'Screenplay Table Read in Midtown Manhattan' (Jeryl Parade) - Runs May 3 (2-5 p.m.) in Midtown Manhattan.

Overview

Film Feature Film: Seeking an assistant director for a table read of "Orthodox Girl," an 83-page screenplay for a romantic comedy of manners. Orthodox Girl (as a 10-page script) won Audience Award for Best Screenplay at 2024 NYC TV Festival and Best Short Screenplay at 2024 AMT Theater International Film Festival (Off-Broadway)Synopsis: She throws DCs flashiest galas. He prays all night, wont shake her hand, and rides a motorcycle from his bad boy past". Reeling from her father's death, secular DC party planner Zoey finds an unlikely anchor in Axel, a newly devout Ultra-Orthodox man. As they navigate a romance defined by Shomer Negiah, no touching, their intellectual intimacy creates a tension more potent than any physical attraction. Amidst the ancient laws of a Georgetown synagogue, mean girl rivalries, and a topsy-turvy Purim party that breaks all the rules, Zoey must decide if belonging to a community requires surrendering her own spiritual voice. Casting 1 role