Room at the Inn
by Steve Pokin
Jake (Archie Coleman) and Ken (Ted Drury) are the only volunteers for the St. Peter homeless shelter to make it through a raging Christmas Eve blizzard. They prepare the Fellowship Hall for 'guests'.
Jake talks to Mr. Dunston (Jim Stegemoeller) as he edits the Bible, taking out all the be-gets.
Out of the storm a pizza man (Kurt Jarvis) arrives with unexpected but needed food.
Justin Bennett (Ben Ritchie), Paula's jealous boy friend, threatens Ken when he finds him and Paula alone in the stock room.
Justin is subdued by Mr. Powell (Tom Bell) and taken into custody by a policeman (Kurt Jarvis).
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Two of the newly arrived 'guests' Paula Kent (Michelle Baxter) and Clark Kent (David Jeffery) hope for a better Christmas.
Jake explains the rules to Mr. Trout (Collins Lewis)
Tom Reynolds (Adam Thenhaus), an actor posing as a guest prepares to take on his role.
Mrs. Sokolsky (Nicole Angeli) and Clark Kent duck, after distracting Justin, while the other guests subdue him.
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The Seamstress of St. Francis Street
by Mario Farwell
Front window of Helen Wilcox's Seamstress shop.
 The Wilcox family George, Uncle Raymond (Collins Lewis), Helen's son Jesse (Jordan Ward), Camilla, and Helen, sit down to Sunday dinner which only brings out bad memories between Uncle Raymond and Camilla
 Camilla, having been rejected for any jobs discovers Helen's talent for dress design and is now determined to promote and sell them.
 After Uncle Raymond has admitted to the abuse he gave Camilla and that Helen did try to stop him, Camilla settles accounts by poisoning Uncle Raymond and leaves forever.
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 Helen Wilcox's (Alexius Gandyloyd center) long lost sister Camilla (Jacqueline Thompson) returns to St. Louis unexpectedly and runs into George Wilcox (Rene Dimanche).
 Camilla intends to start looking for a job. Helen coaches her on what to expect from these racist St. Louis folks.
 Camilla arranges for a Famous-Bar buyer Mr. Engelmeyer (Mark Melone) to view Helen's work. But Engelmeyer is only interested in Helen's designs so his niece can front for them.
After all her trials Helen gets the courage to face up to the domineering Miss Summers (Natashia Griffin) and begin another chapter in her life
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Bar Mitzvah Blues
by Neville Mur
Sarah Mann (Suzanne Greenwald), Jacob Mann (Robert Ashton) have to solve the problem of their younger son Nathan Mann (Ethan Dedenhoeffer) being expelled from Hebrew School with some help from older brother Ronnie (Kurt Jarvis)
Poet
by Richard T. Young
Aspiring poet Phillp (Randal Beans) confronts his roommate Richard (Adam Raymond) about a his poem printed in a prestigious magazine.
Harper's Elevator
by Neville Mur
Harper (Lynda Levy Clark) discovers herself in a elevator she doesn't remember entering with a fellow passenger Gabe (Tom Brady)
Rebecca's Parents
by Michael Sertich
Roger Hagnauer (Robert Ashton) and Diane Hagnauer (Suzanne Greenwald) confront each other in trying to make sense of their daughters suicide.
Of Priests and Soldiers
by Richard T. Young
Good friends Ted (Michael Williams) and Ken (Adam Raymond) salute each other to "Drink beer. Look at girls. And wonder what went wrong."
Second Wind
by Joel M. Litman
Two former high school athletes (Kevin Lawrence and Tom Moore) trade remembrances, pep phrases, and prepare to run the Olympic torch.
Trailer Park Blues
by Rick G. Trumble
All is not well for out of work Ned (Kurt Jarvis) as his working wife Nadine (Rachel Roberts) berates him for doing nothing.
Crab Cakes
by Joan Lipkin
Businessman Franklin (Robert Ashton) has a "problem" that only his wife Margaret (Suzanne Greenwald) can solve with not much help from the waiter (Kurt Jarvis) with the crab cakes.
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Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Beautiful
by Mario Farwell
Five very strange passengers, Trixie the bird (Kinsey Stringfield), Tabatha the cat (Lynda Levy Clark), Sparky the dog (Kevin E. Lawrence), Adolph the rat (Marc Macormic) and a Homo Hippopotamus (Jim Wallhermfechtal) wait for a bus.
I Was Mary Cheney's Lover
by Ruth Marner
Lydia (Kasy Bartley) listens as Violet (Teresa Williams) relates one of her life stories, some involving Mary Chaney, between waiting on customers (Rachel Roberts, Dorothy Davis and Tyler Duenow).
Service With A Smile
by Mario Farwell
Daisy (Katie Puglisi) has just witnessed a suicide and dropped her ice cream cone which Julio (Kurt Jarvis) refuses to replace as her friend Sandra (Kasy Bartley) watches on in confusion.
The Third Day
by Thelma H. Urich
Henry Watson (Marc Macormic) believes his wife Edith (Lynda Levy Clark) is finally gone three days after her falling from a cliff into the Atlantic. After reviewing his life with the younger Edith (Kinsey Stringfield) in his memory he is confronted with Edith safe and sound with Officer Murphy (Michael Williams).
The Bookless Club
by Valery Lenaye
Shante (Anjelah Stevens) Melody (Lynelle White), Rosalyn (Rhonda Cropp), and Mae (Natashia Griffin) are a book discussion group that seems to only discuss their relations to their spouses.
Determined Not Desperate
by Diane M. Auth
Denise (Lynn Zimmer) and Donna (Kimberly Sansone), frustrated with the current dating scene and options come up with a revolutionary way to meet me, funerals. Proving they are determined not desperate.
Beans
by Mario Farwell
Joey Taylor (Eugene Dokes) and Bennie (Jon Young), having sold a silver music box belonging to his mother (Lynelle White) for "magic beans", must retrieve it from the apartment of Mr. Fix (Kevin Lawrence) and his girl friend (Rhonda Cropp) via a beanstalk.
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