Open-Door Playhouse
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 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:open-doorplayhouse@gmail.com
Episodes
168 episodes
THEATER 161: Remembrance
After the death of his father, a grief-stricken Hamlet is plagued by psychotic delusions making him think several others have died and that he is at fault. He finds comfort in an unexpected source: the dearly not departed Ophelia.<...
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THEATER 160: Speed Dating
Two senior citizens, both windowed, meet at a senior citizen event at a Holiday Innconference room. They engage in humorous banter and then discuss their former spouses, each deeply affected by their loss.Bernadette Armstron...
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THEATER 159: Together
Coming appropriately shortly before Valentine’s Day Together chronicles the entire timeline of a love story of two people who were meant for each other. There will be evidence of their love for years to come.Sue Gisser directs David And...
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THEATER 157: Bereavement Days
The inevitable part of life, losing someone we love. How much time off from work is fair and just? What happens when the law dictates your allowable grieving time, what are your rights? Law vs human emotion. Which would you decide?...
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THEATER 156: The Christmas Cracker
Three friends open Christmas crackers at a holiday party. Two contain the usual paper crowns and bad jokes. The third contains something that's absolutely terrifying.Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes N...
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THEATER 155: The Fish and The Worm
A worm tries to convince a fish to eat something else so that they don’t end up becoming a fisherman’s meal.Kim Hlavac directs Sue Gisser and Jeff S.S. Johnson.Matthew Moore is the playwright...
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THEATER 154: A Hill of Beans
Foster and Jackson are trudging along in the desert on the hot sands, the sun beating down on them. Foster brags about his Texas chili, while Jackson praises his wife’s red beans and rice. How did the two of them end up in the desert in the...
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THEATER 153: NO...?
A man is haunted by his past when he tries to reunite with an old flame.Gary Lamb directs Elaine Mello as Liz and Michael Fletcher as John.Mark SaFranko is the playwright. The New Jersey-base...
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THEATER 152: Rise Up
A young woman impulsively goes on a retreat----but it’s not exactly what she had inmind. Rachel Berney Needleman directs Tiana Randall-Quant as Killi and Gita Redd as Suna.Rachel Berney Needleman directs ...
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THEATER 150: Joan
Legendary actress, Joan Crawford awakes to finds herself in the Afterlife Bardo. As she adjusts to the fact that she has died she reflects on the ups and downs of her life and those that she left behind. All the while interacting with two g...
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THEATER 149: Brody and The Dark & Stormy Night
October 31 is, of course, Halloween, and Brody and the Dark and Stormy Night iscertainly appropriate for the season.Brody has recently had his heart broken. He goes to a Halloween party and sees his ex with a new boyfriend. B...
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THEATER 148: Monsters Anonymous
October is, of course, the month of Halloween, and Monsters Anonymous is certainly appropriate for the season.Dracula wants to be a better monster and feels guilty for his past killings. Determined to stop, he struggles with ...
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THEATER 147: Face Dancers
October is, of course, the month of Halloween, and Face Dancers is certainly appropriate for the season.Suzy is trying to get home but is being pursued by a threatening, nameless creature as she runs down the street. She begs entry ...
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THEATER 146: What's Behind Door Number 2?
Denise and Matt believe they are the legal owners of the contents of an abandoned storage unit. Then along comes a big dude who begs to differ with their appraisal of their circumstances. Sometimes you just can’t make a deal.
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Theater 145: All Souls Night
On a dark and stormy night, a distraught young woman seeks the aid of a doctor to release her from the thrall of a deadly entity changing her into….something else. But her immortal Master has yet another, more powerful, unholy being under h...
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THEATER 144: The Suitcase
“The Suitcase involves a married couple coming to a major decision about their life together. It has a serious theme with a surprise ending that no one sees coming.”Miranda Stewart directs actors Anne Cooper and <...
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THEATER 143: Chess Master
Set in 1863, just after the Emancipation Proclamation, Chess Master tells the story of a confrontation between a defiant plantation owner and a newly freed slave. The owner, desperately clinging to the old order, attempts to coerce his form...
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THEATER 142: HE-SHE-US
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 ...
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THEATER 141: 44 Cats
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. ...
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THEATER 140: In or Out?
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 De...
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THEATER 139: A Skylight in Queens
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 ...
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THEATER 138: Will The Real Richard Please Stand Up?
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 Richa...
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