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Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse will present the audio play of The Night Max Saved Christmas , a play starring Amir Abdullah as “FOUR Detective, Whoville Police”, Gary Lamb as “THREE Detective, Whoville Police”, and Joyce Hananel   as “MAX Dog”; and written by E.E. Mathias , and directed by Bernadette Armstrong .  It is a short holiday parody about Christmas Eve and the Grinch’s dog, Max, who...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse will present the audio play of Yes Twinkie, There is a Santa Claus, a play starring Chris Dorman as “Twinky ” and Julia Sanford as “Noelle”; and written by Don Goodrum, and directed by Sophie Goldstein . It’s time for the end of the year performance reviews at the North Pole, and the Head Elf of Personnel, Noelle Frost has saved the worst for last, Twinky, an E...

Send us Fan Mail SANTA'S SECRET was written by Fabiana Medici, and directed by Bernadette Armstrong . The cast features Elaine Mello as Narrator and Gary Lee Reed as Santa and Boy. Runtime: 13:44 The play was recorded by ES Audio Studios in Glendale, California with Sound Engineer, Jon Fredette . This month Open-Door Playhouse will present a series of Holiday plays including: Santa's Sec...

Send us Fan Mail Starring Kim Hlavac as Margo; Elaine Mello as Elizabeth; Camille Ameen as Mary Alice; Goreti da Silva as Sandra; and JayCee Porter as Barbara.   Written by Patricia Motto  Directed by Bernadette Armstrong.  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...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse is proud to announce the opening of METRO, a theatrical audio play starring Justice Davis and Erik Kwasnjuk .  The play was written by Cris Eli Bla k and directed by Gary Lee Reed. METRO’s Backstory: Our story takes place in the most foreign of lands, a place that only the bravest of the brave go; where courageous adventurers must put plenty of thought into goi...

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 Open-Door Playhouse is proud to announce the opening of Hands From Fire, a theatrical play starring Monique Gonsalves as Carmen, and Justin Davis as Waren.  The play was written by Cris Eli Blak and directed by Bernadette Armstrong, and recorded at the Old Oak Studio in Altadena CA, with Sound Engineer David Peters. Hands From Fire’s Backstory: An ex-soldier, permanently handicapp...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse is proud to announce the opening of We Fill Theater s, a theatrical play starring Anne Coope r as Dixie Rae, Chris Lucchi as Justin, and Brandon Lambert y as “The Head”.  It was written by Kay Phillips, and directed by Bernadette Armstrong.   The play was recorded by ES Audio Studios in Glendale, California with Sound Engineer Jon Fredette . We Will Theaters is...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse is proud to announce the opening of Lost Dog, a theatrical play starring Joanne McGee as Old Woman; Rachel Bryant as Young Woman; and Matthew Williamson as the Radio Announcer.  It was written by Will Anderson and directed by Gary B. Lamb. Lost Dog is available: https://www.opendoorplayhouse.org/ Open-Door Playhouse is a podcast created to introduce and showcas...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse is proud to announce the opening of Annie and Frannie Go To A Bar, a two-person theatrical play starring Joanne McGee as Annie and Sonja Alarr as Frannie, and written by Don Goodrum and directed by Kim Hlavac. Annie and Frannie Go To A Bar is a romance play.  Backstory: Annie and Frannie are checking out Happy Hour at a local watering hole where they meet each...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse will present the audio play of David, Meet Sarah written by Lee Franklin and directed by Bernadette Armstrong. The performance will run approximately 10 minutes, with no intermission. The cast will feature Elaine Mello as Sarah and Daamen Krall as David and directed by Bernadette Armstrong. This episode of the Open-Door Podcast is recorded at ES Audio Studios i...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse is proud to announce the opening of Mind Games , a theatrical play starring Whitton Frank as Ann Ablard & Amir Abdullah as Detective Inspector Barnes, and written by Ian Hornby and directed by Bernadette Armstrong. Mind Games is a crime mystery play.   Support the show Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theate...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse presents the audio play of A Seat on The Bus, written by Maeve Spain and directed by Gary Reed.  Visit www.opendoorplayhouse.org for more information about this play.  The podcast is FREE to listen and download, but your tax-deductible donations are greatly appreciated. Please visit www.opendoorplayhouse.org to contribute. The performance will run approximately...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse presents the audio play of Midnight at the Pancake Shack, written by Jane M. Lee and directed by Bernadette Armstrong. The cast will feature Rhikki Ashai as Brenda, Pat Loeb as Gloria, and Matthew Scott Montgomery as Martin. This episode of the Open-Door Podcast is recorded at ES Audio Studios in Glendale, CA, and Sound Engineer Uril Soto . The podcast is FREE...

Send us Fan Mail Today is a very special day, it's Open-Door Podcast's first anniversary, and we're interviewing the founder, Bernadette Armstrong. We would like to thank you for supporting our theatre community. We are committed to launching new plays, new writers, and new talent. Support for Open-Door Playhouse comes from listeners like you. Your tax-deductible donations help keep...

Send us Fan Mail A mother and daughter’s relationship is tested as they deal with the death of their husband and father. Open-Door Playhouse presents Stay Awhile , an audio play written by Dana Hall and directed by Gary Lamb .   The cast will feature Gena Kay as the daughter and Camille Ameen as the mother. The Open-Door Playhouse Podcast is recorded at ES Audio Recording Studios in Glendale, CA w...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse presents the audio play of Chance, written by Jeff Mustard and directed by Dennis Gersten.  The podcast is FREE to listen to and download, but your tax-deductible donations are greatly appreciated. Please visit www.opendoorplayhouse.org/donate to contribute. Amber Jordan, caught up in all the endless struggles and disappointments of the past 21 years, is convin...

Send us Fan Mail Supernova, written by Elisabeth Hawes of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, directed by Bernadette Amstro ng as part of Open-Door Playhouse’s Prison Plays series. The play will premiere in two parts on the Open-Door Playhouse Podcast, Wednesday, July 14th, and Wednesday, July 21st. The podcast is FREE to listen to and download, but donations are greatly appreciated.  Superno...

Send us Fan Mail Open-Door Playhouse (Artistic Director, Bernadette Armstrong) will present the audio play of Supernova, written by Elisabeth Hawes of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, directed by Bernadette Amstrong, and presented as part of Open-Door Playhouse’s Prison Plays series. The play will premiere in two parts on the Open-Door Playhouse Podcast, Wednesday, July 14th, and Wednesday...

Send us Fan Mail Now playing in theater 34: Afterward, an audio play written by Karl Miller and directed by Bernadette Amstrong. In Afterward a husband and wife react differently to an environmental disaster. The cast will feature Bonnie Bailey Rea d and Gary Lamb . The Open-Door Playhouse Podcast is recorded at ES Audio Studios in Glendale, CA with Sound Design by Hall Cantrell. Karl Miller (Play...

Send us Fan Mail Now playing in theater 33 Joyland , written by Karen Saari and directed by Bernadette Armstrong. The cast will feature Joanna Ferbrache as Princes s and Ayla Rose Barreau as Lorna . The Open-Door Podcast is recorded at ES Audio Studios in Glendale, CA with Sound Design by Hall Cantrell. The Open-Door Playhouse is a podcast that supports new and emerging writers by producing plays...

Send us Fan Mail Now playing in Theater 32 is The Christensen Brothers as part of our Prison Plays series. The Christensen Brothers was written by Michael J. Moore of the Washington State Department of Corrections, directed by Joanne McGee-Lamb, and starring Matthew Scott Montgomery as Marshal, Blake Krist , as Alan and Daamen Krall as Ray. The Open-Door Podcast is recorded at ES Audio Studios in...

Send us Fan Mail Written by Scott P. Seibert of the Marion Correctional Institute in Ohio. Adapted by:  Daniel Lambert Cast: André Sogliuzzo  (As Dan) Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha (As Bill) Sound Production:  Recorded at ES Audio Services in Glendale, CA.  Recorded and Mixed by Hall Cantrell Sound Editor: Hall Cantrell Become a Patreon of Open-Door Playhouse Support the show Founded by playwright and fil...

Send us Fan Mail Now playing in Theatre 30 Penny Slots, written and directed by Kim Hlavac The cast will feature Goreti da Silva (Helen), Carole Goldman (Kay), and Marla Cotovsky (Marie), and Amir Abdullah (Masked Gunman). Listen to Penny Slots Part 2 Listen to Penny Slots Part 3 Sound Design is by Hall Cantrell. The Open-Door Playhouse Podcast is recorded at ES Audio Studios in Glendale, CA. The...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Open-Door Playhouse .  Support for Open-Door Playhouse comes from listeners like you, your donations help keep our plays on the Radio Stage.  A quick announcement about the Patreon campaign we recently launched for the show! If you’re a superfan and interested in supporting the show and getting bonus content - head over to patreon.com/opendoorplayhouse and join a commun...