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Send us Fan Mail A mysterious witch arrives at a suburban Halloween party with cupcakes and a purpose: collecting human fears. As guests fall under her spell, two friends must uncover her secret and stop her. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Camille Ameen as Cyber Witch, Jon Paul Burkhart as Jax, and Goreti da Silva as Lana. Jessica Gale is the playwright. Jessica Gale (pen name)...

Send us Fan Mail The play centers on a Times Square tarot and palm reading storefront run by a married pair of grifters. Everything changes when a wealthy and mysterious new client appears. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Camille Ameen as Mary, M att Foyer as Dave and as a flyer distributor, Noelle Evangelista as The Mark, and Allen Wasserman as Happ. Cameron Scott is a Connectic...

Send us Fan Mail Pat and Robin meet at a dance and then head to Pat’s basement apartment. They start watching a televised broadcast of the classic film Dracula. One of them is terrified by the film. The other counsels, “There’s no such thing as vampires.” That’s right…..Isn’t it? Kim Hlavac directs Ann Noble and Rob Nagle .   John Cimics , a writer based in Midland, Texas, is the playwright. Suppo...

Send us Fan Mail For reasons he can't explain, Stephen feels compelled to enter a sketchy-looking tattoo parlor that any reasonable person would avoid altogether. Once inside, he encounters a peculiar old woman, who Stephen enlists to become the artist of his baptismal ink job. At the first prick of the needle, Stephen decides to make a move for the door, but the old woman bars his way with a...

Send us Fan Mail ​​​Do citizens have the right to judge elected leaders on personal morals? An idealistic voter lost faith in a political candidate and is demanding that he return the contribution she made to his campaign. A man with ties to the candidate appears at her door, offering her money if she will "back off." Can her values stand up to the test? Bernadette Armstrong directs a ca...

Send us Fan Mail Allison and Mark have been best friends since grade school. Now, they’re fortyish. Allison is a married suburban mom with three kids. Mark is single and gay. Allison has a lifelong fear of the dark. Just what happens when it’s Lights Out? Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Cynthia Gravinese Brown as Allison, Matthew Scott Montgomery as Mark, and Noelle Evangelisti a...

Send us Fan Mail Matt and Lisa always seem to have plenty of money. Neither one of them has jobs. This perplexes and vexes their friends Erin and Tom. Miranda Stewart directs a cast that includes Michael Fletcher as Matt, Caitlin Bell as Lisa, Brittany Vallely as Erin, and Jaime Pla as Tom. Kevin B is the playwright. His recent play,  The Jelly Bean,  was a selection at the Pittsburgh New Works Fe...

Send us Fan Mail A wealthy couple is having dinner. They had invited two other couples to join them but the guests left after some sort of disagreement. What was it all about? Rachel Berney Needleman directs Goreti da Silva as Louise and David Trice as Walter. Rosemary FrisinoToohey is the playwright. A married mother of four, she resides in Baltimore. Her plays have received over 280 productions,...

Send us Fan Mail A man gets the surprise of his life when he calls the Suicide Hotline. Rachel Berney Needleman directs a cast that includes Noelle Evangelisti as Anita and Matt Foyer as Charlie. Richard Fouts is the playwright. His previous plays include Running Mate, The Birthday Lottery, My Afternoon with Lenny, Summer Me, Winter Me, Family Secrets, and Dead Serious. Support the show Founded by...

Send us Fan Mail A soap opera addict gets some much-needed advice from a TV spokesman. Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Zelda Kimble as Beverly, Camille Ameen as Delilah, and Kevin Carr as Todd-Brentley and The Announcer. Lori Londagin is the playwright. Her previous plays include Lockout, Scale, Chipotle, and First Rodeo . Her plays have been performed in Washington, Ohio, North...

Send us Fan Mail After their father’s funeral, adult siblings Sam and Grace, each somewhat embittered in their own way, discover that they had wildly divergent experiences while growing up. Yunyi Zhu directs a cast that includes Christine Uhebe as Grace and Gerald James as Sam. Amber Patterson is the playwright. This is her first play. She is also an actor. Support the show Founded by playwright a...

Send us Fan Mail 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 J ustice 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, D...

Send us Fan Mail 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 r...

Send us Fan Mail 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, Annet...

Send us Fan Mail 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 war...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Foun...

Send us Fan Mail 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” af...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 po...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Shor...

Send us Fan Mail 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 p...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Un...

Send us Fan Mail 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 i...