Absurdism is a tricky genre: tricky to write and tricky to perform. That’s what makes Edward Einhorn’s absurdist science fiction drama Alma Baya so impressive: it’s nearly perfect. Two women named Alma and Baya live inside a pod on an air-less planet …Read more
In Jeff Mustard’s Chance, the latest offering from the Open-Door Playhouse Podcast, two hospital patients form an unlikely friendship. Directed by Dennis Gersten, the audio play follows a young woman who OD’s in a failed suicide attempt and an older …Read more
We all know a Karen. That entitled, bossy person who thinks the rules don’t apply to them, always asking to talk to the manager. “Karen,” a slang term for any woman who fits the above description, has become the butt of countless memes, TikToks, and …Read more
Brent Ziff is a popular radio personality whose job is simply to make fun of anyone and everyone who calls in. But he may have met his match in Leo Short: an awkward loner who calls in to announce that life as we know it is about to end. Written by M …Read more
When a former FBI informant wakes up in the Egyptian afterlife, he faces a dire choice: unburden his heart by confessing his childhood traumas and guilty acts, or get devoured by a pack of hungry crocodiles, thereby ceasing to exist forever. Taking i …Read more
As we continue to do the necessary work to make our world and our industry a more fair and equitable place for all (and make no mistake, we know that work has to be done), we can’t help but acknowledge that, were things up and running, the last few w …Read more
“I don’t remember Christopher Lloyd,” said the woman sitting behind us in the outdoor theater. “Jim from the TV show Taxi,” we reminded her. “Oh, the crazy one.” For some, Lloyd might seem like a strange choice to portray the tragic leading character …Read more
Having an alien inside your body is not a new concept in the world of sci-fi (see The Host, The Thing, and, of course, Alien). But Give Me Away, a multi-season science fiction audio drama by Mac Rogers, puts a new spin on the idea. A spaceship crashe …Read more
Like many people, I remember hearing about the events of August 11-12, 2017 in Charlottesville, VA. I remember being slightly disturbed. But, again like many people, I didn’t realize from the tidbits of internet news just how bad it actually was. Eve …Read more
Did Joan of Arc know she was going to die? If she had known, would she still have done what she did? That’s the question Katherine Teed-Arthur asks in her show Joan/Jehanne. Directed by Max Cameron Fearon, Cara Rebecca, and Lee Stone, the filmed prod …Read more
