THEATER 120: Anxiety

Open-Door Playhouse

Dec 6 2023 • 40 mins

Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming
play Anxiety will debut on December 6, 2023 online at http://opendoorplayhouse.org

Tensions build when a manic-claustrophobic woman gets locked inside an office building bathroom, along with a male janitor late one night. Will they be rescued in time?

Miranda Stewart directs Gloria Tsai and Michael Fletcher.

Curt Wiser is the playwright. He is a writer, director, actor, cinematographer, animator,
and podcaster. The recipient of a B.F.A. from the University of Central Florida, his previous audio drama credits include A Voice in Violet and The Improv Murders. His script for Anxiety won the International Music and Entertainment Association Award (IMEA).

Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception. Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody and in 2023 the play What’s Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.

Plays are produced by Bernadette Armstrong, the Sound Engineer is David Peters, sound effects are provided by Audio Jungle, and music from Karaoke Version. All plays are recorded at The Oak House Studio in Altadena, CA.

There’s no paywall at the Open-Door Playhouse site, so you can listen to everything for free. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization, and if you would like to support performances of works by new and emerging playwrights, your donation will be gratefully accepted. Your tax-deductible donations help keep our plays on the Podcast Stage. We strive to bring our listeners thoughtful and surprising one-act plays and ten-minute shorts that showcase insightful and new perspectives of the world we share with others. To listen or to donate (or both), go to https://opendoorplayhouse.org




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