Playing On Air: Short Audio Plays

This week's podcast, Napoleon in Exile by Daniel Reitz, is about a single mother and her young adult son who has ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder). It features Will Dagger and Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle") and is directed by Marsha Mason (The Good-bye Girl and Chapter Two). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between the artists and founding Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

In this week's podcast, A Very Very Short Play by Jacquelyn Reingold, two passengers of very different statures meet on a plane and take off. It features Tony Nominee Hope Davis (God of Carnage), Richard Kind (Inside Out, Spin City), and Robert Stanton directed by Jonathan Bernstein. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between the playwright, director, and founding Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

ANNIVERSARY by Rachel Bonds, a comic drama about a young, grieving woman who finds love again. Featuring Michael Esper (The Last Ship, A Beautiful Mind), Sarah Sokolovic ("Homeland"), Steven Boyer (Hand to God), and Sue Jean Kim (Water by the Spoonful). Directed by Linsay Firman. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between the playwright and founding Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

Underwriting for ANNIVERSARY provided by the Geraldine Stutz Trust.

Take radars, magnetrons, and dielectric heating; add two teenagers; mix and get lots of heat in this funny short about a teenage first date. Bounce With Me! We're Being Heated! by Christopher Sullivan features Lucy DeVito and Christopher Sullivan in a performance role. Directed by John Giampietro. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the artists moderated by founding Artistic Director Claudia Catania.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

In Mere Mortals by David Ives, three bridge-and-tunnel construction workers reveal secret pasts over their lunch pails. Featuring Bobby Cannavale ("Vinyl", Blue Jasmine), Matthew Maher (The Flick, A Most Violent Year), and Alfredo Narciso (The Motherf***er With the Hat). Directed by Tony Award winner John Rando. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between playwright, director and cast moderated by our Artistic Producer Claudia Catania.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

In Open Arms by Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros, an impending 50th birthday party sets off calamity over coffee and Kindles for a couple. Open Arms is directed by Tony Award winner John Rando and features Bill Irwin (Old Hats, Interstellar) and Julie White (Sylvia at MTC). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania, the playwright, director, and cast.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

In The Strangest Kind of Romance by Tennessee Williams, a man's love for his feline companion confounds everyone around him. Featuring Matthew Cowles ("All My Children"), Adam Driver (Star Wars Episode VII, "Girls"), Michael Stuhlbarg ("Boardwalk Empire," A Serious Man), Kathleen Turner (Peggy Sue Got Married, The Virgin Suicides), Jack Wetherall and Ellen Barber. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania, and Kathleen Turner.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

In Acorn by David Graziano, a clothesline, acorns, and laundry add up to romance in Brooklyn. Featuring Bobby Moreno and Megan Tusing (Year Of The Rooster at EST), directed by John Giampietro. Recorded at BRIC Media Arts in Brooklyn. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania, and the cast.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

In MILTON BRADLEY, a flummoxed Rabbi has to eulogize a mother whose son has only terrible things to say about her. MILTON BRADLEY by Peter Sagal (Host of NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!) features Bob Balaban (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Gosford Park) and Michael Stuhlbarg ("Boardwalk Empire", Seven Psychopaths). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between our Artistic Director Claudia Catania, and playwright Peter Sagal.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.

The Blizzard, a mystery thriller, features Jesse Eisenberg as a snowed-in screenwriter facing unexpected guests. Written by David Ives and directed Tony Award winner John Rando, it features Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, The Spoils), Alfredo Narciso, Heidi Schreck and Sarah Sokolovic. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania, and the cast.

Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.