Featured Friday

Featured Friday: Spring Break

Drew Marquardt

14 Mar 2025 — 1 min read

"Haven't you ever wondered if the real ocean sounds like our noise machine?"

Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week.

This week, grab your sunscreen and your culottes – we’re going on spring break!

Our collection includes:

@Zola by Janicza Bravo & Jeremy O. Harris
22 Jump Street by Oren Uziel
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar by Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo
Bodies Bodies Bodies by Kristen Roupenian
Girls Trip by Kenya Barris & Tracy Oliver
Palm Springs by Andy Siara
Spring Breakers by Harmony Korine

Read these and other featured collections only on Weekend Read 2, available on all Mac and iOS devices. Download for free!

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