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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

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THEATER 172: The Weed Store

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2025/07/02

Send us a text In this comedy, a generation gap is explored between a senior customer at a marijuana dispensary and the young dude running the place. Gary Lamb directs a cast that includes Joyce Hananel as Susan and Justice Davis as Tommy. Romney Humphrey is the playwright. An award-winning screenwriter, she is a former media writer and producer. Her many plays include Best Friends, Holidays, Dogs & Nuts, The Visit, The Mailbox, Games, and more. Support the show Founded by playwright an...

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THEATER 171: 2064: A GAYS ODD-ESSY

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2025/06/18

Send us a text In 2064, Bruce Koinstra, an 85-year-old history professor, passes away in a moon colony senior housing complex. Following his memorial service, his husband of thirty years, Kirby, along with his forty-year old daughter Septima; and teen grandson Plurial gather at Bruce's Midwest Victorian home. They await the reading of Bruce's will and the demolition crew scheduled to raze the house. Reflecting on Bruce's life, they discuss the era when LGBT rights were restricted by archaic l...

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THEATER 170: Buttercup and The Case of The Ruptured Duck

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2025/06/04

Send us a text Buttercup is a detective in the big city. A woman has been abandoned by her husband, who has absconded with their funds. All the woman has left is a statue of a duck. She’s hiring Buttercup to locate her husband (and her money). But Buttercup is finding that the duck comes with strings attached. Rachel Berney Needleman directs a cast that includes Maureen Davis as Buttercup, Annette Homewood as the Wife, Nathan Smythe as the Husband, and Kenajuan Bentley as the noirish Narrator...

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THEATER 169: A Woman's Worth

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2025/05/28

Send us a text Set in the Winslow home in 1935, a wife and mother of five is pregnant again, but she is keenly aware that something is very wrong with this pregnancy. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Ayla Rose Barreau as Mary, Gilbert Glenn Brown as James, Omari Williams as Doctor #1, and David Purdham as Doctor #2. Melissa May Curtis is the playwright. Her play The Deal was warmly received at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival. She starred in the Netflix series Pet Stars. ...

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THEATER 168: Small Cat Negotiable

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2025/05/21

Send us a text Looking for a new apartment together is a great way to get to know somebody and their existential despair. Bernadette Armstrong directs Kim Hlavac as Kathleen, Michael Fletcher as Jeremy, and Barika Phillips Bell as the Rental Agent. Nino Greene is the playwright. The recipient of an MFA from San Francisco State University, his previous plays include You Don’t Have to Cry and The Undecided Voters of Ballard County, Kentucky, c. 1856. Support the show Founded by playwright and...

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11:46

THEATER 167: Diamonds Are a Girl's Best...?

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2025/05/14

Send us a text A man is exceptionally devoted to his mother….much to the chagrin of his wife. No spoilers here, but a diamond is involved. Mimi Kmet directs Grey Gable, Ashley Taylor, and David Baer. Charles Simon is the playwright. A graduate of University of Wisconsin and Jewish Theological Seminary, his previous plays include The Wine Club, Backwards, and Therapisssts. Support the show Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like ...

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THEATER 166 - Penny Slots Part 4: Ladies’ Visit to...

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2025/05/07

Send us a text This is the fourth in a series of audio comedies featuring the Penny Slots, a trio of mature ladies who somehow find themselves doing heroic deeds and saving the day when thrown into dangerous adventures. The three superheroines are back by popular demand. In Theatre 80, Part Three; Ladies Fly Home To Vero Beach, Penny Slots Ladies, Kay, Marie and Helen handed in “their wings” after saving their plane from crashing when the pilot fell unconscious from narcolepsy, theref...

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THEATER 165: Jump or Fall

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2025/04/30

Send us a text A desperate man and woman accidently choose the same bridge to bring their troubles to an end and realize they may have found what they’ve been missing in each other, but is it too little too late? Yunyi Zhu directs Christine Uhebe as Alina and Larry Coleman as Harris. Rich Nagle is the playwright. He’s a musician and songwriter active in the Washington State area who also writes screenplays. Support the show Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door ...

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THEATER 164: The Note In The Wall

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2025/04/14

Send us a text In Jerusalem, at the Western Wall, a traumatized Israeli soldier gets into a debate with a rabbi about prayer notes stuck into cracks in the Wall, while nearby air raid sirens wail a warning. Bernadette Armstrong directs Gary Lamb and Dennis Gersten. Peter Prizel is the playwright. He is the author of two fiction books, The Fermented Savior and An Angelic Folly. He also writes poetry. Based in Bedford Falls, New York, he received a Master’s Degree from Fordham University. Supp...

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THEATER 163: The Little Match Girl Isn't Going to Die

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2025/04/02

Send us a text The classic tale of The Little Matchstick Girl is beloved, but also...depressing? That's why the protagonist has decided to take matters into her own hands. Can she avoid her tragic fate without derailing her entire story? A comedy about rewriting your own narrative. Bernadette Armstrong directs Gloria Tsai as The Little Match Girl, Matthew Scott Montgomery as The Duke, and Matt Foyer as The Narrator. Kevin B. is the playwright. His most recent play, The Jelly ...

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THEATER 162: Brother Emmanuel's Excellent Idea

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2025/03/19

Send us a text 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-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Play...

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THEATER 161: Remembrance

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2025/03/05

Send us a text 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. Rachel Berney Needleman directs Kim Hlavac as Ophelia and Omari Williams as Hamlet. Allie Costa is the playwright. Remarkably prolific, her many, many plays include Two Girls, Rise Up, Boxes Are Magic, This Used to Be My Playground, Mindstream,...

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THEATER 160: Speed Dating

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2025/02/26

Send us a text Two senior citizens, both windowed, meet at a senior citizen event at a Holiday Inn conference room. They engage in humorous banter and then discuss their former spouses, each deeply affected by their loss. Bernadette Armstrong directs Gary Lamb as Jesse and Camille Ameen as Sara. Curt Strickland is a playwright who recently received a masters degree in playwriting from Lesley University’s graduate program. Inspired by August Wilson, Curt is finishing up his 5th play in ...

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THEATER 159: Together

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2025/02/12

Send us a text 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 Andrew Calvillo as Kyle and Leah Jarvik as Lauren. Playwright Michael Sams is an established playwright in his native Australia. His previous plays include Hunters and The Specialists. He is also an actor. He received his Master’s Degree from Mac...

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THEATER 157: Bereavement Days

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2025/01/08

Send us a textThe 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? Listen in to hear what transpires between an employee and her boss. Will sympathy prevail?"Kim Hlavac directs Goreti da Silva as Tara and Kim Hlavac as Beth.Matthew Moore is the playwright. With a career spanning over fifteen years, Moore has accumula...

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THEATER 156: The Christmas Cracker

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2024/12/04

Send us a textThree 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 Noelle Evangelista, Matt Foyer,Cynthia Gravinese Brown, Kevin Carr, and Gilbert Glenn Brown.John Leslie is the playwright. He is a Los Angeles-based actor and writer. Hisacting credits include 19 seasons as the corrupt Senator Alfred Winston in Theater Forty's ...

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THEATER 155: The Fish and The Worm

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2024/11/28

Send us a textA 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. With a career spanning over fifteen years, Moore has accumulated numerous awards for his work. Exceptionally prolific, Moore’s many previous plays include Bereavement Days, Superman and the Optometrist, 21 Forever, Misty’s Gifts, A Little Blue, The Standing Ovation, and more.Support the sh...

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THEATER 154: A Hill of Beans

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2024/11/26

Send us a textFoster 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 first place?Gary Lamb directs Peter Bonoff and David Purdham.Robert Nersesian is the playwright. The Washington, D.C.-based writer is the recipient of an M.F.A. in Drama from Yale. He is the former Managing Director of the Youth Theatre of Ne...

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THEATER 153: NO...?

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2024/11/20

Send us a textA 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-based writer is the author of fournovels and over fifty published short stories. His previous plays include The Bitch-Goddess, Incident in the Combat Zone, Interrogation #2, Raw Connections, The Promise, A Harry of Her Own, and Dancing for Men. He is also an actor.Support the showFounded by play...

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THEATER 152: Rise Up

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2024/11/14

Send us a textA 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 Tiana Randall-Quant as Killi and Gita Reddy as Suna.Allie Costa is the playwright. She is an actor, writer, director, and singer working in film, TV, theatre, and voiceover. Her credits include Spring Awakening, 90210, Alien vs. Musical, Future Shock, Slayers: A Buffyverse...

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