Hello there and welcome to our 4th instalment of this 6th season of Theatrical Shenanigans. Today we are bringing you the play “Dances with Wives” by Guy Newsham (https://newplayexchange.org/users/55711/guy-newsham & https://guynewsham.com/)

Guy was first featured on Theatrical back in October 2024 when his play “Photo Finish” featured as part of Mini Shenanigans (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/mini-shenanignas-episode-8-photo-finish/)

Guy spent a career working on making buildings more energy efficient and sustainable.  He has acted on community theatre stages for many years, and started writing for the stage in earnest eight years ago.  His plays have been successful in multiple competitions and festivals, leading to more than 130 prizes and productions in six countries. His relationship with Theatrical Shenanigans spans back to October 2024 when his play “Photo Finish” made up part of our 3rd Mini Shenanigans Series and this play today is his first as a featured playwright.  

Synopsis:

Claire and Jordie are divorced, and watch on as their newly-married daughter takes her first dance with her husband. Claire and Jordie seem prickly at first, and take shots at each other's new partners. But as they recall their prior courtship, and the DJ plays "their song", perhaps there's reconciliation.

Cast:

Jordie – George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio)

Claire – Maura Stephens

And joining me to discuss this thrilling play is the fabulous Atlanta based playwright, John David Brown (https://newplayexchange.org/users/74716/john-david-brown) who has been produced three times previously on Theatrical Shenanigans:

“Fun” –  https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/episode-6-fun-melissa-schmitz/

“Rest Ye Merry” –  https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/one-year-anniversary-special/

“Survivors” - https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/theatrical-shenanigans-play-a-day-special-day-11-survivors-by-john-david-brown/

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Hello there and welcome to another episode in this sixth season of Theatrical Shenanigans.

Today we are bringing you a play by Brent Alles (https://newplayexchange.org/users/80606/brent-alles & https://justbcuzproductions.com/).

Based in Wyoming, MI, playwright Brent Alles is the author of numerous full-length and one-act plays.  His work has been featured in festivals across the USA & his full-length comedy ACCIDENTAL ROOMMATES was named Runner-Up for the 2024 Robert J. Pickering/J.R. Colbeck Award for Playwriting Excellence and premiered with LowellArts in 2025.

Brent has directed 15 full-length productions in West Michigan community theater and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. He holds degrees from Syracuse University, Central Michigan University, Capella University, and the School of Hard Knocks. He thanks his wife, Camille, for her unwavering support and inspiration.

While this episode makes Brent’s debut as a featured playwright on Theatrical Shenanigans he did join us back in December 2024 for the very last episode of The Panel Presents (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/the-panel-presents-episode-18-the-final-episode-david-brent-jamie/) before coming back in March 2025 as a guest to discuss FJ Hartland’s play “If you Say So” (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/s04-e03-if-you-say-so-brent-alles/).

Brent’s  thrilling play today is “The Reckoning Room” (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3222015/the-reckoning-room).

Synopsis:

Five strangers wake up in a strange room. Filled with regrets. There will be... A RECKONING.

Cast:

Nadine – Helen Cheng Mao (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOBWRX6h1_Qm8VQZqPWymVGFIkfruadkU)

Liam – Aaron LaPacz

Margo – Megan Bickel

Dante – Darrin Ingram (https://www.darrin-ingram.com/)

Jonas – Fred Tacon (https://www.kyplays.org/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/28025/fred-tacon)

Technology/Intercom/Whisper – Zoe Cheswick

And joining me to discuss this thrilling play is UK based playwright, screenwriter, anthropologist, activist, author, and public speaker, Naomi Westerman (https://free-4760276.webadorsite.com/).

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Hello there and welcome to our 2nd episode of the sixth season of Theatrical Shenanigans!

Our play for this episode is "The Appointment" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2045332/the-appointment) and is written by Darrin Ingram (https://newplayexchange.org/users/59169/darrin-ingram & https://www.darrin-ingram.com/) a familiar name on Theatrical Shenanigans due to his many voice acting performances.

Synopsis:

A troubled teen and their state-mandated therapist meet for their daily session to discuss school, parents, running away, drug use, and growing independence.

Cast:

Dr Simon - Izolda Trakhtenberg (https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg & https://izoldat.com/)

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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/).

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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/

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)

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)

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Hello there and Happy Christmas Eve!

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).

Chris - David Jervis-Green (https://app.spotlight.com/7810-9058-0219?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaf0ClbmgY-KGTDkJfPBo4tjv0-C0fDuWC6nJIbxK0c-V5uRMlwsTuITPoR92A_aem_rU29WRkmLtrLccAQrEugrA)

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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/).

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

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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)

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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 she

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/)

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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)

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)

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