Open-Door Playhouse

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...

Send us Fan Mail 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? 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 Hla...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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. 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 t...

Send us Fan Mail 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 first place? Gary Lamb directs Peter Bonoff and David Purdham . Robert Nersesian is the playwright. The Washington, D.C.-based writer is the r...

Send us Fan Mail 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-based writer is the author of four novels and over fifty published short stories. His previous plays include T he Bitch-Goddess, Incident in the Combat Zone, Interrogation #2, Raw Connections, T...

Send us Fan Mail A young woman impulsively goes on a retreat----but it’s not exactly what she had in mind. 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. He...

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 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, Glor...

Send us Fan Mail October 31 is, of course, Halloween, and Brody and the Dark and Stormy Night is certainly 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 monste...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Wi...