Open-Door Playhouse
250 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsOpen-Door Playhouse is a monthly podcast harking back to live radio theater broadcasts. Created to introduce New Plays, New Writers, and… a wealth of unknown talent. Giving them the opportunity to have their works created in sound studios as opposed to live stage productions and presented on the Podcast as “Radio Productions.” Play submissions will be solicited online, outreach centers and word of mouth. Broadcasts will be once a month (to start) and grow as demand requires. Long term goal is to reach out to undeserved writing communities: prisons, school and community groups to provide an avenue to have their voices heard, via plays, short stories or poetry, and to establish Podcast as its own 501c3 organization.To submit your play contact:[email protected]
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Beautiful, Beautiful Cleopatra
April 03, 2024 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.34 MBTwo priestesses are debating the beauty of Cleopatra outside her chambers. The discussion ends up being about far more than beauty as the older priestess tries to convince the younger one that sometimes beauty should stay in the eye of the beholder. This is a comedy about power that takes a few sharp jabs at history. Yuniy Zhu directs Goreti da Silva as Akila and Monique Gonsalves as Anat. Kevin Broccoli is the playwright. His most recent play, The Jelly Bean, was a selection at the Pittsb...
THEATER 128: How Nice of You to Ask...
March 20, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.45 MBA young sex researcher is conducting interviews with men and women forty years his senior finding many of their answers quite surprising and just a bit unnerving. Bernadette Armstrong directs Joyce Hananel as Mavis and Matthew Scott Montgomery as Alan. Rich Rubin is the playwright. Based in Portland, Oregon, he is a member of the Dramatists Guild and is the recipient of six playwriting awards. His full-length plays include Caesar’s Blood, Costa Rehab, Cottonwood in the Flood, Marilyn/MISFI...
THEATER 127: A View Of The Enemy
March 06, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBMartine and Amy are actresses about to open in a Broadway play. Martine is assured. Amy, who lives in a shelter, is fragile. They are friends. The enemy of the title is Paul, a theatre critic with a razor-sharp pen dipped in acid. Are the actresses prepared to face their foe? Dennis Gersten directs a cast that includes Leah Jarvik, Whitton Frank, Peter Bonoff, and Matt Ritchey. Dana Coen is the playwright. He received an M.F.A. from UCLA. He is the Director of the Writing for Screen and St...
THEATER 126: Part 3 - Whitesville
February 15, 2024 15:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBA white police captain, his white wife, and their two adopted Black teen children try to keep their family from being torn apart as their town and the nation become engulfed in protests in the immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Open-Door Playhouse continues to present plays in podcast form. Whitesville is a full-length, three-act play. Each act will be presented in a separate podcast episode online. Act One will debut on February 13, 2024, Act Two on February 14, and Act Thr...
THEATER 130: Part 3 - Whitesville
February 15, 2024 15:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBA white police captain, his white wife, and their two adopted Black teen children try to keep their family from being torn apart as their town and the nation become engulfed in protests in the immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Open-Door Playhouse continues to present plays in podcast form. Whitesville is a full-length, three-act play. Each act will be presented in a separate podcast episode online. Act One will debut on February 13, 2024, Act Two on February 14, and Act Thr...
THEATER 126: PART 2 - Whitesville
February 14, 2024 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBA white police captain, his white wife, and their two adopted Black teen children try to keep their family from being torn apart as their town and the nation become engulfed in protests in the immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Open-Door Playhouse continues to present plays in podcast form. Whitesville is a full-length, three-act play. Each act will be presented in a separate podcast episode online. Act One will debut on February 13, 2024, Act Two on February 14, and Act Thr...
THEATER 129: PART 2 - Whitesville
February 14, 2024 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBA white police captain, his white wife, and their two adopted Black teen children try to keep their family from being torn apart as their town and the nation become engulfed in protests in the immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Open-Door Playhouse continues to present plays in podcast form. Whitesville is a full-length, three-act play. Each act will be presented in a separate podcast episode online. Act One will debut on February 13, 2024, Act Two on February 14, and Act Thr...
THEATER 128: PART 1 - Whitesville
February 13, 2024 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBA white police captain, his white wife, and their two adopted Black teen children try to keep their family from being torn apart as their town and the nation become engulfed in protests in the immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Open-Door Playhouse continues to present plays in podcast form. Whitesville is a full-length, three-act play. Each act will be presented in a separate podcast episode online. Act One will debut on February 13, 2024, Act Two on February 14, and Act Thr...
THEATER 126: PART 1 - Whitesville
February 13, 2024 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBA white police captain, his white wife, and their two adopted Black teen children try to keep their family from being torn apart as their town and the nation become engulfed in protests in the immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Open-Door Playhouse continues to present plays in podcast form. Whitesville is a full-length, three-act play. Each act will be presented in a separate podcast episode online. Act One will debut on February 13, 2024, Act Two on February 14, and Act Thr...
(Un)Drinkable
February 07, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes - 8.39 MBIn 2014, Flint, Michigan changed the source of its water supply. This resulted in the contamination of its drinking and bathing water, causing a dozen fatalities and sickening dozens more. The changes in the water supply were motivated by the greed of a few people in power and by systemic racism: The city was 54% Black. (UN)Drinkable stars Barika Phillips Bell, JayCee Porter, and Sue Gisser. Bernadette Armstrong directs. Dana Hall is the playwright. Her previous plays include Underneath; A...
THEATER 124: Will's Dramaturg
January 31, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.28 MBOpen-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. A theatre pro offers advice to young Will Shakespeare. Will’s Dramaturg stars Jeffrey S.S. Johnson and Andrew Elvis Miller. Kim Hlavac directs. Rich Rubin is the playwright. Based in Portland, Oregon, he is a member of the Dramatists Guild and is the recipient of six playwriting awards. His full-length plays include Caesar’s Blood, Costa Rehab, Cottonwood in the Flood, Marilyn/MISFITS/Miller, One Weekend in October, Sep...
THEATER 123: The Golden Fleece
January 17, 2024 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBHelios, the Greek Sun God torments his son-in-law, Jason, with blasts of sun rays into exposing the tragic events that led to his epic downfall as a legendary hero before an audience of ghosts from his past. Reluctantly, and with the aid of alcohol, he makes a promise to tell the whole truth of what happened to him, his wife Medea, and their children. Bernadette Armstrong directs Rosney Mauger as Jason. Issac Byrne is the writer. Isaac has been awarded the New York Innovative Theatre Awar...
THEATER 122: Anti-Soulmate
January 02, 2024 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBOpen-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play Anti-Soulmate will debut on January 3, 2024 online at http://opendoorplayhouse.org A man searching for his soulmate finally finds her. There’s just one problem. She doesn’t believe in soulmates. Miranda Stewart directs Elaine Mello and Peter Bonoff. Alyssa Ahle is the playwright. Her other plays include Lost and Found, Not Knowing, An Ethical Fantasy, Anti-Amour, and An Idealized Nightmare. Her stories...
THEATER 121: Right Down Santa Claus Lane
December 13, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBJeff McKnight, a ruthless corporate executive, discovers that firing the employees of his recently acquired company is not so easy as their Christmas spirit is way more ‘real’ than even his grinch-heart can handle. Ann Noble is both playwright and director of Right Down Santa Claus Lane. Ann is an award-winning playwright/new media writer, actor, solo performer, director, arts educator, private acting coach and jail chaplain. Her work has been produced all over the country and the world, a...
THEATER 120: Anxiety
December 06, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBOpen-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play Anxiety will debut on December 6, 2023 online at http://opendoorplayhouse.org Tensions build when a manic-claustrophobic woman gets locked inside an office building bathroom, along with a male janitor late one night. Will they be rescued in time? Miranda Stewart directs Gloria Tsai and Michael Fletcher. Curt Wiser is the playwright. He is a writer, director, actor, cinematographer, animator, and podca...
THEATER 119: The Final Battle
November 30, 2023 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBOPEN-DOOR PLAYHOUSE DEBUTS THE FINAL BATTLE ON NOVEMBER 30 AS PART OF ITS SALUTE TO VETERANS Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. http://opendoorplayhouse.org The Johnson men are home for Thanksgiving. Louis is a Vietnam veteran. Paul, his son, is a Desert Storm veteran. Jared, Paul’s son, is currently in the Air Force, on leave after extended deployment. Louis is still haunted by his days in combat in the Nam. He’s been harboring a terrible secret, which...
THEATER 118: PART 2 - The Wars at Home (Cairo - Outside Paducah)
November 28, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBOpen-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play Cairo will debut on November 28, 2023 online at http://opendoorplayhouse.org Cairo is part of a collection of short plays with the umbrella title of Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home. Cairo (pronounced KAY-row) is the name of an Illinois town just across the state line from Paducah, Kentucky where Dan, the proprietor of a business called Dan’s Demolition, is seeing a bank executive about a loan to bols...
THEATER 117: Repercussions
November 23, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutes - 9.22 MBKim Hlavac directs Michael David, Madelynn Fattibene, and Carole Goldman. Kim Hlavac is the playwright. The recipient of a BFA from f SUNY Purchase, she is also an actor. She has performed in plays in New York (including Much Ado About Nothing opposite Stanley Tucci, Waiting for Lefty directed by Howard da Silva, and Gertrude Stein’s Listen to Me) and on TV (including the daytime drama Another World) in which she played Lauren Phillips) and is a member of the stage companies VS Theater and ...
THEATER 116: WIlly
November 21, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBOpen-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play Willy will debut on November 21, 2023 online at http://opendoorplayhouse.org Suffering from PTSD, Willy continues to struggle in his day-to-day life, haunted by the psychological trauma he suffered while serving in Vietnam, and the subsequent divorce from the love of his life, and separation from his daughter, whom he adores. Bernadette Armstrong directs Matt Ritchey, Gena Kay, and Ayla Rose Barreau. ...
THEATER 115: Part 1 - The Wars at Home ( Our Ghost)
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBThe Wars at Home: Our Ghost is part of a collection of short plays with the umbrella title of Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home. In Our Ghost, a young boy growing up in the home his family has occupied for generations in a small town in Illinois believes the house to be haunted by a ghost. Bernadette Armstrong directs. Matthew Scott Montgomery stars. J.A. Moad II is the playwright. He is a former Air Force C-130 pilot with over a hundred combat sorties. He received an MFA FROM Augsburg C...
THEATER 114: Switchboard Soldiers
November 14, 2023 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.68 MBOpen-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play Switchboard Soldiers will debut on November 14, 2023 online at http://opendoorplayhouse.org Before women could even vote, Miss Banker leads the first corps of women that help turn the tide of World War I. This is an interview with the first woman soldier Chief Grace Banker of the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit. General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI, d...
THEATER 113: Bridal Wave
November 08, 2023 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.91 MBIn 1965, a young man tries to avoid being sent to fight in Vietnam before President Johnson cancels the draft deferment for married men. Andy begs Doris to marry him before his time runs out. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Allan Wasserman, Natalie Venturi, Peter Bonoff, Daamen Krall, David Purdham, Camille Ameen, Sue Gisser, JayCee Porter, and Gina Elaine. .Melissa Milich is the playwright. Her other works for the stage include At Twilight in Watsonville; Holy or Holey—C...
THEATER 112: We Ride At Dawn. Or Whenever...
November 07, 2023 14:00 - 9 minutes - 6.32 MBOpen-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play We Ride at Dawn, or Whenever will debut on November 7, 2023 online at http://opendoorplayhouse.org Three military men gather to confer about the timing of an upcoming battle. Dennis Gersten directs himself as the Sargent, Gary Lamb as the Captain, and James Calvert as the General. Kevin B is the playwright. His most recent play, The Jelly Bean, was a selection at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival. His...
BONUS: HASHTAG #Shine It On
November 02, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBRock & Roll Theater presents, HASHTAG #SHINE It On Written by: CHRISTINA VERONICA and STEPHEN WOZNIAK Richard Malmos directs Aaron Lyons (Teddy), Felicia Taylor E. (Nancy Jean), Nathan Smythe (Uncle Ronnie), Victoria Rafael (Charity Chastain), and Tonoccus McClain (Mickey Diamond Boy) in HASHTAG #SHINE IT ON. Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner Recording Engineer: Brian Showalter Music by THE FLUTTERBYES Producers: Maureen Davis and Allyson Sereboff Production Assistant: Gina Elaine Suppo...
BONUS: Shorts But Sweet
November 02, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBSHORTS (BUT SWEET) presents five ridiculous slice-of-life comedy sketches…if your life involves a hotline for writer’s block, childish boyfriends, movie weddings that go haywire, and randy old ladies. Rock and Roll Radio Theater presents SHORTS (BUT SWEET) Starring: Richard Malmos directs Paul Preston, Susan Huckle, Mischelle Massie, Amy Engelhardt, and Ramone Hamilton. The SAG-AFTRA /WGA strikes have hurt thousands of actors, writers, composers, recording engineers, editors, and crew. ...
THEATER 111: Emergency Leave
November 01, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes - 8.58 MBArmy recruit Carrie surprises her mother and sister when she arrives home on an emergency leave from her platoon, days before being shipped out to her new assignment. Emergency Leave! is directed by Joanee McGee-Lamb and stars Sofia Bragar, Marta Portillo, Violeta Hernandez. Elaine Little is the playwright. She is a combat veteran who served as an interrogator in Afghanistan. Emergency Leave has been performed in London. Elaine has also written for the TV miniseries So Proudly We Hailed. ...
THEATER 110: OvEn
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes - 9.76 MBOvEn is an entertaining tale just in time for the Halloween season. Jenny and her best friend Lucy are selling cookies door to door far and wide in hopes of raising funds for Jenny’s college tuition. Their efforts take a bit of a turn when they land on the doorstep of Mrs. Zodiac, the widow of the Zodiac Killer, who’s pre-heating her oven just for them….Listen carefully, and don’t try to escape! Rachel Berney Needleman directs a cast that includes Anne Cooper, Zelda Kimble, Sienna Tso and M...
THEATER 109: Don't Sit On The Bench...Get Up!
October 25, 2023 14:00 - 9 minutes - 6.33 MBNoreen is amazed that Wendy runs in the park. While Wendy stretches near her, Noreen starts up a conversation. She's sorry afterward. Kim Hlavac directs. directs. Noelle Evangelisti and Rhoda Pell star. Marj O’Neill-Butler is the playwright. She is the Florida Regional Rep for the Dramatists Guild and is the author of 59 produced plays, among them Conflict on a Bench, 0% Chance of Visibility, Arianna Rose, A Bump in the Night, A Dinner Bell Rings, A Face on the Pig, and so many more. Don’...
THEATER 108: Revelations
October 25, 2023 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MBOPEN-DOOR PLAYHOUSE DEBUTS REVELATIONS ON OCTOBER 25 AS PART OF ITS SECOND ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN THEATRE Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play Revelations will debut on October 25 ,2023 online at http://opendoorplayhouse.org Eva, an aging woman, attends Confession a few weeks after her mother’s passing, to share and reflect with her parish priest her troubled relationship with her mother and siblings. Most important to Eva, is a r...
THEATER 107: Is That All There Is?
October 24, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.9 MBA lawyer believes she will be happy once she achieves Partner status at her firm. She finds, to her chagrin, that this is not so, once she makes Partner. Sexism is only part of it. Bernadette Armstrong directs. Elaine Mello stars. Mona Deutsch Miller is the playwright. She is the President of the Association of Los Angeles Playwrights. Ten of her plays have been produced in the Los Angeles area. Her previous works include The Beating, The Choice of the Rose, The Interpreter, and the Shock ...
THEATER 106: Matriarch
October 19, 2023 07:00 - 10 minutes - 7.45 MBMom is in declining health, and it will fall to one of three contentious adult sisters to decide who will assume the duties of family matriarch. Whom shall it be? Mimi Kmet is the playwright and directs Rhoda Pell, Anna T. Raner, and Suwon Weaver. The Matriarch is a selection in the Open-Door Playhouse Second Annual Celebration of Women in Theatre. Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast like the 1940s and 1950s radio dramas. The ...
What Love Language Do You Speak?
October 17, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes - 8.65 MBThis play is set during the coronavirus lockdown. Sara has been rendered tense by home confinement. She loves her husband, but sometimes his occasional insensitivity can drive her nuts. Bernadette Armstrong directs. Goreti da Silva stars. Mona Deutsch Miller is the playwright. She is the President of the Association of Los Angeles Playwrights. Ten of her plays have been produced in the Los Angeles area. Her previous works include The Beating, The Choice of the Rose, The Interpreter and the...
THEATER 104: The Tower and The Dead Warder in the Room
October 11, 2023 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIt's 1536. Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, has been charged with capital crimes and is confined in a cell at the Tower of London. She finds herself, to her distaste, having a peasant as a cellmate and that's not all; To everyone's surprise, there's a dead Warder sharing the cell with them. What might the presence of this corpse portend for the cell's other two occupants? Anne has a plan. Bernadette Armstrong directs Camille Ameen as Anne Boylen and Sue Gisser as Peasant. Sandra Cruze is the...
THEATER 103: Eggs
October 10, 2023 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.12 MBDuring the pandemic lockdown, an isolated career woman decides to freeze her eggs. She wants to plan for whatever contingency the future holds. Bernadette Armstrong directs. Kim Hlavac stars. Julia Stier is the playwright. A graduate of USC, her play Last Night in Town was produced in New York. She is a critic for Stage Raw and produced its podcast series, Stages of Our City. She is the creator of the blog Players, Performers, and Portrayers. Julia is also an actor and has appeared frequen...
THEATER 102: I'm Not Alice In Wonderland
October 04, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBOpen-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. http://opendoorplayhouse.org Melissa declared her independence from her boyfriend and set off on her own to become a successful Hollywood agent. Now she wants get Michael back. When her plans to recover him meet with an unforeseen impediment, she knows just how to handle the situation. Miranda Stewart directs. Whitton Frank stars. Sarah Hunter is the playwright. Her previous plays include Dogs Are Better Than People an...
THEATER 101: She Was Dick's Tracie
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBThis play is part of Open-Door Playhouse’s second annual Celebrating Women in Theatre. Red, a dynamite redhead is found lying in a pool of her own blood in a back alley. Senior Detective Harry and his Assistant Jack and a coroner all called are called to the scene to solve her murder: unknowingly each of them have a connection to the recently deceased. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Gary Lamb, David Purdham, Peter Bonoff and Maureen Davis. Sandra Cruze is the playwright...
THEATER 100: Amusing Willie
September 06, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.55 MBOPEN-DOOR PLAYHOUSE CELEBRATES ITS 100 TH PODCAST WITH A NEW PLAY, Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its 100th podcast presents Amusing Willie. Wille, a British playwright, quickly learns that everybody is a critic as he tries to convince his three female muses that his new play about “star-crossed” lovers is terrific! The muses remind him of past works where he ignored their advice, and of the unhappy outcomes each suffered as a result. Rachel Berney N...
THEATER 99: Barren Landscape
August 23, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.81 MBSusan struggles with her mother's Alzheimer's, as they navigate the new chapter of life together, living in her childhood home. Barren Landscape was written by Steve Gold, and directed by Bernadette Armstrong, starring Ayla Rose Barreau as Susan and Rosemary Thomas as her mother, Susa. Do you like Krispy Kreme Doughnuts? Open-Door Playhouse is participating in the Krispy Kreme Digital Dozens Campaign to raise funds for our upcoming podcast productions. All funds help pay for all aspects o...
THEATER 98: Yesterday
August 22, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBQuinn (they/them) spends their nights living in the past, reliving their younger years through dreams. As they reopen old wounds, they find the only way to heal is to come face to face with their younger self. Yesterday written by Morgan James, directed by Kim Hlavac starring Leah Jarvik as Younger Quinn and Emily Ellsworth as Older Quinn. Support the show
Garage Invasion - Theater #97
July 25, 2023 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.28 MBDonnie just wants to get into his car and go to work when, much to his surprise he's stopped by a smiling and cheery intruder in his garage: Blair, a government official, no less. What does this portend for Donnie? Garage Invasion, written by Rex MacGregor, directed by Bernadette Armstrong starring Natalie Venturi as Blair and Justice Davis as Donnie. Support the show
THEATER 97: Garage Invasion
July 25, 2023 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.28 MBDonnie just wants to get into his car and go to work when, much to his surprise he's stopped by a smiling and cheery intruder in his garage: Blair, a government official, no less. What does this portend for Donnie? Garage Invasion, written by Rex MacGregor, directed by Bernadette Armstrong starring Natalie Venturi as Blair and Justice Davis as Donnie. Support the show
A Falling Star at Buzzard's Roost - Episode 4
July 22, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB(Hollywood, CA) On June 13, 2023, the classic American radio show gets a modern twist, as TV, Broadway and Rock starsjoin forces for the new musical: A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST. Non-profit radio theatre company OPEN-DOOR PLAYHOUSE -- a 501c3 giving voice to new writers and actors -- proudly premieres this show, sponsored in part byShure Audio International and produced by Stage For A New Age (in cooperation with We Make Movies Productions). A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST is the tal...
A Falling Star at Buzzard's Roost - Episode 3
July 22, 2023 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB(Hollywood, CA) On June 13, 2023, the classic American radio show gets a modern twist, as TV, Broadway and Rock starsjoin forces for the new musical: A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST. Non-profit radio theatre company OPEN-DOOR PLAYHOUSE -- a 501c3 giving voice to new writers and actors -- proudly premieres this show, sponsored in part byShure Audio International and produced by Stage For A New Age (in cooperation with We Make Movies Productions). A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST is the tal...
A Falling Star at Buzzards Roost - Episode 2
July 20, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB(Hollywood, CA) On June 13, 2023, the classic American radio show gets a modern twist, as TV, Broadway and Rock stars join forces for the new musical: A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST. Non-profit radio theatre company OPEN-DOOR PLAYHOUSE -- a 501c3 giving voice to new writers and actors -- proudly premieres this show, sponsored in part by Shure Audio International and produced by Stage For A New Age (in cooperation with We Make Movies Productions). A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST is the t...
A Falling Star at Buzzards Roost - Untitled Episode 2
July 20, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB(Hollywood, CA) On June 13, 2023, the classic American radio show gets a modern twist, as TV, Broadway and Rock stars join forces for the new musical: A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST. Non-profit radio theatre company OPEN-DOOR PLAYHOUSE -- a 501c3 giving voice to new writers and actors -- proudly premieres this show, sponsored in part by Shure Audio International and produced by Stage For A New Age (in cooperation with We Make Movies Productions). A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST is the t...
The Substitute
July 12, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBA recently hired Substitute teacher is surprised to find a loaded handgun in a desk drawer when she reports to school on her first day. Concerned, she makes a hurried call to the office and is informed by the office administrator that after a rash of mass school shootings in local schools the city council has passed a bill that will allow teachers to arm themselves to protect themselves and their students. Bernadette Armstrong directs Elaine Mello stars as Rachel Holcomb and R...
THEATER 96 The Substitute
July 12, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBA recently hired Substitute teacher is surprised to find a loaded handgun in a desk drawer when she reports to school on her first day. Concerned, she makes a hurried call to the office and is informed by the office administrator that after a rash of mass school shootings in local schools the city council has passed a bill that will allow teachers to arm themselves to protect themselves and their students. Bernadette Armstrong directs Elaine Mello stars as Rachel Holcomb and R...
THEATER 95: That Day is Coming, Every Day is Coming
June 28, 2023 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBThat Day Is Coming, Every Day Is Coming is a short play intended for audio-only formats. Two older gentlemen, longtime gamblers and friends, meet for their regular $100/$200 cribbage match. Over this routine card game, the men, never referred to by name until the play's conclusion, initially discuss benign concerns within their gambling circles but soon begin considering larger issues. The talk turns to notions of time, existence, and purpose until the older of the pair confesses that he has...
That Day is Coming, Every Day is Coming
June 25, 2023 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBThat Day Is Coming, Every Day Is Coming is a short play intended for audio-only formats. Two older gentlemen, longtime gamblers and friends, meet for their regular $100/$200 cribbage match. Over this routine card game, the men, never referred to by name until the play's conclusion, initially discuss benign concerns within their gambling circles but soon begin considering larger issues. The talk turns to notions of time, existence, and purpose until the older of the pair confesses that he has...