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.

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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

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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)

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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)

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Welcome back to our third episode of this fifth season of Theatrical Shenanigans!

Today's play is entitled "Night Light" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2790001/night-light) and comes to us from Donald Loftus (https://newplayexchange.org/users/19611/donald-loftus & https://donaldloftus.com/) a New York playwright, librettist, and lyricist whose work has been presented on stages across the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Australia, and Sweden. His many one-act plays have been presented at over one hundred festivals worldwide. Before focusing on playwriting full-time, Donald had a distinguished career in the luxury beauty industry & served as the chairman of the boards of both The Fashion Group International and The Fragrance Foundation. He is proud to serve on the Board of Directors of The Dramatists Guild Foundation. 

Synopsis:

On a freezing winter night, Charlie, a gruff but kind-hearted night watchman at The Broadway Theatre, reluctantly lets in Jimmy, a young chorus boy left homeless after his show’s sudden closure. As they share stories, secrets, and struggles, they form an unexpected bond. Through humour, resilience, and their shared love of theatre, they find hope in each other—proving that even in the darkness, there’s always a light.

Cast:

Charlie - Darrin Ingram (https://newplayexchange.org/users/59169/darrin-ingram & https://www.darrin-ingram.com/)

Jimmy - Kenny Hertling

And, with this fabulous play I get to chat to the wonderful playwright that is Robert Weibezahl (https://newplayexchange.org/users/17142/robert-weibezahl & https://robertweibezahl.wordpress.com/)

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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.

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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.

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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):

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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)

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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

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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.

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