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The Green Light
by The Green Light
Lauren Hunkele and Jackson Campbell, two LA-based actors, read short plays and screenplays by new writers and interview them! They also discuss their recent tv, film, and theatre viewings and provide their critiques and recommendations.
Episodes
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Episode 72: Wild Wild Weast
Happy new year! This January was a wild ride for all of us, and it’s also a wild ride on the wild wild east coast for our characters. Our script of the month is “Haul” by Matt Yongue starring a couple of special guest actor friends, Oliver and George! Matt talks about Reddit, plot twists, and his...
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Episode 71: Oh, You Got Trouble...
For the month of December, we’re reading a script that’s about a winter concert… or is it? Two parents confront their child’s drama and chorus teacher about his lack of solo in the winter concert and an incident that occurred on last spring’s class trip to Cincinnati. Our writer, Donna Hoke,...
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Episode 70: Not Harry Potter
For our November episode, we’re celebrating the Halloween invasion of Thanksgiving by reading a horror short, Under the Stairs by Steven Sallie! Steven has also adapted this into a half hour film. A couple moves into a new home, but one of them is troubled by something under the stairs. Steven...
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Episode 69: Nice
Did you miss us? For our October episode, we’re reading Magic Hour by Ben Sahle, a short screenplay about a woman publicly relapsing after losing several of her loved ones. Ben talks about finding a love for film during the years he lived in Africa as a child and how his middle name has affected...
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Episode 68: Duck Dynasty
We are officially BACK! Well, we never really left, but here is to our full time return to our old/new format. This week, we are reading Scout: Veteran of the Psychic War by Andrej Kukoljac. This one’s a doozy (and a ducky): a simple white feathered duck becomes a god, and annihilates all of...
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Episode 67: My Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Woods (Cabin in the Woods and Gunpowder Milkshake)
This week will sadly be our last episode in this format since our other show is coming back, but we brought you a couple really fun movies to end on! We’re talking about Cabin in the Woods and Netflix’s Gunpowder Milkshake: a satirical spooky (and sometimes slimy? Maybe? Lauren’s writing the...
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Episode 66: The Candyman Can Rot Your Teeth (Candyman and Tooth Fairy)
This week, we watched two films based on legendary beings (cryptids?): Tooth Fairy (2010) and Candyman (2021). The best parts of this episode are that it’s really easy to listen to while saying Candyman into a mirror five times AND that we’re talking about The Rock for the second week in a row....
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Episode 65: Pirahnas and Pirouettes (Jungle Cruise and Next Level)
This week, we watched a brand new, long in the making film based on a beloved ride and a teen musical movie that not many people have seen (partly because it’s glitchy on Hulu). It’s Jungle Cruise starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Next Level from the company that produced...
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Episode 64: NPC: Nice Pentagram, Comrade
This week, we went back to our old format! We read the first act of Personal Hell, a pilot about Malchior, a demon under quota for sold souls, and Ted, a content computer programmer who doesn’t really feel like selling his. We talk to Nolan about his mockumentary projects, what it means to live…
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Episode 63: Baymax vs. Starro, Celebrity Death Match (Big Hero 6 and The Suicide Squad)
This week, we watched Disney’s Big Hero 6, the animated film that neither of your hosts saw before this week, and DC’s The Suicide Squad, a… remake? Sequel? Unclear? But, it’s at least a little related to the other Suicide Squad that didn’t have maybe as much critical success as the producers...
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Episode 62: Slausages (Sleepaway Camp and Zola)
This week, we watched the ‘80s slasher cult classic Sleepaway Camp and the new film from A24 based on a viral Twitter thread, Zola! Surprisingly, these very different films have one major thing in common. Thanks for listening! Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one...
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Episode 61: An "Old" Movie and a New Season (Old and Snake Eyes)
Welcome back for season 4! This week, we watched the movie about the beach that makes you old and a new movie about a classic G.I. Joe, Snake Eyes. Yes, we know these are both new movies, but one of them is Old! (See what we did there?) Thanks for listening! Writing, acting, and music…
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Ramble Preview: Girlboss Double Feature (Cruella and Black Widow)
We hope you aren't missing us too badly in our absence, but if you are just pining for the Green Light, you are in luck! We just released a full 30 minute ramble episode on our Patreon about our double feature viewing of Cruella and Black Widow, and we are giving you a little ten minute taste…
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Episode 60: Starships Are Meant to Fly
This week, we read an excerpt from an original sci-fi mystery feature script by Leopold Schraudolph! A starship crew on a suicide mission to take out an enemy station discovers that there is a traitor in their ranks. Leopold talks about his favorite movie set in space, his YouTube channel and...
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Episode 59: A Quiet Place Part Ghou (A Quiet Place: Part II and Ghoulies)
This week, we watched two horror movies: the pupster (puppet monster) cult classic Ghoulies and the long-awaited A Quiet Place: Part II. We’re talking all about why you should see A Quiet Place: Part II in theaters and what Ghoulies could’ve done to be, well, better, and compete with its pupster...
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Episode 58: Escape from Under the Sea (Escape from New York and Luca)
This week, we watched the 80s cult classic Escape from New York and the brand new Pixar animated feature Luca! One’s a gritty sci-fi action movie set in dystopian New York City (with a Missouri essence), and one’s a whimsical fantasy film set on the Italian Riviera. You’ll never guess which one’s...
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Episode 57: Paciencia y Fe y Cowboys (In the Heights and Brokeback Mountain)
This week, we’re talking about a Pride Month classic, Brokeback Mountain, and the brand-new hit movie musical adaptation, In the Heights! We’re talking about how the former holds up 16 years later and how the latter holds up to the 2008 Broadway musical. Enjoy! Writing, acting, and music...
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Episode 56: Hive Mind
Our script of the month is: Hive by Jaycee Morgan! It’s a short horror script VERY loosely based on our writer’s (dad’s) real life experience. We also talk about our favorite horror villains, our favorite types of scares, and airtight Volkswagens. Detours: Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman), Predator...
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Episode 55: Wild Wilder West (Nomadland and Young Frankenstein)
This week, we watched the Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein, based on the classic 1931 film Frankenstein and the even more classic novel, and the brand new Oscar-sweeping film Nomadland. A rousing comedy paired with a grounded film based on many true stories. We both fooled each other with…
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Episode 54: The Scream Connection (Spree and No Escape Room)
This week, we watched the 2020 horror movie Spree and the 2018 horror movie No Escape Room… big week for the genre! But that’s not all they have in common- both of these movies were fairly small budget projects, and only one of them really felt like it. Both of these movies also aren’t that...
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Episode 53: A Week Keew A (A Week Away and Tenet)
This week, we watched the oft-delayed Tenet, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and the brand-new Netflix faith-based, family-friendly musical, A Week Away! We green lit one of those... and may have angered some film boys in the process. Writing, acting, and music submissions:...
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Episode 52: Money, Please!!!
This week, we’re reading “Confidence” by Marshall Gibbs, a short script about a (really talented?) phone scammer. Marshall talks about the process of creating an antihero, and he also talks about another medium he’s been writing in: MUSICALS! Detours: Schitt’s Creek (Netflix), Annihilation (Jeff...
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Episode 51: The Mitchells vs. The Middle Ages (The Mitchells vs. The Machines and Red Riding Hood)
This week, we watched the brand new animated film from the creators of Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse and The Lego Movie, The Mitchells vs. The Machines! We also watched a much more unfortunate film from 2011, Red Riding Hood, from the director of Twilight and starring Amanda Seyfried. Writing,...
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Episode 50: Inside All of Us There Are Two Elves (Ella Enchanted & The New Mutants)
This week, we watched the 2004 film Ella Enchanted (starring a young Anne Hathaway) and the newest installment of the X-Men franchise, The New Mutants. While both were financial flops, one of them WILL BE GREEN LIT. Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our...
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Episode 49: McMortal Kombat
This week, we’re the original 1995 Mortal Kombat movie in preparation for the new one AND the HBO docuseries McMillion$. Both are very ‘90s-centric. Mortal Kombat is getting a new film coming out NOW on HBO, and McMillion$ is about the famous McDonald’s Monopoly game that is getting a new life...
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Episode 48: Wheelies™
This week, we’re reading a new script! Wheelies by Miriam Anwari is about a kid who wants the coolest new skating shoes to impress the cutest girl in the neighborhood. Miriam talks about her experience as a director, the “wheelies” of her childhood, and the time she met Tommy Wisseau on her...
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Episode 47: Ghostface vs. Godzilla vs. Kong
This week, we watched the original Scream (1996) and the brand new Monsterverse installment, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)! This is Jackson’s first time seeing Scream, directed by Wes Craven and starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and the incomparable Matthew Lillard. And this was EVERYONE’S first...
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Episode 46: She's Fighting With My Family (and all that)
The first episode of our new format! Yay! This week, we’re covering She’s All That, as mentioned in our Dump Month episode, and Fighting with my Family! She’s All That is an iconic 1999 rom-com starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachel Leigh Cook, and you can watch along with us on HBO Max (or rent…
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Episode 45: Mount Dumpmore
This episode is different! We’re doing a Mount Rushmore episode of our favorite Dump Month movies (movies released in January and February by studios because they aren’t considered to be contenders for award season). We have some pretty iconic movies in here for our 8 picks as well as quite a few...
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Episode 44: Women is Guitars
This week, we’re reading a short comedy that is getting made into a feature! Her Name is Harriet is about a guitar… or is it? Our writer this week, John-Michael Powell, talks about his experience as a film editor and how it impacts his writing, his favorite tattoos, and the LONG process of…
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Episode 43: Three Southerners, No BBQ :(
We’re reading a pure drama this week! A short two-hander by fellow southerner Nathan Blankenship, The Final Touch is about Jimmy, a gay man dying of AIDS during the height of the epidemic, and his nurse Lynette. Nathan talks about representation in art, pursuing writing for the stage and screen…
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Episode 42: AustrAliens
This week, we’re reading an animated comedy pilot about what the aliens do on Earth after they exterminate us! Our writer of the week, Cody Guy, talks about Australia, Bojack Horseman, and his space food of choice. Detours: Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting and Internet Killer (Netflix), Tom and…
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Episode 41: The Fresh(ley) and the Furious
Welcome back to season 3 of The Green Light! For our first week back, we’re reading World’s Longest Car Ride about a perfect anniversary weekend gone horribly wrong. Our writer, Zach Freshley, talks about his wild ride that led him to writing, subverting expectations, and whether or not he’s a...
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Episode 40: Molotov Cocktails and Monster Movies
Season 2 finale! This week, we’re reading an excerpt from a feature by Bailey Neve, Full Flower of the Evening. Two kids from a northeastern fishing town run away to Paris with the help of a territorial fisherman, leaving their legion of child filmmakers behind. Bailey talks about the undertaking...
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Episode 39: Party at Mr. Crab's!
This week, we’re reading an excerpt from a pilot of an animated kid’s series, Micropioneers! Three kids get a mysterious package from their older brother: a device called the Minimizer that allows them to shrink down and solve the world’s tiniest problems! Egidio Concas, our writer of the week,...
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Episode 38: Purgatory, But Make It Comfy
This week, we’re bringing it back to our housemates with “The Waiting Room,” a short film created by William Leitch and written by Blake Benson. Four people, recently deceased, find themselves in a comfy purgatory where they have to decide which one of them will return to the land of the living....
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Episode 37: Plagiarist of the Opera
This week, we’re reading a new writer’s first completed script, and it’s a super fun one! Brotherly Scholars is about a group of college students who get caught up in a plagiarism scandal as they scramble to finish their final project. Our writer, Michaela Hartigan, talks about some of her…
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Episode 36: YAS QUEEN (of Pentacles)
This week, we’re reading a bottle screenplay about a cab driver and a tarot reader stuck in traffic by Rebecca Ma. Rebecca talks about Idaho, finding new inspiration during quarantine, and representation of non-western cultures. Detours: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (HBO Max), Soul (Disney+)...
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Episode 35: A Creepy Crawly Coup
This week, we’re reading a comedy about a Ladybug Scout plotting to overthrow the troop leader and take her place by any means necessary. Our writer of the week, Alexander Perez, discusses comics, giving back, and smooth jazz. We have two guest actors joining us this week, so you’re in for a…
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Episode 34: Buzz-Saw Louie Strikes Again
HOLIDAY SPECIAL! We're discussing our Mount Rushmore of movies that define the Holiday season for us. We don't want to put our detours all here to spoil the fun, but there are some new ones as well as some classics! Our dads also sent us submissions of their faves, so we're reading those as well....
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Episode 33: The Dog Days are Over
This week, we’re reading a comedy by Matthew Rodgers about two parents trying to cover up the death of their daughter’s dog, Mr. Puddles. Matthew is a Chicago based writer, director, and actor. He talks about his preference for writing comedy over drama and Texas barbecue. Be sure to send us…
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Episode 32: Hey! Got any Grapes?
This week, we’re reading a comedy sketch by our youngest writer yet! “Want a Lemonade?” is about a ruthless 8-year-old businesswoman running a lemonade stand and scamming her customers. Divyansh (or DK) talks about his very recent foray into writing, Christopher Nolan, and a makeshift pop-up…
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Episode 31: Mobsters for Jesus
This week, we’re reading an excerpt from a longer play about two mobsters doing a hit on a nun: We’re Never Gonna See Heaven by Colin Mattox. Colin talks about his ideal grinder/sub/cold cut toppings, his favorite organized crime-related content (including Goodfellas and The Sopranos), and his...
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Episode 30: EXTRA SPECIAL THANKSGIVING BONUS SPECIAL
This week, we have a special Thanksgiving Listisode for all of you! We chose a movie and a TV show that we’re thankful for in five different categories for a total of 20 mini detours! Our regular detours are going to be on Patreon at the Green Twinkle level this week. BUT most of all, we’re...
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Episode 29: Unidentified Flying Ozzie
This week, we have yet another BANGER of an episode! We’re reading Streetlights by Laura Barnes, a half-hour play about a girl dealing with the loss of a friendship… and aliens. Laura talks about creativity during corona, Australia (where she LIVES), and how we all need something to believe in....
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Episode 28: Achilles Heelys ™
This week, we take a trip to the Underworld as we read the Greek-Mythology-inspired After Aulis, written by Aly Kantor. Many years after their fateful and unfortunate meeting at Aulis, the war hero Achilles and his almost-bride Iphigenia are reunited in the Underworld, where their roles before…
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Episode 27: "Where the HELL is Easy Street?!"
This week, we’re reading an excerpt of a feature-length, micro-budget screenplay: Broke In by Mark Osborne (if that even is his real name). A burglar breaks into a woman’s apartment on the day she plans to commit suicide. Mark talks about his choice to write a two-person feature, his brief foray...
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Episode 26: The One Without Jason
This week, we’re doing something a little different for a special Halloween episode! Instead of our normal script reading, we’re taking a little holiday break and bringing you a bonus Green LIT episode of the original Friday the 13th movie! Our Green LIT episodes are monthly for patrons at the...
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BONUS Preview! Hocus Pocus Green LIT
This month, we chose the iconic 1993 Halloween movie Hocus Pocus for our Patron-only Green LIT episode! We decided to make a "boozy brew" for our drink: a 2-liter bottle of orange soda, about half a bottle of Valeo silver tequila, and Talenti dairy-free mango sorbetto for a creamy garnish. It...
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Episode 25: What did you do to Princess?!
This week, we have a completely spooOOoOooOky episode with not one, not two, not three, but SEVEN spooky detours and a zombeautiful script: “The Lost Boys” by Craig McInnes! Two boys, ages 9 and 11, take on the apocalypse after all the teens and adults succumb to a flesh-rotting,...
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Lauren Hunkele and Jackson Campbell, two LA-based actors, read short plays and screenplays by new writers and interview them! They also discuss their recent tv, film, and theatre viewings and provide their critiques and recommendations.
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