2026 Nickel Script Reading Challenge (live table-read of 2026 Script Writing Challenge)

FEBRUARY 10, 2026

An audio recording of the live table-read of scripts created over ten days for the recent Nickel Script Writing Challenge! We received 26 scripts this year and we did a random draw to be one of the 14 scripts read! OUR AMAZING ACTORS: Dana Puddicombe Mike Hammond Jeremy Nolan Veronica Dymond SCRIPTS READ: RITUAL — Nora Lakhani ECLECTIC — Susan Kelsey BETWEEN THEN AND NOW — Mason Woodward BURNING SECRETS — Jen Fleming ROSEBUSH — Peter Elliott STARGIRL — Helena Elueme LET'S DANCE — Paul Whittle ON THE LINE — Tzu-Hao Hsu JUST AN ECHO — Cullam Bruce-Lockhart PROJECTOR — Melissa Wong and Evan Maddick SAVE STORY — Michelle Clemens OUT OF ORDER — Evan Butler THE OVERLOOKED MOTEL — Katie Vautour THE INFINITYNAUTS PART IV — Mike Feehan Congratulations to the writers who completed scripts for the challenge! Here is the complete list of scripts created this year. Congratulations to all of youuuuu: Absorbed - Jeffrey Elford Between Then and Now - Mason Woodward Blue Light Sensation - Robert Hicks Burning Secrets - Jen Fleming Gallery - Danny McLeod Heebie Jeebies - Serena Gatti It's Time for Dinner - Thiviya Kana Just an Echo - Cullam Bruce-Lockhart Keeping the Warmth - Andrea Carpenter Let's Dance - Paul Whittle Night Four - Mason Lake On the Line - Tzu-Hao Hsu Out of Order - Evan Butler Projector - Melissa Wong and Evan Maddick Ritual - Nora Lakhani Rosebush - Peter Elliott Save Story - Michelle Clemens Self Care With Shell - Ellen Reid Siren - Ana Hopkins Stargirl - Helena Elueme Sundial - Jacinda Sinclair The Infinitynauts Part IV - Mike Feehan The Interdimensional Salesman - Shawn Lyall The Overlooked Motel - Katie Vautour The Slip - Willa Small Untitled - Susan Kelsey