Well, this is it! Episode 10 and the end of Season 2 of Theatrical Shenanigans!   For this episode we have the great privilege of hearing the play "The Little Christmas Tree" () by Dana Hall (https://www.danahallcreates.com/) and I have a chat with the fabulous Jacqui Priskorn (https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing).   Synopsis: Mrs. Clark tends to lose herself in other people's worlds. Mr. Clark fears her antics have gone too far and will stop at nothing to get her back to the woman she was before their world changed forever. - CONTENT WARNING - Child Loss.   Cast: Mr Clark - George Sapio (https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/onstage-offstage) Mrs Clark - Maura Stephens   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to our sixth episode in "The Panel Presents" series and our last of 2023. This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community. This week, our panellists are: Dana Schwartz - https://newplayexchange.org/users/19341/dana-schwartz   Cole Hunter Dzubak - https://newplayexchange.org/users/29583/cole-hunter-dzubak https://www.colehunterdzubak.com/ Judy Klass - https://newplayexchange.org/users/5340/judy-klass https://www.judyklass.com/ Scott Sickles - https://newplayexchange.org/users/2036/scott-sickles http://www.scottcsickles.com/   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Well, here we are as we near the end of the series! I can hardly believe it!   For our penultimate episode, we will be listening to an "alternative Christmas story" entitled "Maria and Little Joey have a Baby" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/357076/maria-and-little-joey-have-baby) by George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio) who is not only a fabulous playwright, actor, director, produce and dramaturg but he was also an actor and guest in Season one of Theatrical Shenanigans.   I also get to have a chat about the play with another wonderful playwright, Andrew Martineau (https://newplayexchange.org/users/1036/andrew-martineau & https://www.martineauwritings.com/)   Synopsis: Maria's on the run from Daddy. Little Joey needs to find her fast. Can they find a way out of this mess before the goons show up?   Cast: Maria - Dana Hall (DanaHallCreates.com) Little Joey - Darrin Ingram (https://www.darrin-ingram.com/)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

This week we bring you the 8th episode of Theatrical Shenanigans   This week we will be listening to a piece set in a waiting room that brings both comedy and emotional moments entitled "Birthrights and Wrongs" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2149235/birthrightsand-wrongs) by Marj O'Neill-Butler (https://twitter.com/DramaMarj) who carries numerous achievements including Regional Rep for the Dramatists Guild – Florida Region, member of Honor Roll and the International Center for Women Playwrights as well has having her work seen in 32 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Great Britain, Scotland, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia and Seoul, S. Korea. I also get the wonderful privilege of having a chat with two fabulous guest this week in the form of the fabulous hosts of Tiny Theatre (https://www.facebook.com/LiveTinyTheatre) Rachel Burttram (https://www.rachelburttram.com/?fbclid=IwAR0MJLrQ0UhAsDa2Fni7rF-Rr04pPfAAtOJTFORX8G3USVr-ai_pHajRoyI) and Brendan Powers (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6387180/, https://www.floridarep.org/cast-crew/brendan-powers/)   Synopsis: Two unrelated people. Two babies waiting to be born. A friendship is developed between two strangers.   Cast: Greg - Pixie Frost (https://www.backstage.com/u/pixie-frost/) Pam - Cathy Flockton   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to our fifth episode in "The Panel Presents" series. This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are: Carolyn Gage - https://carolyngage.weebly.com/   John Busser - https://newplayexchange.org/users/34757/john-busser https://www.behance.net/johnbusser0391   Melissa Musgrave - https://www.facebook.com/MelissaMusgraveCreative?mibextid=ZbWKwL   Jake Lindsey -   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to Episode 7 and our Halloween episode!   This week we will be listening to a spooky themed piece entitled "The Paranormal Club's 7th Annual Haunted House Sleepover" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2031895/paranormal-clubs-seventh-annual-haunted-house-sleepover) written by Cole Hunter Dzubak (https://www.colehunterdzubak.com/) and I have a chat about the play with our man from Japan, Morey Norkin (https://newplayexchange.org/users/70395/morey-norkin)   Synopsis: Lily brings three members of her university's paranormal club to a local haunted house to spend the night and look for evidence of the supernatural, but as the night goes on they find much more than they bargained for.   Cast: Lily - Natasha Gray Faith - Oak Faun (https://www.voices.com/profile/oakfaun) Harrison - Robert Sawyer (https://www.voices.com/profile/rtsawyer) Knox - Chris Soucy (https://newplayexchange.org/users/26789/christopher-soucy, https://twitter.com/soucy_writer)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Here we are, ready once again for more Theatrical Shenanigans!   This week's play is a sinister piece that looks at the idea of making deals and is also titled "The Deal" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1102749/deal-10-minute-play) by Ryan Kaminski (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34918/ryan-kaminski) and I chat about the play with Anne Flammang (https://www.thedepot.space/)   Synopsis: A short horror/thriller play set in the mid-1950s. A widow is visited by a sinister stranger looking to collect one of her husband’s unique outstanding debts.    Cast: Vivian Howard - Hellen Fullerton (www.HelenFullerton.com) Arthur Nelligan - Andy Duncan (http://andy-duncan.co.uk/)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to our fourth episode in "The Panel Presents" series. This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This month, our panellists are:   Susan Jackson - www.southernrailroadtheatrecompany.com https://newplayexchange.org/users/10701/susan-jackson   Sam Heyman - https://newplayexchange.org/users/68885/sam-heyman https://twitter.com/sheymanCYCO Angela Sarabia - https://newplayexchange.org/users/83860/angela-sarabia   DC Cathro - https://newplayexchange.org/users/750/dc-cathro   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Half way through the season! I hope you are still enjoying the plays and chats so far!   For our half way episode, we will be listening to an intrieguing piece entitled "Ethically Speaking" by Barry Wood. Barry is a Lincolnshire based playwright and has been writing for about six years. In that time he’s won countless awards and productions all over the UK as well as across the USA , in australia and India. Several of his plays are available on Lazy Bee Scripts (https://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/Authors/Author.aspx?iIA=673)   I also get to have a chat about the play with another wonderful playwright, screenwriter and teacher, John Patrick Bray (http://www.johnpatrickbray.com)   Synopsis: Daniel has sat through multiple tests to become a test subject for Dr Parry. However, her final test, a philopsophical debate about the lives of the many vs the lives of the one proves to lead to an...interesting ending.   Cast: Daniel - Raphael Key Dr Parry - Andrea Richardson (https://www.mandy.com/uk/voice-artist/andrea-richardson-1)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Moving towards the half way point, this week we have a tense back and forth thriller play for you in the form of "A Wager" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2488135/wager) by Sarah J Baker (@maybesarahjbaker, https://newplayexchange.org/users/76648/sarah-j-baker) and Hadley Vogler (@hadley.Vogler). I also get to enjoy chatting about this piece with the fabulous Dana Hall (https://www.danahallcreates.com/)   Synopsis: Two enemies entangled in business must fight to win a tense argument and come out on top.   Cast: Copeland - Robert Sawyer (https://www.voices.com/profile/rtsawyer) Peck - Gilly Fick (https://www.guildburys.com/, https://www.essentialsurrey.co.uk/surrey-sw-london-things-to-do/theatre-arts/people-review-2021/?fbclid=IwAR3QtMwInskCBo90LHEHkHqNtvxbWGQb6B4QG5ATd7TgI75HW9R7uoN22v8 & https://www.essentialsurrey.co.uk/surrey-sw-london-things-to-do/theatre-arts/albion-review/)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Here we are again, moving through the series at just under a third of the way there!   This episode we have a humourous ghost tale entitled "Ghosted" by Ron Burch (www.ronburch.com) and I have a chat with a familiar name to Theatrical Shenanigans in the form of Greg Hatfield (http://greghatfield.com & https://newplayexchange.org/users/14397/greg-hatfield) the playwright of "Munday Tuesday Friday" from Searon one.   Synopsis: Billy & Avery are just trying to enjoy a peaceful nights sleep in their home. However, they have discovered there is one thing wrong with it, a VERY resilient ghost!   Cast: Billy - Dominic McGee (https://www.spotlight.com/1415-4503-7338) Avery - Francesca Marago (https://www.spotlight.com/1177-9081-5117 & www.francescamarago.com) Ghost - Anthony Targan (www.tonytargan.com)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to our third episode in "The Panel Presents" series.   This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are:   Katie Jones -   John Knowles - https://youtu.be/ENJcB_D1EBI Fetch-theatre.co.uk   Nora Louise Syran - www.noralouisesyran.com   https://www.dramatistsguild.com/members/noralouisesyran   https://newplayexchange.org/users/34709/nora-louise-syran   Scott Carter Cooper - scottcartercooper.com   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Today we continue through our series of Theatrical Shenanigans with a touching piece entitled "Remembering Elizabeth" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/288846/remembering-elizabeth) by Jack Rushton (http://www.jack-rushton.com) and I have a chat with UK playwright Hannah Kennedy (hannahkennedy.uk)   Synopsis: For Albert, it's a good and bad memory day. Today they go together.   Cast: Albert - Patrick Hibbin (http://www.spotlight.com/profile/3414-5612-5037) Elizabeth - Gillie Stoneman     If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome Back to Theatrical Shenanigans for our Second Season! For those who don't know, every fortnight I produce an audio play from a playwright anywhere in the world and then have a chat about that play with a guest.   For the first week we will be enjoying the play "Cloudy with a Chance of Contempt" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2432640/cloudy-chance-contempt) by Lisa Quoresimo (http://www.quoresimo.com) and I will be having a chat with the fabulous playwright & graphic artist John Busser (https://www.behance.net/johnbusser0391) who was part of Theatrical Shenanigans Season One as the playwright of Episode 10.   Synopsis: Sally and Lou are stunned by a phone call with their daughter. Sally wants to call her back and unleash the fury of God, but Lou thinks they should make a plan.    Cast: Sally - Megan Bickel Lou - Anthony Targan (www.tonytargan.com)     If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to our second episode in "The Panel Presents" series.   This is a series that will run on the first Saturday of every month and see four fabulous people from the theatrical world getting together to discuss meaningful topics for the playwriting community.   This week, our panellists are:   Melissa Schmitz - https://101stageadaptations.buzzsprout.com/ https://newplayexchange.org/users/72513/melissa-schmitz   Tony Vale - https://newplayexchange.org/users/62905/tony-vale https://hethersettwritersgroup.weebly.com/tony-vale.html   Jacquelyn Priskorn - https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing https://newplayexchange.org/users/37764/jacquelyn-floyd-priskorn   John Patrick Bray - https://newplayexchange.org/users/4173/john-patrick-bray http://www.johnpatrickbray.com/ John's Book "Stage it and Stream it - Plays for Virtual Theatre" - https://www.amazon.com/Stage-Stream-Plays-Virtual-Theater/dp/1493072897/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=3UXJC3TFI1JHQ&keywords=stage%20it%20and%20stream%20it%20plays%20for%20virtual&qid=1685836730&sprefix=stage%20it%20and%20stream%20it%20plays%20for%20virtual%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1&fbclid=IwAR0tubLt0NrAco-4cWIv5rcEhxIx5qNa14McI7zeKECNuYItljnShq9enTc   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans!   This will be our last Mini Shenanigan of the series before the second season of Theatrical Shenanigans begins next week (6th August) so I hope you can join us then!   Our last piece is a monologue entitled "Not Getting Old" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1684095/not-getting-old) and sees Edna realise that she's tired of getting old and wants to be 25 again!   Cast: Edna - Elayne Teague     If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

With only one more Mini Shenanigan to go, this week, we present "The Honest Interview" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2212444/honest-interview)   Synopsis: Petra of Random Tech Company is endorcing the company's new invention, honesty drugs for employees when conducting interviews but how much do they really want known?   Casting: Petra - Fiona Leishmann Maria - Mari Ciancaglini   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans!   So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    The play for this week is entitled "Consider". In it we see Jack facing off against Amanda, a young woman seeking revenge, but has she really considered all of her options? - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1591062/consider   Cast: Amanda - Oak Faun (https://www.voices.com/profile/oakfaun) Jack - Robert Sawyer (https://www.voices.com/profile/rtsawyer)   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    This week we venture into "After Happily Ever After". Now we all know the typical fairy story, Princess marries Prince and they live happily ever after. However, this Prince Charming is about to discover, it doesn't always work out that way! (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1330643/after-happily-ever-after)   Cast:   Prince Charming - Dominic McGee (https://www.spotlight.com/1415-4503-7338) Princess - Sarah Wyatt Voiceover - Max Thomas   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Welcome to Mini Shenanigans! So, before we get started with Season 2 (6th August) I thought I'd entertain you with a collection of short plays every week, staring actors from all over the world.    Our play this week is entitled "Eggs in the Morning". Sam and Lisa had agreed their sleeping together was totally casual to protect their friendship. There would be no small talk, no cuddles and above all, no breakfast in the morning! Now that’s about to change. - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1587396/eggs-morning   Cast:   Lisa - Helen Fullerton (www.HelenFullerton.com)   Sam - Pixie Frost (https://www.backstage.com/u/pixie-frost/)     If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenaniganshttps://www.patreon.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts