Story Lab 2.0 - Staged Reading
Other
Non Union
Los Angeles
When his star athlete quits, RON WHEELER, an ambitious college women’s water polo coach takes a bribe to fund a scholarship for her replacement, which catches the attention of TRUDY JACKSON, the peppy interim Dean of Students, who is working undercover for the FBI on OPERATION VARSITY BLUES.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
MISSY (21): The goalie and team captain on the college water polo team, Missy has spent the majority of her life in the pool, waking up at 4am to train, sacrificing her social life for water polo, and for what? She spent last summer in Ibiza and realized just how much she had missed out on, with her... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
NATALIE CHEN (40s): The first female Athletic Director at the college, Natalie was a star soccer player at Yale, but did not make it onto any national teams despite trying out multiple times. She started working in the Yale athletic department after graduation, but there was no opportunity for promo... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
ISABELLE (19): A star college water polo player on scholarship, who was recruited by every top program in the country, Isabelle chose this college so she could start as a freshman. She is poised to become the next team captain after Missy graduates.
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
AMBER (20): A non-scholarship player on the college water polo team, Amber is just excited to be part of the team. She didn’t start playing water polo until high school, so even though she is the hardest worker on the team, she still is not as good as the players who have been playing since they wer... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
RON WHEELER (early 30s): Ron is the men’s water polo coach at a selective liberal arts college in New England, who is also the interim women’s water polo coach. Handsome and charming, with a swimmer’s lithe, muscular physique, Ron has lived a sheltered existence and is used to getting what he wants.... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
COACH MERRITT (50s): As the very successful men’s lacrosse coach at the college, Coach Merritt is a celebrity on campus. After going through a bitter and financially devastating divorce several years ago, Coach Merritt has become a serial short-term relationship guy. He’s currently single, looking f... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
MISSY (21): The goalie and team captain on the college water polo team, Missy has spent the majority of her life in the pool, waking up at 4am to train, sacrificing her social life for water polo, and for what? She spent last summer in Ibiza and realized just how much she had missed out on, with her... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
NATALIE CHEN (40s): The first female Athletic Director at the college, Natalie was a star soccer player at Yale, but did not make it onto any national teams despite trying out multiple times. She started working in the Yale athletic department after graduation, but there was no opportunity for promo... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
ISABELLE (19): A star college water polo player on scholarship, who was recruited by every top program in the country, Isabelle chose this college so she could start as a freshman. She is poised to become the next team captain after Missy graduates.
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
AMBER (20): A non-scholarship player on the college water polo team, Amber is just excited to be part of the team. She didn’t start playing water polo until high school, so even though she is the hardest worker on the team, she still is not as good as the players who have been playing since they wer... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
RON WHEELER (early 30s): Ron is the men’s water polo coach at a selective liberal arts college in New England, who is also the interim women’s water polo coach. Handsome and charming, with a swimmer’s lithe, muscular physique, Ron has lived a sheltered existence and is used to getting what he wants.... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/09/2026
COACH MERRITT (50s): As the very successful men’s lacrosse coach at the college, Coach Merritt is a celebrity on campus. After going through a bitter and financially devastating divorce several years ago, Coach Merritt has become a serial short-term relationship guy. He’s currently single, looking f... [See More]
