Open-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 i ...
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Astrid meets Paolo for the first time in almost a year after breaking up. He has convinced her to meet his “new self” at a men’s clothing store. When he makes his reveal, she has difficulty adjusting to what he now looks like. The ghost of his former self arrives, and both react intermittently. The cast includes Ivy Jane and Matthew Scott Montgomer…
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This new comedic play begins with three women and forty-four cats. Simple enough ingredients with which to launch a narrative, yes? Not so fast…. The cast includes Reyna Stephanie, Joyce Hananel, and Zelda Kimble. Yunyi Zhu directs. James C. Ferguson is the playwright. The Massachusetts-based writer is the prolific author of a number of short plays…
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A man dies and must decide whether to accept the finality of his death or choose to be reborn and give it another go. Was his one life enough or should he roll the dice and try again? The cast includes Kim Hlavac and Dennis Gersten. Kim Hlavac directs. Mark Saunders is the playwright. Based in Portland, Oregon, he is a prolific writer of short play…
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In the chilly streets of New York, a disillusioned young man is troubled by his recent work as a death doula, prompting him to ponder life's deeper questions. One night, he encounters Chloe, who appears to be on the brink of personal turmoil. Observing her spiral into alcoholism, Ben intervenes and brings her to his apartment. What starts as a prom…
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THEATER 138: Will The Real Richard Please Stand Up?
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Present-day actors rehearsing the roles of Richard III and Queen Margaret are interrupted by the arrival of the real Richard III and Philippa Langley, the British writer and ; producer who played a pivotal role in finding the bones of Richard in 2012. Now, Philippa and Richard are intent on rescuing his reputation. Gary Lamb directs Billy Mendieta,…
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Two fellows encounter each other at a party. One insists they have recently been lovers. The other denies anything of the kind, to the irritation of the other man. The story has a conclusion that you won’t see coming. Matt Ritchey directs Matthew Scott Montgomery and Kevin Phan. F.J. Hartland is the playwright. Based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he …
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THEATER 136: When He was Young and Pretty
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An older gentleman invites a younger man to his apartment for dinner. As the meal progresses the two discuss the difficulties that each generation has delt with over the years; each contending that their generations has endured the harshest difficulties. As the conversation between the two fades, they acknowledge their similarities and the evening …
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Ethan wants to be a good son and a good caregiver to his forgetful mother. Not everything is how it seems, however, in this narrative which has an unexpected twist ending worthy of O. Henry. Miranda Stewart directs Carol Goldman, Noelle Evangelisti, and Omari Williams. F.J. Hartland is the playwright. Based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he is the rec…
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Lizzy is nine months pregnant and is due to give birth on Mother’s Day. Lizzy wants to name the new baby Mildred, after trailblazing scientist Mildred Dresselhaus, who was known as The Queen of Carbon. Lizzy’s husband Danny has other ideas. Rachel Berney Needleman directs Gloria Tsai and Felipe Figueroa. Bara Swain is the playwright. The exceptiona…
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Ellie’s a recent college graduate. She often perceives thing differently from her mother, Janet. What Janet reveals about Ellie’s recently deceased dad will profoundly affect Ellie’s understanding of things. Bernadette Armstrong directs Camille Ameen and Elaine Mello. Bara Swain is the playwright. The exceptionally prolific Greenwich Village-based …
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In the late 1960s, Grace has become a teen mom at 16. Her daughter has been taken away from her, against her will. Her boyfriend, the little girl’s father, has been killed on the battlefield while serving in Vietnam. Now, Grace is determined to do whatever is necessary to get her daughter back. First, Grace will have a reckoning with her own mother…
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Ludlow has been overweight his entire life, from childhood through adulthood. He’s depressed about being fat, but his mom is about to give him an entirely new perspective on things. Yunyi Zhu directs Justice Davis and Zelda Kimbal. F.J. Hartland is the playwright. Based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he is the recipient of an M.F.A. from Carnegie Mell…
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Support the Show. Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception. Open…
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THEATER 129 Beautiful, Beautiful Cleopatra
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Two 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 Sil…
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THEATER 128: How Nice of You to Ask...
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A 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 a…
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Martine 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, P…
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A 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 pl…
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A 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 pl…
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A 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 pl…
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In 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 P…
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Open-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 …
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Helios, 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 childr…
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Open-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 …
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THEATER 121: Right Down Santa Claus Lane
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Jeff 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, s…
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Open-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…
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OPEN-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 Fo…
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THEATER 118: PART 2 - The Wars at Home (Cairo - Outside Paducah)
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Open-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 sta…
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Kim 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) …
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Open-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 lo…
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THEATER 115: Part 1 - The Wars at Home ( Our Ghost)
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The 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 star…
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Open-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 G…
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In 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, JayC…
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THEATER 112: We Ride At Dawn. Or Whenever...
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Open-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 Calv…
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Rock & 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 En…
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SHORTS (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…
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Army 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 …
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OvEn 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 …
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THEATER 109: Don't Sit On The Bench...Get Up!
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Noreen 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 …
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OPEN-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 moth…
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A 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 p…
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Mom 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.…
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This 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 …
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THEATER 104: The Tower and The Dead Warder in the Room
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It'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'…
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During 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…
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THEATER 102: I'm Not Alice In Wonderland
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Open-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 situ…
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This 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 decea…
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OPEN-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 ter…
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Susan 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 part…
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Quinn (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 …
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Donnie 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 Donn…
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