diff --git a/screenplain/export/fdx.py b/screenplain/export/fdx.py
index 85cc0ab..3a4c297 100644
--- a/screenplain/export/fdx.py
+++ b/screenplain/export/fdx.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ def to_fdx(screenplay, out):
             write_paragraph(out, 'Scene Heading', para.lines)
         elif isinstance(para, Transition):
             write_paragraph(out, 'Transition', para.lines)
+        elif isinstance(para, Synopse):
+            # Ignore synopses
+            pass
         else:
             # Ignore unknown types
             pass
diff --git a/screenplain/export/html.py b/screenplain/export/html.py
index 81c0f8b..af36422 100644
--- a/screenplain/export/html.py
+++ b/screenplain/export/html.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def __init__(self, out):
             Transition: self.format_transition,
             Section: self.format_section,
             PageBreak: self.format_page_break,
+            Synopse: self.format_synopse,
         }
 
     def convert(self, screenplay):
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ def format_transition(self, para):
     def format_page_break(self, para):
         self.page_break_before_next = True
 
+    def format_synopse(self, para):
+        pass
+
     def _tag(self, tag_name, classes=[]):
         if self.page_break_before_next:
             self.page_break_before_next = False
diff --git a/screenplain/export/pdf.py b/screenplain/export/pdf.py
index 6955616..0b03bbe 100644
--- a/screenplain/export/pdf.py
+++ b/screenplain/export/pdf.py
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ def to_pdf(
             add_paragraph(story, para, transition_style)
         elif isinstance(para, types.PageBreak):
             story.append(platypus.PageBreak())
+        elif isinstance(para, types.Synopse):
+            # Ignore synopses
+            pass
         else:
             # Ignore unknown types
             pass
diff --git a/screenplain/parsers/fountain.py b/screenplain/parsers/fountain.py
index 7f367aa..eabc978 100644
--- a/screenplain/parsers/fountain.py
+++ b/screenplain/parsers/fountain.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import re
 
 from screenplain.types import (
-    Slug, Action, Dialog, DualDialog, Transition, Section, PageBreak,
+    Slug, Action, Dialog, DualDialog, Transition, Section, PageBreak, Synopse,
     Screenplay
 )
 from screenplain.richstring import parse_emphasis, plain
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 transition_re = re.compile(r'(>?)\s*(.+?)(TO:)?$')
 page_break_re = re.compile(r'^={3,}$')
 note_re = re.compile(r'\[\[.*?\]\]', re.DOTALL)
+synopse_re = re.compile(r'^=([^=].*)?')
 
 
 def _sequence_to_rich(lines):
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ def update_list(self, previous_paragraphs):
         """
         (
             self.append_page_break(previous_paragraphs) or
+            self.append_synopse(previous_paragraphs) or
             self.append_synopsis(previous_paragraphs) or
             self.append_sections_and_synopsises(previous_paragraphs) or
             self.append_slug(previous_paragraphs) or
@@ -195,6 +197,16 @@ def append_page_break(self, paragraphs):
         else:
             return False
 
+    def append_synopse(self, paragraphs):
+        found_synopse = False
+        for line in self.lines:
+            synopse = synopse_re.match(line)
+            if synopse:
+                paragraphs.append(Synopse((synopse.group(1) or "").strip()))
+                found_synopse = True
+
+        return found_synopse
+
 
 def _preprocess_line(raw_line):
     r"""Replaces tabs with spaces and removes trailing end of line markers.
diff --git a/screenplain/types.py b/screenplain/types.py
index 0325148..975a694 100644
--- a/screenplain/types.py
+++ b/screenplain/types.py
@@ -133,3 +133,8 @@ def lines(self):
 
 class PageBreak(object):
     pass
+
+
+class Synopse(object):
+    def __init__(self, synopse):
+        self.synopse = synopse