Ludlow has been overweight his entire life, from childhood through adulthood. He’s
depressed about being fat, but his mom is about to give him an entirely new perspective on things.
Yunyi Zhu directs Justice Davis and Zelda Kimbal.
F.J. Hartland is the playwright. Based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he is the recipient of
an M.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. The prolific writer’s previous plays include
Games of the Mind, A Piano Player with Sad Brown Eyes, What the Puck?, Tina, Be a Guest, Smoke and Fire, and more. He is also a director (over 100 credits) and actor.
Because the American holiday of Mother’s Day occurs during May, Open-Door
Playhouse will be saluting mothers with an entire slate of plays opening during the month of May in which mothers figure prominently.
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. In 2023, the play What's Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.
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