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4TH ANNUAL PLAYOFFS!  MAY 26 - JUNE 30

Sixteen Plays Enter... Two Plays Leave.

Plus:
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL THURSTY AWARDS
Celebrate the last year's worth of serials with
our annual awards... chosen by YOU!  See below!

PLAYOFF SERIALS:

THE CHAMPION:

THE TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS OF PASQUALE & PIMM
 5 Playoff Episodes
 12 Episodes total
 written & directed by
 Henry Dittman & Scott Leggett
 Great perils have this beauty, that they
bring to light the fraternity of strangers.
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SECOND PLACE:

HOOVERVILLE SERENADE
 5 Playoff Episodes
 11 Episodes total
 written & directed
by Jaime Robledo
 Turn on the klieg lights!  It's shhhhowtime!
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ELIMINATED PLAYOFFS SERIALS

SANDBOX
 4 Playoff Episodes
 8 Episodes total
 written by Becki Thyre
directed by Pat Towne
 A surreal excursion into the lives of the bland.
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THE NEW CAR
 4 Playoff Episodes
 7 Episodes total
 written & directed
by Marz Richards
 Ask not for whom the horn honks.
IT HONKS FOR THEE.
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MCMURRAY AND SON
 3 Playoff Episodes
6 Episodes total
 written by Bob DeRosa
directed by Ben Rock
Watch out, crime, this dick has a daughter!
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COOPERATION
 3 Playoff Episodes
5 Episodes total
 created by
Carrie Keranen & Corey Klemow
 directed by
Alexander Yannis Stephano
 It ain't happening here!
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THE LADIES
OF THE LORD
 2 Playoff Episodes
10 Episodes total
 written & directed by
Rebecca Larsen & Alyssa Preston
These women REALLY love Jesus.
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PREQUELS
 written & directed
by Aaron Francis
 2 Playoff Episodes
6 Episodes total
This time presented by people who
care about characters and story.
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THE STUFF
 1 Playoff Episode
8 Episodes total
 written by Ed Goodman
directed by JJ Mayes
 Don't screw it up!
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PERSONA SPACE
 1 Playoff Episode
6 Episodes total
 written & directed by Michael Holmes
 It's the end of the world as
he knows it, and he feels "fine."
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THE LONG WAY HOME
 1 Playoff Episode
5 Episodes total
written & directed
by Padraic Duffy
It's time to come home.
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LONG WAY BACK
FROM HELL
 1 Playoff Episode
 4 Episodes total
 written & directed by Paul Feldman
No Ins or Outs!
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RETRIBUTION
 1 Playoff Episode
 3 Episodes total
 written & directed
by Aaron Francis
A tale of revenge in the
California desert of 1885.
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DRACULA BIT
MY EX-WIFE!
 1 Playoff Episode
2 Episodes total
 written & directed by Erik Engman
 Sometimes being a vampire sucks!
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DREAMS MAY COME
 1 Playoff Episode
 2 Episodes total
 written & directed
by Victor Isaac
Yesterday is so far away.
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THURSTY AWARDS NOMINEES
Presented on June 16th
Winners in bold

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE

  1. COOPERATION - Donut Scene
  2. HOOVERVILLE SERENADE - The Great War
  3. THE NEW CAR - The Road Race
  4. PASQUALE & PIMM - Glawk is taken down
  5. PREQUELS - Qui G'n / D'rth Malig / Ob-Wan Light Saber Battle

BEST CROSS DRESSING

  1. MURDER SHE DID ? Curt Bonnem as "Jessica Felcher"
  2. COSMO?S GUIDE FOR GIRLS ? Terry Tocantins as "Old Lady #2"
  3. BOLLYWOOD & VINE ? Jeff Sumner as "Bindi Dundat"
  4. THE GREATEST ACTOR, EVER - Erin Parks as "Jerry Silverbaumberg"
  5. THE NEW CAR ? Matt Valle as "Barbra Streisand"

AVANT GARDE

  1. COOPERATION
  2. GRU-GRUU
  3. MORTE UCCIDE UN ASSASSINO (YELLOW)
  4. SANDBOX
  5. TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, TURN AROUND

BEST INSULT

  1. ORDER IN THE COURT ? Pat Towne: ?I wish Elton John would lick your face and give you AIDS.?
  2. PREQUELS ? Eric Giancoli: ?Still evil.?
  3. MCMURRAY AND SON ? Pat Towne: ?M! As in 'I?m molesting your mother?s mouth'!?
  4. PP@30 ? Brendan Hunt: ?I'm missing some teeth in the back of my mouth from accidentally eating a sandwich made of rocks. I have a tape worm long enough to hang a man. Sometimes, I shit staples, I don't eat staples. And I would still rather be me than you, because you've never been Charlie Brown's friend.?
  5. SUMMERVILLE ? Jaime Andrews: ?Science, my smelly jelly hole.?

BEST VILLAIN

  1. LADIES OF THE LORD - Erin Matthews as "Gail Robbins"
  2. MCMURRAY AND SON ? Mike Lanahan & Chris Chauncey as "Stick" and "Stone"
  3. PERSONA SPACE ? Marz Richards as "Skitter"
  4. RHYME AND PUNISHMENT ? Joseph Beck as "The Surgeon"
  5. THE NEW CAR ? Victor Isaac as "The Car"

BEST SONG

  1. WHOLESOME ? "Spring is Sprung" (Lyrics by David LM McIntyre, Music by Richard Levinson)
  2. BOLLYWOOD & VINE ? "In Hollywood" (Lyrics by Jeff Sumner, Music by Michael Teoli)
  3. MR. SATAN GOES TO WASHINGTON ? "God is Going Broke" (Hieronimus Bang and Sam Precario)
  4. SKIP THE LESBIAN CARNIE ? "My Main Addiction" (Lyrics by Michael Teoli & Joe Fria, Music by Michael Teoli)
  5. RICKY & THE MOB ? "Just Another Regular Day" (Richard Levinson)
Presented on June 23rd
Winners in bold

BEST MONOLOGUE

  1. PASQUALE & PIMM ? Henry Dittman: "Roses" Monologue
  2. PASQUALE & PIMM ? Scott Leggett: "Papa Suckled Me"
  3. PP@30 - Brendan Hunt: "The Perfect Day"
  4. SANDBOX ? Eric Curtis Johnson: "Come out of the Box"
  5. THE STUFF - Curt Bonnem: "Baby Book Monologue"

BEST HISTORICAL/CELEBRITY FIGURE

  1. OBAMAGEDDON ? Derek Jeremish as "Barack Obama"
  2. LADIES OF THE LORD ? Dave Knutson as "Jesus"
  3. THE NEW CAR - Jeff Sumner as "Liza Minelli"
  4. THE NEW CAR ? Marz Richards as "James Brolin"
  5. MR. SATAN GOES TO WASHINGTON - Pat Towne as "Lawrence Summers"

BEST DANCE SEQUENCE

  1. HOOVERVILLE SERENADE - Joseph Beck & Michael Lanahan, "Blue Skies"; Choreography by Natasha Norman
  2. LONG WAY BACK FROM HELL - Fanci Montgomery and Derek Mehn, "Swing Dance"; Choreography by Franci Montgomery
  3. PP@30 ? Brendan Hunt, "Ain't No Sunshine"; Choreography by Brendan Hunt
  4. BOLLYWOOD & VINE ? Cast of Bollywood and Vine, "Press My Dot"; Choreography by Janet Roston
  5. BOLLYWOOD & VINE ? Jeff Sumner, ?In Hollywood?; Choreography by Jeff Sumner

SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT

  1. WHIMSY, INC. - Very Imposing Figure
  2. THE LONG WAY HOME ? The Box
  3. SUMMERVILLE ? The Hand of Goo / The Glowing Eyes
  4. PREQUELS ? The Wipes
  5. RETRIBUTION ? Vulture

MICKEY ROONEY MOST OFFENSIVE STEREOTYPE AWARD

  1. DR. HECKLE AND MR. JIVE ? Curt Bonnem as "Mr. Jive"
  2. BOLLYWOOD & VINE ? The Entire Cast
  3. PASQUALE & PIMM ? Mike Lanahan as "Kashmir"
  4. THE GREATEST ACTOR, EVER ? Erin Parks as "Jerry Silverbaumberg"
  5. THE LONG WAY HOME - The Italian Mice

BEST DRAMA

  1. CONTROL
  2. DREAMS MAY COME
  3. THE LONG WAY HOME
  4. PREQUELS
  5. SUMMERVILLE
Presented on June 30th
Winners in bold

THE MOSTIES and THE PRODUCER'S AWARD
(these awards are not up for a vote)

"The Mosties" are presented to whoever did the most in each category over the past year - Actor, Actress, Director, Writer, Tech, Overall and Newcomer ("The Newby").

The Producer's Award is a special award presented by the producers each year to a person (or persons) whose contributions over the last year have been invaluable.

MOST ACTOR: Curt Bonnem, Victor Isaac, Rick Steadman, Pat Towne, Colin Willkie

MOST ACTRESS: Areti Athanasapoulos, Julia Griswold, Carrie Keranen, Rebecca Larsen, CJ Merriman, Mandi Moss, Alyssa Preston

MOST DIRECTOR: Jeremy Aldridge, Henry Dittman, Rebecca Larsen, Scott Leggett, JJ Mayes, Alyssa Preston, Jaime Robledo

MOST WRITER: Henry Dittman, Ed Goodman, Brendan Hunt, Rebecca Larsen, Scott Leggett, Alyssa Preston, Jaime Robledo

MOST TECH: Lemon Baardsen, Suze Campagna, Heatherlynn Gonzalez

MOST OVERALL: Brendan Hunt, Rebecca Larsen, Alyssa Preston, Terry Tocantins, Colin Willkie

MOST NEWCOMER ("The Newby Award"): Areti Athanasopoulos, Christine Breihan, Will McMichael, Jeff Sumner, Drew Vandiver

PRODUCERS' AWARD: Marz Richards, Terry Tocantins