Series synopsis
Submissions Only is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on BroadwayWorld on October 16, 2010. It was created by Kate Wetherhead, Andrew Keenan-Bolger. It stars Kate Wetherhead, Colin Hanlon, Santino Fontana and Stephen Bienskie.
Penny Reilly is a reader for Broadway casting director Tim Trull attempting to become an actress herself. Throughout the web-series, we follow the misadventures of Penny and her love life.
Premise
Penny Reilly is a reader for Broadway casting director Tim Trull attempting to become an actress herself. Throughout the web-series, we follow the misadventures of Penny and her love life.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kate Wetherhead as Penny Reilly
- Colin Hanlon as Tim Trull
- Santino Fontana as Aaron Miller
- Stephen Bienskie as Steven Ferrell
- Lindsay Nicole Chambers as Gail Liner
- Anne L. Nathan as Linda Avery
- Asmeret Ghebremichael as Raina Pearl
- Chris Perfetti as Party Goer
Supporting cast
- Dani Spieler as Girl with curling iron
- Donna Vivino as Serena Maxwell
- Winslow Corbett as Suzy
- Adam Kaplan as Opening Credit Actor
- Mike Kelton as Gay 1
- Molly Ranson as Dawn Iris
- Corey Hummerston as Composition Callbacks Group 1
- Bebe Wood as Lizzie Walken
Guest cast
- Chris Perfetti as Party Goer
- Dani Spieler as Girl with curling iron
- Donna Vivino as Serena Maxwell
- Winslow Corbett as Suzy
- Adam Kaplan as Opening Credit Actor
- Mike Kelton as Gay 1
- Molly Ranson as Dawn Iris
- Corey Hummerston as Composition Callbacks Group 1
- Bebe Wood as Lizzie Walken
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | October 16, 2010 | May 12, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 8 | September 30, 2011 | April 27, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 8 | March 3, 2014 | June 8, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Old Lace Tim has to cast an entire festival of short plays. Penny, who has just returned to New York from Los Angeles, worries that she has become irrelevant. Penny serves as a reader for Tim during his auditions, where she re-connects with her long-time crush, Eric. |
October 16, 2010 |
| 2 |
165 Flies Linda asks Tim to cast a prestigious new play, Iron Dog, which will be running in Boston. Eric tells Penny about a new acting class he's taking, and Raina convinces Penny to attend. Tim and Steven, who recently broke up, unknowingly flirt with each other on a dating site. The acting class turns out to be ridiculous, and Penny and fellow student Aaron bond while making fun of it. |
December 5, 2010 |
| 3 |
Intersections Penny participates in a reading for the musical Intersections, whose cast is led by Eric. While Penny is away, Tim calls Aaron as a substitute reader for Iron Dog. During the Intersections rehearsals, Penny is annoyed by the flirting between Eric and the female lead. The Intersections reading is disappointing. |
January 17, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harness Malfunction Tim has a new reader, Randall. Penny returns to New York after a harness malfunction during a performance of Mean Girls caused her to sprain her hip, forcing her to leave the tour, and she finds that the news of her injury has turned into a Broadway-wide rumor that she "broke her vagina". Linda tells Penny that Iron Dog was moved from Boston to New York, and that everyone in the cast and crew was replaced except Aaron. |
September 30, 2011 |
| 2 |
Gay Gardens Tim goes to the Berkshires to see a play he cast; he drives Penny there as well, so she can stay at Steven and Cameron's summer house. A leaky roof where Tim was staying forces him to also stay with Steven and Cameron. |
October 28, 2011 |
| 3 |
2/3 Memorized Tim finds out about an opportunity to work with director Nolan Grigsby. Aaron gets signed with Steven's casting agency. Penny's mother and stepfather come to visit her. Penny's stepfather accompanies Penny to an audition for a musical, and ends up getting called to audition, then gets a callback, while Penny doesn't. |
November 25, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Petit Sweet Ending with N Randall leaves for a six-month job as a cruise ship entertainer. Jeremy's Fort rehearsals are awkward for Penny. Aaron decides to leave the city for a while to decide about his love life. |
March 3, 2014 |
| 2 |
Having Foresight Raina leaves New York to film a TV pilot in Los Angeles. Tim and Gail struggle to find a replacement for Randall, eventually settling on Agnes. Penny finds out from Serena that Aaron has left the city. A video of the director of Jeremy's Fort insulting the theater's artistic director leaks onto the internet. |
March 17, 2014 |
| 3 |
Box of Dirt Aaron has decided to apply to law schools, which leaves Serena bereft. Tim gets a gift package from Nolan full of inexplicable items. After the director is fired from Jeremy's Fort, Linda Avery is hired to take his place. |
March 31, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BroadwayWorld |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 16, 2010 |
| Last aired | June 8, 2014 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | continue |