Player by Steve Cross | Script Revolution

Player

Three women play a player and trick him into becoming their roommate so they don't have to move out of their lush apartment.

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Three crafty women who are in danger of losing their luxury apartment because they can no longer pay the rent are sent a prospective renter, a professional ballplayer for the AA Springfield Redbirds. The girls act as if they are totally enamored of him by playing to his conceits, and using them to get him to sign the lease. They are able to make him believe that he has actually won their love and admiration. They get a new roommate and he gets a lot more than he bargained for.

Submitted: September 26, 2020
Last Updated: January 29, 2022

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The Writer: Steve Cross

Steve Cross is a freelance writer who lives in Poplar Bluff, MO. Cross is a retired English teacher who has published poetry, fiction and drama. He has been a quarterfinalist in both the Bluecat and the Fresh Voices screenplay contests. Through Script Revolution he has sold one screenplay. This past year, he has had one YA novel published and two others selected for publication. When not writing, he and his wife Jean enjoy spoiling the grandchildren. He works part time for Three Rivers Community College and loves Cardinals baseball. Go to bio

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