Theatrical Shenanigans

Welcome back to our second episode of this fifth season of Theatrical Shenanigans!   Today's play is entitled "Natural" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2023006/natural) and comes to us from Dana Leslie Goldstein (https://newplayexchange.org/users/5406/dana-leslie-goldstein & https://danalesliegoldstein.com/) a playwright and Lyricist Dana Leslie Goldstein with numerous awards to her name including the New England New Play Competition, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Playwriting Prize and Different Voices New Play Award. She is a librettist in the BMI/Lehmann Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, and a playwright member of The Workshop Theater as well as holding MFA degrees in both Playwriting and Poetry.    Synopsis: Erica and Maggie couldn’t be more different, or at least that’s how it seems to them. When Erica, very pregnant and two weeks overdue, begs Maggie to use her acupuncture and massage skills to help her go into labor, the sisters embark on an unexpected path.   Cast: Maggie - Tanya Rich (www.tanyarich.co.uk) Erica - Sarah Edwards (https://www.sarahedwardsvoice.co.uk/)   And, with this fabulous play I get to chat to the amazing Izolda Trakhtenberg (https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg & https://izoldatauthor.com/), who shares with us stories of her wonderful achievements and work.   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to a brand new shiny series of Theatrical Shenanigans! I hope you are looking forward to 10 more episodes with audio plays from playwrights right across the world and chats with lovely guests.   Today's play is entitled "Maid/Man" and comes to us from Rich Rubin (https://newplayexchange.org/users/5361/rich-rubin & https://www.richrubinplaywright.com/) a playwright with plays produced all over the world and a winner of many awards and competitions. When talking about the play Rich said his inspiration came from his desire to "write a two-character cat-and-mouse comic thriller."   Synopsis: Sparks fly when a "made man" meets the new maid.   Cast: Man - George Sapio  (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio) Maid - Jacquelyn Priskorn (www.jacquiefloyd.com)   And, with this amazing play I get to chat to Theatrical Shenanigans royalty Darrin Ingram (https://newplayexchange.org/users/59169/darrin-ingram & https://www.darrin-ingram.com/), who, amongst his many other achievements has performed in 23 audio plays as part of Theatrical Shenanigans.   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to the final episode of this series of Mini Shenanigans! If you have enjoyed this series then please give us a rating on any of our platforms (or on Facebook/Instagram): https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theatrical-shenanigans/id1706499105 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/theatrical-shenanigans/id1706499105 https://open.spotify.com/show/54qD1COB9WRnH4HMrq142H https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0505ca3d-8b2e-46db-b487-5a63ea96f628/theatrical-shenanigans   Our play this week is entitled "The Interview" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2027253/the-interview-radio-version) and is written by Mark Harvey Levine (https://markharveylevine.com/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/1748/mark-harvey-levine)    Synopsis: Job interviews are hard, especially during a Zombie Apocalypse   Cast: Claire - Lora Hogan Frank - Michael Shipman Janice - Jacquie Floyd  (https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing & https://newplayexchange.org/users/37764/jacquelyn-floyd-priskorn)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to our penultimate episode of this series of Mini Shenanigans!   Our play this week is entitled "The Cleaning Lady's Corpse" and is written by Baltimore based playwright, composer and lyricist Rosmeary Frisino Toohey (https://www.frisinotoohey.com/) who is a titan in the playwriting world! She's had word produced on 4 continents and in 45 states and has had more than 430 productions of her plays around the world so its a thrill to be showcasing her play "The Cleaning Lady's Corpse".   Synopsis: It's a tough real estate market, and just when a couple gets a showing on their "For Sale" condo, they find a dead body in their bedroom.  It's the cleaning lady!  What happened?  and why?  And how do they explain a dead body to the potential buyers, who are almost at the door?     Cast: Peter - Brian Holmes (https://app.spotlight.com/0058-6720-5192) Marnie - Amy Wilson   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome, once again to Mini Shenanigans! We are down to our final three plays now but I hope you've enjoyed the ones you've heard so far and are looking forward to our last three.   Our play this week is entitled "Gods Sixth Month Appraisal" and is written by Staffordshire based playwright Ben Macnair (https://sheilanagigblog.com/ben-macnair/, https://arachnepress.com/authors-editors-and-poets/poets-a-d-by-first-name/ben-macnair/ & https://x.com/benmacnair)   Cast: Natalia - Maria Ciancaglini Godfrey Smith - Jeff Tullin (https://twitter.com/Jeff_Tullin) Daniel - Andy Duncan (andy-duncan.co.uk)   Synopsis: Natalie and Daniel are conducting a sixth month appraisal for employee Godfrey Smith, but all his friends call him god.   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome, once again to Mini Shenanigans, where we have another fabulous short play for you to enjoy.   Our play this week is entitled "Liars Anonymous" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2032088/liars-anonymous) and is written by Ellen Abrams (https://newplayexchange.org/users/13566/ellen-abrams)   Cast: Max - George Sapio (https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/onstage-offstage) Charlotte - Maura Stephens   Synopsis: Charlotte and Max clean up after a Liars Anonymous meeting and regale each other with creative renditions of their lives that sound suspiciously familiar.   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome, once again to Mini Shenanigans, where we have another fabulous short play for you to enjoy.   Our play this week is entitled "Park Benches" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2792014/park-benches) and is written by Darrin J. Friedman (https://newplayexchange.org/users/76352/darrin-friedman & https://www.darrinwrites.com/)   Cast: David - Darrin Ingram (https://www.darrin-ingram.com/) Agnes - Rashi Verma   Synopsis:  A man struggling with the decision to let his comatose wife go sits on a park bench when a serene woman approaches and engages him in conversation. Through their talk, she discusses things she could not possibly know. But know, she does. In so doing, she helps him reflect on his love for his wife and the pain of holding on. Will he be able to let go and listen to this stranger about a possible new future with a chance for closure, or will he be stuck in the agony of the present?   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome, once again to another episode of Mini Shenanigans where we bring you another short play to listen to. This weeks play comes from Manchester based playwright Lucy singer who is student and a writer with a preference for dark comedy stories that test the limits of realism. She's also excited to be a part of the series so  here's hoping we do her play justice. Lucy's play is entitled "My Work Friends Boyfriend" and when talking about it Lucy says "The idea of the play came to me from my love of dark comedy, and being able to make audiences laugh but also feel slightly uncomfortable  at the same time." (and will become apparent where the discomfort comes from)!   Cast: Katy - Rosemarie Slade (https://www.spotlight.com/4051-3429-9640) Sophie - Siobhan Mccoulough (https://www.instagram.com/shivvy36/?hl=en-gb) Michael - Jeff Tullin (https://twitter.com/Jeff_Tullin)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Today we continue our Mini Shenanigans series with the piece "How About Them Dodgers" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2048432/how-about-them-dodgers) written by a brand new playwright to Theatrical Shenanigans, Philip Middleton Williams (https://www.pmwplaywright.com/)   Synopsis: What looks like a casual conversation on a park bench in Miami is anything but. There's some illicit business going on, and it gets all the more furtive when a cop walks by.   Cast: Mickey - Cole Hunter Dzubak (https://newplayexchange.org/users/29583/cole-hunter-dzubak & https://www.colehunterdzubak.com/) Marie - Ash Albiniak (https://unabashedvo.com/) Officer Seth - Sean Polite (https://www.seanpolite.com/)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Today we continue our Mini Shenanigans series with the piece "True Crime and Tea" written by a brand new playwright to Theatrical Shenanigans, Rosie Cammish Jones (https://www.instagram.com/rosiecammishjones/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LLsvOPT5tZ8I--bTXVchA)   Synopsis: When talking about this play Rosie says "I'd been listening to an analysis on Quentin Tarantino, which essentially said that the reason his work is so compelling is due to the way his characters are always in conflict. I set about trying to adopt this style for a short script, I had also been getting into true crime, and this idea just naturally appeared on the page."   Cast: Keith - AJ Deane (www.ajdeane.com) Joy - Sarah Wyatt  Janice - Heather Dalton (https://www.mandy.com/uk/a/heather-dalton)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Today we continue our Mini Shenanigans series with the piece "I Don't Care" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/3140968/i-dont-care) written by Theatrical Shenanigans regular Joe Swenson (https://newplayexchange.org/users/67940/joe-swenson & https://brokenartsentertainment.com/)   Joe's previous performances on Theatrical Shenanigans can be found here: Voice Actor - https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/episode-10-a-coversation-about-mom-jonathan-cook/ Panellist - https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/the-panel-presents-episode-7-jan-joe-rachel-and-tony/ Voice Actor - https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/mini-shenanigans-episode-11-goodnight-jimmy-by-darrin-ingram/ Guest - https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/s03-e04-episode-4-conflictresolution-joe-swenson/   Synopsis: Have you ever had a conversation with a customer support agent that you felt didn't go the best it could? Have you ever had a strong desire to know if a dolphin can outrun an orca? Well this play has both. High speed chases and low speed internet are no match for this displacement anger management patient and the employee of the month for Fiber Line Internet.   Cast: Mary Beth - Barbara Guinan Peter - George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio)  VRU (Voice Response Unit) - Dana Hall (DanaHallCreates.com) Dr Anderson - Helen Cheng Mao (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOBWRX6h1_Qm8VQZqPWymVGFIkfruadkU)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to our 3rd episode in this 4th series of Mini Shenanigans. This week we are bringing you the relationship drama play "Catching a Bus to Somewhere" by Scotland based playwright Vivien Jones (http://www.vivienjones.info/) Synopsis: Bruce and Amy used to be lovers, but it all went wrong. However, by a most absurd coincidence it might be put right but can they trust each other after a such long time ?    Cast: Amy - Sarah Edwards (https://www.sarahedwardsvoice.co.uk/) Bruce - Karim Kronfli (https://www.dramaticvoice.co.uk/home) If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to our first Father's Day Special here on Theatrical Shenanigans. For this episode I have with me three other wonderful playwrights with works that celebrate fathers and fatherhood.   Our four plays and playwrights are:   1) "Buried Treasure" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2045939/buried-treasure) by George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio)   Cast: Ranger - Karim Kronfli (https://www.dramaticvoice.co.uk/) Carol - Perdita Lawton (www.perditalawton.com)   2) "Lets Dance" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2031969/lets-dance) by Rachel Feeny-Williams (https://newplayexchange.org/users/60206/rachel-feeny-williams & https://www.rfwscripts.co.uk/)  Cast: Alice - Sarah Edwards (https://www.sarahedwardsvoice.co.uk/) James - Brian Holmes (https://app.spotlight.com/0058-6720-5192)   3) "Angel Flight" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2040362/angel-flight) by Joe Swenson (https://newplayexchange.org/users/67940/joe-swenson & https://brokenartsentertainment.com/)   Cast: Joanie - Jacquelyn Priskorn (www.jacquiefloyd.com) Braden - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com) Captain Parker - Chris Soucy (https://newplayexchange.org/users/26789/christopher-soucy) Carrie - Hannah Lee DeFrates (https://newplayexchange.org/users/58102/hannah-lee-defrates)   4) "Taken to School" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2048915/taken-to-school) by John Busser (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34757/john-busser & https://www.behance.net/johnbusser0391)   Cast: Marty - Kenny Hertling Dad - Darrin Ingram (https://www.darrin-ingram.com/)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Today we continue our Mini Shenanigans series with the chaotic comedy "Fresh Hell" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/3198761/fresh-hell) by Minnesota based actor and playwright, Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34692/brian-cern)    Synopsis: A true story about a marriage being put through the wringer as they try to register their child for summer camp.   Cast: Mom - Megan Bickel Dad - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts  

Hello and welcome to a shiny new series of Mini Shenanigans. We have 12 new episodes for you running every Sunday from now until 24th August so I hope you enjoy them. We start this series with a thrilling play "All My Love, T.L.C" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/3143926/all-my-love-tlc) and it was written by me (https://www.rfwscripts.co.uk/)    Synopsis - CONTENT WARNING - DARK SUBJECT MATTER Charlie finds himself in a bar responding to a love letter from a T.L.C. Maybe the barmaid can help him figure out the mystery behind the letter, and the writers intentions!   Cast: Teresa - Dana Hall (https://www.danahallcreates.com/) Charlie - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to the last episode for this season of Theatrical Shenanigans! I hope you've enjoyed our previous nine episodes and the chats I've had with the nine guests.   Today's play comes from California based playwright Robert Weibezahl (https://newplayexchange.org/users/17142/robert-weibezahl) who has had 2 plays featured on Theatrical Shenanigans already in the forms of "Blitzen Sneezes" in our 2024 Christmas Special (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/12-plays-of-christmas-special/) and "Next Stop" in our February Play A Day Special (https://TheatricalShenanigans.podbean.com/e/theatrical-shenanigans-play-a-day-special-day-26-next-stop-by-robert-weibezahl/?token=d6f94998fda863255c3b12507fe105c0) Robert's play today though is entitled "October Surprise" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2050274/october-surprise-twenty-minute-version). Synopsis: After twenty-plus years, two sorority sisters meet for tea. One of them is now running for Congress. The other has a surprising agenda.   Cast: Lauren - Jacquelyn Priskorn (www.jacquiefloyd.com) Jessica - Dana Hall (DanaHallCreates.com) Bekka - Lora Hogan (https://newplayexchange.org/users/64052/lora-hogan)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to our penultimate episode in this fourth season of Theatrical Shenanigans.   Today's play comes from Pittsburgh based playwright Greg Burdick (https://newplayexchange.org/users/13045/greg-burdick) who makes his debut as a playwright on Theatrical Shenanigans with this piece "Insert Token" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2000235/insert-token) Synopsis: After shattering the high score on a popular "brain training" smart phone app, Sebastian finds himself kidnapped, and negotiating for his freedom and the safety of his family. What he discovers is a startling revelation about the status of the Internet, and that only he holds the key to unlocking what is placing it in jeopardy.   Cast: Attendant - Helen Cheng Mao (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOBWRX6h1_Qm8VQZqPWymVGFIkfruadkU) Sebastian - Bob Sawyer (https://www.voices.com/profile/rtsawyer)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello and welcome once again to our fourth season of Theatrical Shenanigans. We've two more episodes to go after this but in the mean time I hope you enjoy todays episode. Today's play is entitled "You Bet Your Life" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2793101/you-bet-your-life) and is written by Ron Rosenfeld (https://newplayexchange.org/users/90442/ron-rosenfeld & https://ronsplays.wixsite.com/website).  Ron is the author of five full-length plays and numerous one-act plays. His works explore the interface between science, religion, faith and ethics. His plays have received productions, podcasts and staged readings in Europe, Asia, Australia and throughout the United States.   This play is being brought to life by: Ed - Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34692/brian-cern) Michaela - Hannah Lee DeFrates (https://newplayexchange.org/users/58102/hannah-lee-defrates) The Grim Reaper - Darrin Ingram (https://www.darrin-ingram.com/)   And joining me to discuss this wonderful play is playwright and performer Kat Evans (https://newplayexchange.org/users/79783/kat-evans)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Greetings and once again welcome to Theatrical Shenanigans! We're all set with a new audio play and guest discussion for you!   Our play this week is "The Big Decision" by David James, who was born and raised on the third coast, Michigan. David has published seven books and has had more than thirty of his one-act plays produced in the U.S. and Ireland. After working in higher education for 45 years, James retired to a two-light town and is loving it.   Synopsis: Jesse is Dead, and if that wasn't bad enough, she's now having to make a decision that will affect her afterlife for all of eternity.   Cast: Dante - George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio) Clarence - Andrea Richardson (https://www.mandy.com/uk/voice-artist/andrea-richardson-1) Jesse - Fiona Leishman   Here to talk about this fabulous play with me is Queer Jewish playwright Sam Heyman (https://newplayexchange.org/users/68885/sam-heyman)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts  

Hello once again and welcome back to Season 4 of Theatrical Shenanigans as we move past the half way point of this series. Today we are bringing you a play entitled "That's What Friends are For" by Dublin based playwright Tony Deegan. Synopsis: Ros asks her best friend Marge to meet for a coffee and catch up. Ros is not her usual self. She thinks her husband Paul is having an affair. So who best to turn to for advice other than her most trusted friend Marge who has been through a similar experience herself. Cast: Marge - Gilly Fick Ros - Perdita Lawton (www.perditalawton.com)   And here to discuss this fascinating play with me is Chicago based actor and playwright, David Lipschutz (https://newplayexchange.org/users/59341/david-lipschutz & https://davidlipschutz.com/)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts