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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 151: Two Girls

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/11/12

Support the showFounded 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 Playhouse received a...

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THEATER 150: Joan

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/11/06

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 guardians who will assist her transition into the universe that awaits her.Bernadette Armstrong directs Goreti da Silva as Joan, Crawford, Gloria Tsai as Thana, and David Trice as Newsie. Bernadette Armstrong is also the playwright. The founder of Open Door ...

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THEATER 149: Brody and The Dark & Stormy Night

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2024/10/31

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. Brody steps onto a balcony where he is ultimately joined by a stranger who takes an interest in him. Perhaps Brody’s luck is about to change. However, it is Halloween…, Miranda Stewart directs Matthew Scott Montgomery as Brody and David Andrew Calvillo as the Stranger.Mont...

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THEATER 148: Monsters Anonymous

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2024/10/23

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 his addiction to human blood, despite being able to survive on animal blood. He joins Monsters Anonymous (MA), posing as an alcoholic, and meets other monsters with unique addictions: Gaywolf, obsessed with bulking up; Frankenstein, addicted to plastic surgery; and Ghost ...

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THEATER 147: Face Dancers

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2024/10/16

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 at one house and finds refuge for the moment as a schoolmate and his grandfather take her in. But the night is still young, and dawn is hours away. Will Suzy be safe, or will unimaginable terrors lie in wait for her?Yunyi Zhu directs Daamen Krall, JayCee Porter, an...

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THEATER 146: What's Behind Door Number 2?

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/10/09

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.Kim Hlavac directs herself, Jeff LeBeau, and Keith Barber. Kim is also the playwright. A frequent contributor to Open-Door Playhouse as an actor,director, and writer, she graduated from the famed high School of Performing Arts and then attained her BFA from SUNY/Purchase....

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Theater 145: All Souls Night

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/10/02

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 his control. What can the doctor do?Bernadette Armstrong directs Allan Wasserman, Elaine Mello, and Daaman Krall.Simon Bowler Khan is the playwright. He’s written a number of historical dramasincluding a pair of plays about Christopher Marlowe, The Inquisito...

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THEATER 144: The Suitcase

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/09/25

“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 David Purdham.Stuart Brown is the playwright. A prolific author of short plays, his works have been presented in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Texas, and Connecticut. He is the President of the Connecticut Critics Circle. He runs the online 24/7 Broadway radio station Sound...

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THEATER 143: Chess Master

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/09/18

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 former servant into staying on as an unpaid laborer---a potent allegory for the continuing struggle to create a truly free society.The cast includes Tim Powell, Tazz Yancey, and Dennis Gersten.. Gersten directs.Braddon Mendelson is the playwright. His full-leng...

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HE-SHE-US

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/09/04

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 Montgomery. Bernadette Armstrong directs.Susan Kelejian is the playwright. Her previous plays include The Tragedy of Boudicca, The Belles of Bedlam, Woman on ...

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44 Cats

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/08/21

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 Zhudirects.James C. Ferguson is the playwright. The Massachusetts-based writer is the prolific author of a number of short plays, including OMG, Don’t Jump the Gun, Lewis & Clark, Alexander the Great, The Wright Brothers, For Whom the Yell Tools, and many more. He directed ...

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THEATER 140: In or Out?

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/08/07

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 plays. His full-length works include All’s Not Okay at the I’m O.K. Corral, Honest Graft, and The Chinese Question. He has also been a gag cartoonist, wi...

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THEATER 139: A Skylight in Queens

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/07/24

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 promising evening of connection soon unravels into a soul-searching exploration of their own vulnerabilities. As they navigate their existential ...

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THEATER 138: Will The Real Richard Please Stand Up?

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/07/10

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, Kevin Carr, Joanne McGee, and Camille Ameen.Sandra Cruze is the playwright. Cruze’s previous work includes plays (Grace; She Was Dick’s Tracie),, a...

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THEATER 137: TED

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/06/19

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 aconclusion 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 is the recipient ofan M.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. The prolific writer’s previous plays include Fat and Fiction, Games of the Mind, A...

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THEATER 136: When He was Young and Pretty

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/06/05

An older gentleman invites a younger man to his apartment for dinner. As the mealprogresses 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 takes on a more personal tone.Gary Lamb directs Daamen Krall and Michael Fletcher.Collin Smith is the playwright. He has written for television (Man...

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THEATER 135: Mothers and Other Strangers

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/05/22

Ethan wants to be a good son and a good caregiver to his forgetful mother. Noteverything 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 recipient ofan M.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. The prolific writer’s previous plays includeGames of the Mind, A Piano Player with Sad Brown Eyes,...

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THEATER 134: The Queen of Carbon

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/05/21

Lizzy is nine months pregnant and is due to give birth on Mother’s Day. Lizzy wants toname 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 exceptionally prolific Greenwich Village-based writerhas created numerous plays for both adult and juvenile audiences. There have been over 80 live productions ...

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THEATER 133: One Word

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/05/15

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 writerhas created numerous plays for both adult and juvenile audiences. There have been over 80 live productions and over 50 virtual productions of he...

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THEATER 132: Grace

Open-Door Playhouse ·

2024/05/14

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.The playwright, Sandra Cruze, performs her work as a solo piece. Grace is extracted from a full-length, full-cast (nine) play. Cruze’s previous wo...

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