre: Dark Comedy
Page Count: 30
Contact: sephjobmukongo@outlook.com / (347)-241-3626
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Written by: Joann Maxwell
Logline: How far can you really move on if you don’t stop to process what happened to you first? A play of reflection and all the stages that come with that when you relive something traumatic, this is an excerpt on that…on that pain, on that fight. Keep going.
Genre: Melancholy, reflective, drama, poetic
Page count: 17
Contact: jojoleerose@gmail.com
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Written by: Claire Giegerich
Logline: When a college student studying abroad receives a Zoom Call from his best friend, her big news might just tear their friendship apart.
Genre: Comedy
Page Count: 25
Contact: claire.giegerich@purchase.edu
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Written by: Lenore Mardas
Logline: 7 sisters wait for their father to come home.
Genre: Surreal, Thriller
Page Count: 18
Contact: lenmardas@gmail.com
Screenplays
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Since the Dawn of ManWritten by Andrew ColeyLogline: The dawn of man is full of new innovations, from wheels to doors to laws. Early human Flub wants to invent something that’ll solidify an impressive legacy for himself, so he creates copyright, allowing inventors to maintain control of their works. Unfortunately, since it hasn’t been finalized yet, there’s nothing stopping his buddy Grog from stealing it and passing it off as his own.Genre: ComedyPage Count: 12Contact: drewcoley1002@gmail.com -
Graying MemoriesWritten by: Phoebe GrechLogline: Joanne, a mother of two, gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and begins to forget who she is. Her progressive memory loss proves itself to be a lot for her sons Thomas and Michael. As Joanne’s condition worsens, Thomas and Michael do their best to rekindle their diminished relationship and come together to help their mom.Genre: Drama, Coming of AgePage Count: 10Contact Email: pgrech416@gmail.com -
Sew Pretty
Written by: Zoey Hawkins
Logline: A young girl struggling with insecurities is sent a DIY plastic surgery kit in the mail. She attempts to throw away the kit, but it keeps finding its way back to her.
Script Genre: Horror/Thriller
Page Count: 10
Contact: ZOEY.HAWKINS@purchase.edu
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Chocolate Milk
Written by: Triston Swindell
Logline: Black child genius and orphan, Barry Last-name-pending, aims to be taken in
by a white family to reap the highest benefits of life.Genre: Comedy
Page Count: 10
Contact: tristonswindell@gmail.com
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Colorado
Written by: Thomas Romano
Logline : When hardheaded NY railroad tycoon, Stanley O. Miller, is diagnosed with TB he and his wife move out to Colorado for its therapeutic mountain air. As the city
dwellers discover the beauty of country living, they also find that there may be some
darker truths hidden in those mountains.Genre: Historical Drama
Page Count: 10
Contact : thomas.romano@purchase.edu
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Colleagues
Written by: Remi Bryan
Logline: “Carol and Joan are librarians in 1950s America; Carol falls for Joan and
must navigate her complex feelings while avoiding her homophobic
surroundings.”Script Genre: Romance
Page Count: 10
Contact: REMI.BRYAN@purchase.edu
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Shrooms
Written by: Maxime Birebent
Logline: Jennifer, a bored stay-at-home mother, finds her calling when forced to provide for her broken family by illegally growing and selling shrooms, after her husband’s midlife crisis causes him to quit his high paying job and start an affair with a younger woman. However, the overwhelming presence of her mother, Barbara, makes her new position a little harder to manage than expected.
Genre: Comedy
Page Count: 10
Contact: Maxime.birebent@purchase.edu
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The Lost Hearts of Letchworth Village
Written by: Jovanni Cifuentes
Logline: Emily embarks on a mission to uncover the dark secrets lurking within Letchworth’s walls and make her escape before becoming another unmarked grave on the Village property.
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Page Count: 10
Contact: jovanni.cifuentes@purchase.edu
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Unhinged Episode 1: Nut in Me
Written by Gabriella Shamah
Logline: Three roommates struggle to navigate their 20s full of hard drugs, anxiety, and falling back into bad habits. Things take a turn in their friendship when Marissa sleeps with her embarrassing ex-boyfriend with a nut allergy who Vienna can’t stand, while Jack struggles with veganism.
Genre: Comedy
Page Count: 22
Contact: gabriella.shamah@purchase.edu
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Lunar Caravan
Written by: Gabriella Aloisi
Logline: When long-time forgotten friends score tickets to their favorite band on tour, Riley must overcome her differences with Angela as disaster strikes every step of the way.
Genre: Drama/Adventure
Page Count: 10
Contact: gabriella.aloisi@yahoo.com
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Written by: Esther Heller
Logline: Newly single mother, Shana Lieberman, struggles to keep her family together as they deal with relationship issues, work, and the expectations set for them.
Television Pilot
Genre: Dramady
Pages: 10
Contact: Estifheller@gmail.com
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Written by: Carmine Acierno
Logline: Drunk William confesses to his local bartender his plan to drink himself to death. Bartender Ronald intends to intervene until he sees a unique opportunity.
Short Screenplay
Genre: Dark comedy
Sample Pages: 10
Contact: carmine.acierno@purchase.edu
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Written by: Sophia Dimopoulos
Logline: A woman in her young twenties is working a closing shift in the small gas station in the middle of nowhere when a young boy shows up alone.”
Genre: Rescue Drama
Page Count: 13
Contact: sophia.dimopoulos@purchase.edu
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Written by: Michael Terranova
Logline: A professional juggler, struggling to keep afloat, begins to experience uncontrollable hand shakes that challenge his ability to perform.
Short Screenplay
Page Count: 30
Contact: mterranova158@gmail.com
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Written by: Emmett Engarde
Logline: For two years, a gang of four wacky high schoolers have been involved in hijinks, solving local mysteries with the help of their pet cat. But when they find out that their previously closed cases have been adapted into a Saturday morning cartoon show, they embark on a mission to solve their latest mystery - Who sold them out?
Genre: Mystery/Comedy/Coming of Age
Contact: emmettengarde@gmail.com
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Written by: Jaime Lazaar
Logline: Miguel Garcia is no stranger to tragedy. For 10 years, funerals were a yearly occurrence for the Garcia family, this sorrowful pattern only coming to an end with the deaths of Miguel’s parents. Nine years later, Miguel, along with his teenage sister Marisol and his aunt Maya, are the only Garcias left. It had seemed that the Garcias had finally put their tragic past behind them. And Miguel had hoped to keep it that way. But when a curious Marisol decides to unearth the Garcia family’s history of devastating losses, Miguel is forced to confront his unresolved grief, or risk destroying his relationship with his sister.
Genre: Drama
Total Pages: 54 pages
Contact: jaimelazaar4@gmail.com
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Written: Spencer Scalamoni
Logline: A college senior with no prospect post-graduation seeks solace in a mysterious filmmaker who promises to change her life.
Genre: Comedy Thriller
Sample Pages: 10
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Written by Maxime Birebent
Logline: Terry gets revenge on his highschool bully and current business partner, Patrick, but goes too far and attempts to ruin his life.
Short Screenplay
Genre: Dramedy
Pages: 15
Contact: Maxime.Birebent@purchase.edu
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Written by: Owen Kerner
Logline: In this short film, a homeless drug addict hits rock bottom and encounters a mysterious figure from his past. Is this the end of the road, or could it be a new beginning?
Short Screenplay
Genre: Supernatural Drama
Pages: 15
Contact: owenkerner@gmail.com
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Written by: Alexander George
Logline: A man whose relationship holds him together discovers his wife has been cheating on him and sets out to kill the man she’s having an affair with. After meeting this man and learning about him, he struggles to follow through with this goal.
Short Screenplay
Genre: Maturation
Page Count: 12
Contact: alexander.george@purchase.edu
