Hello there and welcome to this shiny sixth season of Theatrical Shenanigans!   Our first play of this season is “A Rainy Night in Hollywood” (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2049518/a-rainy-night-in-hollywood-one-act-based-on-actual-events-in-1940s-hollywood) by Tom Erb (https://newplayexchange.org/users/16892/tom-erb)   Synopsis: The play follows the encounter between Rita Hayworth, a famous actress unhappy with her career and personal life, and George, a studio driver unaware of her identity and a secret passion for writing movies. The play occurs in a car parked outside a studio gate on a rainy night, where Rita and George share their dreams, frustrations, and feelings.   Cast: Rita Heyworth – Jacquie Floyd (www.jacquiefloyd.com) George – Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com)   And, to accompany this wonderful play, I get to have a chat with playwright & collaborative theatre artist, Kaylee Killingsworth (https://newplayexchange.org/users/17255/ko-killingsworth & https://www.kayleekillingsworth.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

Welcome to 2026 and the Theatrical Shenanigans One year Anniversary Special! For this two hour long special you will hear thirteen plays written by playwrights, actors and guests who appeared on the show during 2025 as well as some lovely kind messages from them.   The Plays: 1) "Lack of Inspiration" by Rachel Feeny-Williams (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2030962/lack-of-inspiration) Max - Gareth Bowley (https://www.instagram.com/g_j_bowley/) Jennifer - Tanya Rich (www.tanyarich.co.uk)   2) "Old Aquatics" by Steve Korbar (https://doollee.com/PlaywrightsK/korbar-steven.php) Edie - Jacquelyn Priskorn (www.jacquiefloyd.com) Drew - Bernie Horton   3) "A Happy Ending" by Rosie Cammish Jones (https://www.instagram.com/rosiecammishjones/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LLsvOPT5tZ8I--bTXVchA) Mollie - Sarah Wyatt Sandra - Susie New (https://www.bodalgo.com/en/voice-over-talents/susie-new)   4) "Old Sports" by Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3221013/old-sports) Rob - Patrick Hibbin (http://www.spotlight.com/profile/3414-5612-5037) Charlie - Jeff Tullin (https://twitter.com/Jeff_Tullin)   5) "Spark of Life" by Ellen Abrams (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2792790/spark-of-life) Christine - Helen Fullerton (www.HelenFullerton.com) Shirley - Nicky Whichelow (www.nickywvoices.com)   6) "The Pickle Joke" by FJ Hartland (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2038217/the-pickle-joke) Neal - Aaron LaPacz Ziggy - Dana Hall (DanaHallCreates.com) 7) "Who's a Snowbird" by Kathleen Maule Holen (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2729570/whos-a-snowbird) Dave - Fred Tacon (https://www.kyplays.org/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/28025/fred-tacon) Eileen - Julie Brandon (https://newplayexchange.org/users/12443/julie-brandon) Bernie - Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34692/brian-cern)   8) "To Love Alone" by Andrew Martineau (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2044942/to-love-alone) Curt - Robert J. LeBlanc (https://newplayexchange.org/users/37762/robert-j-leblanc) Jill - Ash Albiniak (https://unabashedvo.com/)   9)"The Mutilating Maniac of the Midwest" by Connie Dinkler (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3259046/the-mutilating-maniac-of-the-midwest) Maynard - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com) Victor - Michael Shipman Grandma - Megan Bickel   10) "The Alchemist's Gambit" by Sam Heyman (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2040686/the-alchemists-gambit) Dr Hasenpfeffer - Karim Kronfli (https://www.dramaticvoice.co.uk/home) Traveller - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com)   11) "Victor's Ninth Life" by Beth Harpaz (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3196008/victor-the-terrible-cat) Larry - Christopher Plumridge (https://newplayexchange.org/users/64773/christopher-plumridge) Lori - Lou Jones (https://newplayexchange.org/users/75955/lou-jones)   12) "Familiar" by Robert J LeBlanc (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2019702/familiar) Lou - Darrin Ingram (https://newplayexchange.org/users/59169/darrin-ingram & https://www.darrin-ingram.com/) Jon - Greg Bauhof (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-bauhof-2181767b/) Nurse - Zev Johnstone   13) "Asking" by Marj O'Neill-Butler (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3267343/asking-a-ten-minute-play) Jeannie - Hannah Lee DeFrates (https://newplayexchange.org/users/58102/hannah-lee-defrates) Cyrus - George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio) Theresa - Helen Cheng Mao (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOBWRX6h1_Qm8VQZqPWymVGFIkfruadkU)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us as we move into another year! :-) 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 Happy Christmas Eve!Welcome to our final episode for this festive season and indeed this year on Theatrical Shenanigans. For this episode we have a play written by me (www.rfwscripts.co.uk) entitled "Last Call Christmas" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2050597/last-call-christmas).Synopsis:Sadie has not experienced 'the most wonderful time of the year' as far as Christmas is concerned, but is the stranger in her bar on Christmas Eve about to change all that?Cast:Sadie - Kat Evans (https://newplayexchange.org/users/79783/kat-evans) Marnie - Angela Sarabia (https://newplayexchange.org/users/83860/angela-sarabia)   Chris - David Jervis-Green (https://app.spotlight.com/7810-9058-0219?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaf0ClbmgY-KGTDkJfPBo4tjv0-C0fDuWC6nJIbxK0c-V5uRMlwsTuITPoR92A_aem_rU29WRkmLtrLccAQrEugrA)   As always, if you've enjoyed any of the episodes you've heard on the show this year then by all means show your support! Wishing  you all a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year from 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 our penultimate episode in this Festive Mini Shenanigans series as we countdown to Christmas Eve with a different play every day.   Our ninth playwright of this series is Marnie Thomson (https://marniethomson.co.uk & https://www.spotlight.com/9094-6752-4968), who actually had a festive start with Theatrical Shenanigans with her first performance being the Ghost if Christmas past in our December 2023 Christmas Special (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/theatrical-shenanigans-christmas-special-a-christmas-carol-but-not-as-you-know-it/).Marnie's play today is entitled "The Naughty List Heist" Synopsis: We follow a group of Santa’s elves as they embark on a daring mission to question one of Christmas’s longest-standing traditions: the Naughty List.    Cast: Ellie - Sarah Edwards (https://www.sarahedwardsvoice.co.uk/) Dexter - Douglas Nelson (https://www.mandy.com/u/doug-nelson-1/) Percy - Dave MC   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 8th episode in this Festive Mini Shenanigans series as we countdown to Christmas Eve with a different play every day.   Our eighth playwright of this series is Connie Dinkler (https://newplayexchange.org/users/42212/connie-dinkler & https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12394501/) who is making her debut on Theatrical Shenanigans with her play "Holiday Help" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2024095/holiday-help)   Synopsis: Santa’s elves are on strike and they are desperately trying to find workers to make all the toys in time for Christmas.   Cast: Ronald F. Binkley - Brian Holmes (https://app.spotlight.com/0058-6720-5192) Breanna - Amy Wilson Mrs Mildred Limburger - Elaine Teague Sparky - 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 7th episode in this Festive Mini Shenanigans series as we countdown to Christmas Eve with a different play every day.   Our seventh playwright of this series is Kathleen Maule Holen (https://newplayexchange.org/users/77724/kathleen-maule-holen) who is making her debut on Theatrical Shenanigans with her play "Santa Afterhours" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3201300/santa-afterhours)   Synopsis: A woman is forced to confront her Christmas past and present, and envision her future, when shemeets Santa afterhours.   Cast: Santa - Michael Shipman Diane - Helen Cheng Mao (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOBWRX6h1_Qm8VQZqPWymVGFIkfruadkU) Paul - Bernie Horton (https://brokenartsentertainment.com/bae-company/ & https://narratorlist.com/narrator/bernie-horton/)   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 6th episode in this Festive Mini Shenanigans series as we countdown to Christmas Eve with a different play every day.   Our sixth playwright of this series is Pamela Morgan (https://newplayexchange.org/users/57532/pamela-morgan & https://pamelamorganwrites.com/) who has joined us twice on Theatrical Shenanigans before, once as a panellist on The Panel Presents (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/the-panel-presents-episode-17-brian-pamela-chris-rebecca/) and once as a guest last season (https://TheatricalShenanigans.podbean.com/e/s05-e08-%e2%80%93-not-your-usual-princess-pamela-morgan/?token=ab87fdc168038f418e18c9ed96396298)Pamela's play is entitled "Santa Got Runover" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2035877/santa-got-ran-over).   Synopsis: Carl is running late for midnight mass and runs over Santa instead. How will he deal with the fallout of killing Santa on Christmas Eve?   Cast: Carl - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com) Leonard - Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34692/brian-cern)   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 half way point of this Festive Mini Shenanigans series as we countdown to Christmas Eve with a different play every day.   Our fifth playwright of this series is James Kelsey Nelson (https://www.jameskelseynelson.com/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/88410/james-kelsey-nelson) from Chicago. He’s a director and playwright who’s full length plays have been produced by Live Arts: Water Works 2024, Gallery plays and black box new play festival 2025. His many short plays have been produced around the country and abroad and if that wasn’t enough he has a MFA from Indiana University and a BA from UMKC in his hometown of Kansas City. Jame’s play is called “Naughty or Nice” (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3197577/naughty-or-nice). When talking about his inspiration he says “Krampus is one of the most absurd and hilarious figures from holiday folklore, so it only feels right to pay tribute to our child-flaying goat demon King with a very silly piece of theatre.”   Synopsis: Santa Claus and the holiday goat-demon Krampus accidentally arrive at the same house on Christmas Eve: will the poor Rogers children be deemed naughty or nice?   Cast: Krampus - George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio) Santa - Jeff Tullin (https://twitter.com/Jeff_Tullin) Buttercup - Hannah Lee DeFrates (https://newplayexchange.org/users/58102/hannah-lee-defrates)   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 4th episode in this Festive Mini Shenanigans series as we countdown to Christmas Eve with a different play every day.   Our fourth playwright of this series is Lisa Holzman Marciano (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-holzman-marciano-bba9b527/), a resident playwright for Santa Barbara City College’s Continuing Education theater courses. Her one-acts have been finalists in festivals from California to Pennsylvania. Lisa received a kidney transplant over 34 years ago and is happy to be able to celebrate every holiday, thanks to her donor.   Synopsis: “Christmas without Family?" is a serious comedy about how much work goes into making the holidays special for us, but for the cooks in the family, it can be a thankless job. Would it be easier for Christmas to be without the family?   Cast: Carol - Gillie Stoneham Jasper - Patrick Hibbin (http://www.spotlight.com/profile/3414-5612-5037)   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 3rd episode in this Festive Mini Shenanigans series as we countdown to Christmas Eve with a different play every day. Our third playwright of this series is Steve Korbar (https://doollee.com/PlaywrightsK/korbar-steven.php), a playwright who’s had full length and one act plays produced in the USA, Canada, The UK and Australia. He’s also had three short plays published by Smith and Kraus. Productions of his work have been seen at Elephant Stageworks in Los Angeles, the barrow group theatre in new York and pop culture theatre in Melbourne.   Synopsis: Two sisters find themselves in a panic when a neighbour wants to drop by with a last minute Christmas gift, but they have nothing for her!   Cast: Rachel - Andrea Richardson (https://www.mandy.com/uk/voice-artist/andrea-richardson-1) Michelle - Nicky Whichelow (www.nickywvoices.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 our 2nd episode in this Festive Mini Shenanigans series as we countdown to Christmas Eve with a different play every day. Our second playwright for this series is Toby Inoue (https://newplayexchange.org/users/85239/toby-inoue & https://wabi-sa.com/), a playwright from Evanston, Illinois who writes about how the glass is half empty and half full.  She’s had a staged reading of her full length play “Keep it Light” at Redtwist Theatre's 2024 Twisted PlayFest in Chicago and she is also a member of the Writers Pool at PlayGround-Chicago where several of her short plays have been featured in their Monday Night series. Toby’s play we’ll hear is called “Serene Healthy Wellness Spa Retreat Resort” and when talking about her inspiration Toby says “I was Inspired by the brilliant Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and being a sister to a sister myself, I wanted to write a piece about sisters thrown into a weird situation while also navigating their own relationship”   Synopsis: Two sisters go on a wellness retreat to get away from the pressures of the holidays, but they discover they haven't left their stress entirely behind.   Cast: Claire - Angela Sarabia (https://newplayexchange.org/users/83860/angela-sarabia) Andie - Hannah Lee DeFrates (https://newplayexchange.org/users/58102/hannah-lee-defrates) Staff - Tony Targan (www.tonytargan.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 a shiny new series of Mini Shenanigans. In this series we'll be bringing you a festive play every single day as we countdown to Christmas Eve. Our first playwright featured in this series is the wonderful Robert J. LeBlanc (https://newplayexchange.org/users/37762/robert-j-leblanc & https://www.dramatistsguild.com/members/robertleblanc). Bob has featured on Theatrical Shenanigans many times as a playwright, guest, performer and panellist. But his achievements certainly do not end there. Bob is an award-winning playwright, actor, voice actor, and artist, as well as the producer, head writer, host, improviser and designer of the comedy ensemble, Balderdash Academy. And just in case you thought he wasn’t busy enough he’s also the owner and lead writer of the interactive mystery-comedy company Sleuths Mystery Entertainment while still finding time to be a wonderful support to other playwrights. Bob’s play is called “The Naughty List” (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2019716/the-naughty-list). Synopsis: A humble craftsman from the North Pole leaves her life as a toymaker to pursue a less than legal career change and its safe to say Someone's hall is going to get decked.   Cast: Tony Esposito - Darrin Ingram (https://newplayexchange.org/users/59169/darrin-ingram & https://www.darrin-ingram.com/) Tinsel - Jacquie Floyd (https://newplayexchange.org/users/37764/jacquelyn-floyd-priskorn & https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing) Little Gino - Tony Targan (www.tonytargan.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 our final episode of this 5th season of Theatrical Shenanigans. We hope you've enjoyed the episodes you've heard this season and if so do not hesitate to let us know with a review on Facebook or a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Our final play for this season is "On the Zephyr" by Vicki Riba Koestler (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16376638/ & https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/dptc/episodes/--BONUS---Playwright-Conversations-Vicki-Riba-Koestler-e2m0tn9) Vicki Riba Koestler’s produced plays include the full-lengths We Gather Together and Epsilon Precious (The Play About the Cat), as well as numerous one-acts and ten-minute plays. Vicki’s essays have appeared in The New York Times, Child magazine, The Record of northern New Jersey, and other publications.  She’s co-authored two books with Gary Null: Choosing Joy and The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Getting it Right the Second Time Around.   Synopsis: Stuck together in a small train compartment on a tedious transcontinental journey, a young couple find all their issues bubbling to the surface.   Cast: Denny - Bob Sawyer (https://www.voices.com/profile/rtsawyer) Kara - Lora Hogan Arlen - Chris Soucy (https://newplayexchange.org/users/26789/christopher-soucy)   And to discuss this wonderful play I have with me playwright, poet and musical composer Julie Brandon (https://newplayexchange.org/users/12443/julie-brandon).   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 Episode 9 of Season 5 of Theatrical Shenanigans and the first half of our weekend double bill to end this series. Today’s play is “A Line of Stitches” (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2037489/a-line-of-stitches) comes to us from David Bareford (https://newplayexchange.org/users/69652/david-bareford & https://www.barefordplays.com/), a playwright, theatrical violence designer, and director who now hails from southwest Washington state. Synopsis: When her irascible grandfather is the victim of a violent break-in, Jeannie rushes to him to offer her help but finds that his wisdom--although hidden in sarcastic barbs--might be just what she's needed to heal herself. Cast: Alvin Parris – Lee Beddow (http://www.abbeysound.org) Jeannie Parris – Perdita Lawton (www.perditalawton.com) Detective – Brian Holmes (https://app.spotlight.com/0058-6720-5192) Paramedic – Marnie Thomson  (https://marniethomson.co.uk & https://www.spotlight.com/9094-6752-4968) And to accompany this wonderfully touching play I get to have a chat with UK based playwright, producer and stand-up comedian, Grant Foxon (https://www.instagram.com/grant.foxon/?hl=en) 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 another episodes in this 5th Season of Theatrical as we move towards the end of the season. Fear not though we still have more plays for you to listen to and guests for me to chat to, including the ones we have today. Our play for today is entitled "Not Your Usual Princess" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3222420/not-your-usual-princess) and is written by M.K Wessel (https://newplayexchange.org/users/82778/m-k-wessel & https://malia-wessel.jimdosite.com/). Born and raised in Hawai’i, M. K. Wessel holds an MA in Theatre Directing from the University of East Anglia. Their writing has been featured in the Open: Journal of Arts and Letters, Writer’s Playground, The Raven Review, and the interACT play-reading series at Lyric Rep.   Synopsis: A princess and her maid enjoy their rural castle life — until yet another stubborn knight comes to the rescue.   Cast: Maid - Rebecca Cockcroft (www.rebeccacockcroft.co.uk) Knight - Andy Duncan (andy-duncan.co.uk) Princess - Perdita Lawton (www.perditalawton.com)   And to discuss this wonderful play I have with me playwright and author of children's books Pamela Morgan (https://newplayexchange.org/users/57532/pamela-morgan & https://pamelamorganwrites.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 episode 7 in this 5th Season of Theatrical. Our play for today is entitled "And I Ate a Pear" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3195986/and-i-ate-a-pear) and is written by Beth Harpaz (https://newplayexchange.org/users/76579/beth-harpaz). Beth recently quit her job to pursue playwriting after decades as a journalist for The Associated Press and other U.S. news outlets. She's currently looking for a home for a three-act play called "Under the Great Wave," about New Yorkers getting through the pandemic. "And I Ate a Pear" won best script, best actor and best director at the John DeSotelle Actors Studio NuWorks Festival in New York City 2024. The play was also produced for an "Immigrants in America" festival in New York. When talking about her inspiration for the play Beth says "I'm a native New Yorker, a licensed New York City tour guide and a volunteer Big Apple Greeter. Nearly every sentence in this play is rooted in real conversations I’ve had with tourists visiting New York for the first time." Synopsis: A visitor to New York City encounters a native New Yorker aboard the Staten Island Ferry, but while the visitor has lots of questions, the New Yorker only has some of the answers.  Cast: Tony – George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio) Hülya - Hülya Corty (https://www.spotlight.com/4771-3491-0545 ) And to discuss this fabulous play I have with me playwright, director and screen writer Peter Fenton (https://newplayexchange.org/users/24181/peter-fenton & https://www.bypeterfenton.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

Welcome back to Season 5 of Theatrical Shenanigans as we move past the half way point of the series! As always, we have a fabulous audio play for you to hear and another guest for me to chat to. Today's play is entitled "Here Be Dragons" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2021011/here-be-dragons) and comes to us from Wendy Gough Soroka (https://newplayexchange.org/users/7443/wendy-gough-soroka & https://www.wendygoughsoroka.com/). Wendy is, among other things, a multi-hyphenate theatre artist based in Los Angeles. Her first playwriting project (The Divine Madness of Isabella) was awarded the Women in Theatre Red Carpet Award and her short plays have been produced at festivals around the world. She has also been a performer, director and is an accomplished Mask Artist, her masks having appeared in numerous productions in Los Angeles and around the world. If all that wasn’t enough she also holds a Master’s Degree in Theatre from the Hilberry Repertory (Wayne State) in Detroit.    Synopsis: What kind of treasure would you hope for, if someone left you a map where “X” marks the spot? Best friends Junie and Dot have left their husbands and children behind and embarked on an adventure, following a map left to Junie by her free-spirited mother Doris, who passed away one year ago. Reluctantly dutiful, Junie struggles with her unresolved frustration at Doris’ perpetual attempts (even reaching beyond the grave) to mould her staid and steady daughter into something more like the effervescent Dot. Upon stumbling on their destination, the women encounter something unexpected…Doris’ dragon, who has a task for Junie, as well as a final message from her mother.    Cast: Dot – Ash Albiniak (https://unabashedvo.com/) June – Megan Bickel Dragon – Marnie Thomson (https://marniethomson.co.uk & https://www.spotlight.com/9094-6752-4968)   And, with this amazing play I get to chat to the fabulous playwright Lou Jones (https://newplayexchange.org/users/75955/lou-jones & https://substack.com/@loujonesoriginals), whose plays have featured twice on Theatrical Shenanigans https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/international-womens-day-special-2025/ & https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/theatrical-shenanigans-play-a-day-special-day-23-ghost-hunting-live-and-direct-by-lou-jones/) and hails from the beautiful island of Mauritius.   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 ever Halloween Special here on Theatrical Shenanigans. For this episode I have with me three other wonderful playwrights with works that celebrate all things horror and spooky!   Our four plays and playwrights are:   1) "Trail of Blood" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2012105/trail-of-blood-an-audio-play) by Evan Baughfman (https://newplayexchange.org/users/1708/evan-baughfman & https://www.amazon.com/stores/Evan-Baughfman/author/B08BSQZ2X6?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true)   Cast: Mona - Jacquie Floyd (www.jacquiefloyd.com) Mike - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com)   2) "Souvenirs" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2792729/souvenirs-one-act-play) by Ryan Kaminski (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34918/ryan-kaminski) Cast: John - Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34692/brian-cern) Pam - Megan Bickel Alfred - Tony Targan (www.tonytargan.com)   3) "Meg" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2037023/meg) by Rachel Feeny-Williams (https://www.rfwscripts.co.uk/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/60206/rachel-feeny-williams)   Cast: Detective Cray - Jeff Tullin (https://twitter.com/Jeff_Tullin) Officer Cannock - Andy Duncan (http://andy-duncan.co.uk/) Andrea - Andrea Richardson (https://www.mandy.com/uk/voice-artist/andrea-richardson-1) Jamie - Perdita Lawton (www.perditalawton.com) Meg - Marnie Thomson (https://marniethomson.co.uk & https://www.spotlight.com/9094-6752-4968) Hannah - Gilly Fick    4) "A Guide to Kidnapping A Senator's Kid on Friday 13th" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3230499/a-guide-to-kidnapping-the-senators-kid-on-friday-the-13th) by Cole Hunter Dzubak (https://newplayexchange.org/users/29583/cole-hunter-dzubak & https://www.colehunterdzubak.com/)   Cast: Dylan - Lora Hogan (https://newplayexchange.org/users/64052/lora-hogan) Ash - Ash Albiniak (https://unabashedvo.com/) Oakly - Darrin Ingram (https://www.darrin-ingram.com/) Tristan- Kenny Hertling   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 back to our half way point episode of this fifth season of Theatrical Shenanigans! Today's play is entitled "Another Life" written by Southern California based writer, improv performer and actor Rob Kirby. Rob has a MFA in screenwriting and is the 2023 Online Improv World Champion. He describes his main goal is to entertain the audience in anyway possible to help provide an escape from life for however long they are there. When talking about "Another Life" Rob says "This is the first non comedy, straight drama I have ever written in anything. There was no specific inspiration. The idea for the ending popped into my head one day, and months later it was still there. I tinkered around with a few different ways to tell the story to get to the ending, and finally just sat down and wrote it." Synopsis: Four siblings travel to visit their former criminal kingpin father in prison for the first time in twenty years.   Cast: William - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com) David - Joe Swenson (www.brokenartsentertainment.com) Missy - Dana Hall (https://www.danahallcreates.com/)  Ronnie - Cole Hunter Dzubak (https://newplayexchange.org/users/29583/cole-hunter-dzubak & https://www.colehunterdzubak.com/) Christian - Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34692/brian-cern)    And, with this fabulous play I get to chat to the amazingly talented theatre technician and author James Denny (https://talkinturkeytheatre.com/james-denny/) who discusses his love of all things theatrical and his wonderfully spooky upcoming production of "The Signalman" (https://www.thedraytonarmstheatre.co.uk/the-signalman)   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 back to our fourth episode of this fifth season of Theatrical Shenanigans!   Today's play is entitled "Stage Door Blues" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2040773/stage-door-blues-17-minutes) and comes to us from Marc Harris (https://newplayexchange.org/users/73161/marc-harris & https://www.theatreplays.co.uk), a playwright, poet, singer-songwriter and guitarist based in the UK, with a passion for writing, music and singing. Marc has been writing for over three decades, writing in many formats including full length plays, short plays, monologues, poetry, 60 topical/satirical songs and comedy sketches and over 30 contemporary/folk songs. Synopsis: Liz is determined to wait until she has her theatre programme signed. Robert is impatient, and persists in undermining her and Russ, an actor, because of her infatuation with him. Can they overcome their differences and bickering, and is Liz able to hold on to her secret?   Cast: Liz - Gilly Fick (https://www.guildburys.com/) Robert - Jeff Tullin (https://twitter.com/Jeff_Tullin) Russ - Patrick Hibbin (http://www.spotlight.com/profile/3414-5612-5037)   And, with this fabulous play I get to chat to fabulous play director Suzanne Lane (https://www.halftailproductions.uk/about-8 & https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-lane-9b52b1a0/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=uk) who talks to us about her amazing journey in the arts world and her upcoming production of 'The Pillowman' (https://www.artrixbromsgrove.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/the-pillowman)   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