One Act Cold Readings

Enigma, a play in one-act

by Floyd Dell

OUR PERFORMERS

Jim Banta - PAUL (HE)

Allison Epperson - HELEN (SHE)

Music: Nina by Hans Kronold

The Game, a morality play in one act

by Louise Bryant

OUR PERFORMERS

CeCe Russo - LIFE

Edwin Wise - DEATH

Jordan Brinkman - THE YOUTH

Shifra Lipson - THE GIRL

Music: Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23. by Alfred Cortot

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode has a theme of suicide.

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A Matter of Husbands, a play in one-act

by: Ferenc Mohlnar

OUR PERFORMERS

Allison Epperson - A FAMOUS ACTRESS

Chantal Hayes Randall - AN EARNEST YOUNG WOMAN

Music: Marionette by Felix Arndt

The Boor

by: Anton Chekhov

OUR PERFORMERS

Mindy Rast-Keenan - HELENA IVANOVNA POPOV, a young widow, mistress of a country estate

Shannon McCormick - GRIGORI STEPANOVITCH SMIRNOV, proprietor of a country estate

Jeff Britt - LUKA, servant of MRS. POPOV

Music: Russian Dance by Yair Yona

Cocaine, a play in one-act

by Pendleton King

The following one-act play is reprinted from The Provincetown Plays. Ed. George Cram Cook & Frank Shay. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1921. It is believed to be in the public domain and may therefore be performed without royalties.

OUR PERFORMERS

Dylan Brody - JOE

Amy Braceros - NORA

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of drug use and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.

We can all help prevent suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. 1-800-273-TALK (8255) https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Two Slatterns and a King, A moral interlude

by Edna St Vincent Millay

The following one-act play is reprinted from Contemporary One-act Plays of 1921. Ed. Frank Shay. Cincinnati: Stewart Kidd Co., 1922. It is now in the public domain and may be performed without royalties.

OUR PERFORMERS

David Razowsky - THE KING

Edwin Wise - CHANCE, The Vice

Judy Blackshear - TIDY, The False Slattern

Mindy Rast-Keenan - SLUT, The True Slattern

Music: Out of the East by Joe Rosey

NOT SMART, a farce in one-act

by Wilbur Daniel Steele

The following one-act play is reprinted from The Provincetown Plays. Ed. George Cram Cook & Frank Shay. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1921. It is now in the public domain and may therefore be performed without royalties.

OUR PERFORMERS

Daniel Vaughn Manasia - MILO TATE

Mary Wood - FANNIE TATE, his Wife

Infini Jamison-Ewing - MRS. PAINTER, a Neighbour

Rose Buckner - MATTIE, the Maid

Jim Banta - MR. SNOW, Fisherman

Music: Frog Legs Rag by James Scott

A QUESTION OF SEX, a farce in one-act

by Arnold Bennett

The following one-act play is reprinted from Polite Farces for the Drawing-Room. Arnold Bennett. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1900. It is now in the public domain and may therefore be performed without royalties.

OUR PERFORMERS

Jerry Gonzalez - GEORGE GOWER, 27

Melbin Borrero - FRANCIS GOWER, his Well-preserved Bachelor Uncle

Lexi LaFaver - MAY FOSTER, his Married Sister, 25

Folake Kehinde - HELEN STANTON, his Wife's Married Sister, 28

Music: Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin