The second match-up in Round 2 of the Collateral Damage bracket pairs Elizabeth Grant's aptly named workplace revenge comedy "Princesses' Revenge" versus Aaron Garrett's comedic cautionary tale "Pop Goes the Flashbang".

After you listen to the match-up, go to www.conemanrunning.com to vote for your favorite. Remember for every vote counted in Round 2, we will donate $1 to the Houston Food Bank! Voting for this bracket ends at 11:59PM on Sunday, May 31.

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The second match-up in Round 2 of the Elite Eight pairs Michael Weems' sassy fresh start comedy “Cut Me Out” versus Bryan Maynard’s medieval jousting romp “I Love the Knight Life (Surely You Joust)”.

After you listen to the match-up, go to www.conemanrunning.com to vote for your favorite.  Remember for every vote counted in Round 2, we will donate $1 to the Houston Food Bank!  Voting for this bracket ends at 11:59PM on Friday, May 29.

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The first match-up in Round 2 of the Collateral Damage bracket pits David L. Williams' revenge play in three acts "Matryoshka" against Peter Wittenberg's campfire rom-com "Blood Lake".

After you listen to the match-up, go to www.conemanrunning.com to vote for your favorite.  Remember for every vote counted in Round 2, we will donate $1 to the Houston Food Bank!  Voting for this bracket ends at 11:59PM on Wednesday, May 27.

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The first pairing in Round 2 of the Elite Eight pairs Kacie Adams' modern fable "In For a Penny, In For a Pond" vs. Matt Kelley's drunken heist comedy "Vino".

After you listen to the match-up, go to www.conemanrunning.com to vote for your favorite.  Remember for every vote counted in Round 2, we will donate $1 to the Houston Food Bank!  Voting for this bracket ends at 11:59PM on Monday, May 25.

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After a weekend of writing by the playwrights, we are happy to present a preview of the 8 plays in the War of the Words bracket and the 8 plays in the Collateral Damage bracket.

We are also proud to announce that for every vote in either bracket in Round 2, there will be a $1 donation made to the Houston Food Bank!

This episode also features and original audio play written by WOTW voice actor Chelsea Curto. Given the same parameters as the playwrights were given in Round 1, here is the clash of cultures wedding in "Chinese Tea and Empathy" by Chelsea Curto.

Round 2 starts on May 18th!

The winners of the last two brackets: Peter Wittenberg v. Matt Kelley and Kris Thompson v. Conor Farrell are announced!

Also in this episode is an original audio play written by WOTW voice actor Caryn Fulda.  Given the same parameters the tournament playwrights received, Caryn wrote this reminder that some secrets among family members are meant to be kept with "Dungeons and Dads".

The brackets are set and the writers meeting for both the War of the Words and the Collateral Damage brackets will happen on Facebook Live on Cone Man Running's Page at 7PM CST, Friday May 8th!

The winners of the fifth bracket between L. Robert Westeen and Elizabeth Grant as well as the sixth bracket between Bryan Maynard and Dan Potter are announced!

Also in this episode is an original audio play written by WOTW voice actor Audrey Burkhart.  Given the same parameters the tournament playwrights received, Audrey wrote this modern day Scottish folk tale "The Glass Compass".

Voting still going on for the seventh and eighth brackets at www.conemanrunning.com.

The winner of the fourth bracket between Adina Owen and Nicholas Garelick is announced.

This is the final bracket of the sweet 16!  Kris Thompson's life after death comedy "The Grand Experiment" v. Conor Farrell's absurdist sci-fi fantasy "Intrepid: Episode 4 - Dr. Caligari's Island of Extraordinary Creatures".

Vote at www.conemanrunning.com through Wednesday, May 6, 2020

*includes explicit language

The winner of the third bracket between Kacie Adams v. David L. Williams is announced.

This is the seventh pairing in the Sweet 16, which coincidentally both look at two very different ways to handle life when it gets into a rut.  Peter Wittenberg's mid-life crisis comedy "Connie's Birthday" v. Matt Kelley's real world experimentation comedy "Role Play".

You can vote at www.conemanrunning.com through Monday, May 4, 2020.

*Includes explicit language.

All music by Sandra Peck Ramsey

A Cone Man Running Production

The winner of the second bracket between Michael Weems v. Fernando Dovalina is announced.

This is the sixth pairing in the Sweet 16 - another pair of plays that just happen to center on the same theme - urban legends.  Bryan Maynard's carnival killer classic "Don't Be a Buzzkill" v. Dan Potter's supernatural thriller "The Choice".  

Voting for this match-up is open on www.conemanrunning.com through Saturday, May 2, 2020.  

Podcast theme music by Sandra Peck Ramsey

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