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"Role Play"

Narrative Short / Musical / 16 min

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Logline: At a big Broadway audition, triple-threat Stella's obsession with impressing the Director and her charming new crush blurs the lines between reality and musical fantasy, threatening to consume her in the process.

Written & Directed by Elizabeth Katz

Produced by Stephany Barrera

Music & Lyrics by Divya Maus​

Starring: Kyra Belle Johnson, Michael Starr, Samantha Svensson Riggs, Danielle Bessler, Camryn Eakes, Sofia Joanna, Shelby Nunn, Ash T, Deanna Anthony, Michele Selene Ang, Jack Seaver McDonald

Director of Photography: Mallory Siegenthaler

Production Designer: Masha Andreyev

Editor: Chase Leibrich

Sound Designer: Wenqing "Sophia" Peng

Costume Designer: Katie Rodeghiero

Choreography by Camryn Eakes & AJ Love

Casting by Zachary Spiegel, CSA

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SCREENINGS:

Dances with Films 2024 | Official Selection

New York Indie Short Awards 2024 | Official Selection

The Santa Clarita International Film Festival 2024 | Official Selection

 ✰ "Best Student Film" Award Winner

Oniros Film Awards 2024 | Official Selection

 ✰ "Best Sound Design" Finalist

Eastern Europe Film Festival 2024 | Official Selection

 ✰ "Best Sound Design" Honorable Mention

Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival 2024 | Official Selection

Agora Film Festival "Auteur" | Official Selection

TRAILER BELOW

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© 2026 by Elizabeth Katz

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