Saturday, October 17th, 2026
Mount Lebanon Library
Meeting Room A, Ground Floor*
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome.
The best thing about CSW meetings is having attendees read your scripts out loud so you can hear what they sound like. Then we offer feedback. To avoid everyone having to print pages, we have made two innovations available. One is to have tablet computers to hand out to readers. The other is to have a QR code that links to the folder where that day’s scripts are stored. You can still print pages if you’d like. You can use any combination of paper pages, tablets, and reading documents on your devices. Follow the instructions in the numbered list above to have your scripts read.
NEW NEW PROCESSES IN PLACE. PLEASE READ.
Our meetings are more popular than ever, and we’ve found ourselves routinely running out of time to get to everyone’s script. So we are instituting new processes, which are designed to be fair to everyone. Here are the changes:
- Sign up to have your script read by early evening (Friday), the day before the meeting. Sign up by e-mailing joelsscreenplays@icloud.com. If you don’t get a response, check the e-mail address and try again. If you still don’t get a response, try sending a Facebook message to CSW. SIGN UP EVEN IF YOU WILL BE TAKING PAPER SCRIPTS TO THE MEETING.
- Expect to have a maximum of 10 pages read. If you have a longer script, select up to 10 consecutive pages.
- When signing up to use the tablets and/or the QR code, please save the file as a PDF. If you need help with this, write to the same address and ask. Include your name and the meeting date in the file name.
- After signing up, make a list of the narrator plus all the roles you need to be read. You don’t have to send in the list, but you need to be ready to assign your roles to readers. It takes too long to ask “who wants to be….” If you aren’t ready to assign roles at the meeting, we’ll move on to the next script and come back to you once you’re ready.
- Have a logline or other brief description ready, unless you want us to read without any introduction, which is okay too.
- Discussions will be limited to ten minutes per script. Please keep the discussions relevant. Attendees are welcome to continue discussions after the meeting, although if the next group is coming into the room, you’ll have to continue elsewhere.
- If you’ve had a script read one month and want to continue or have another script read the following month, your new script will be moved to the end of the list. If you want to have a longer script read, we recommend scheduling a table read. We cannot handle that for you, but there are individuals in the group who can give you advice about it.
Now that we’ve overwhelmed you, here’s more:
*The meetings usually take place in Meeting Room A on the ground floor. However, the library will be undergoing remodeling for a while, and there might be last-minute room relocations. There is a digital message board on the main floor to the right of the steps. It will list the location of our meeting.
Those who are interested in reading parts should also sign up by emailing joelsscreenplays@icloud.com. You will be volunteering to read in general, not for specific roles.
