Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Series produced by Playing on Air

Playing on Air is a unique public radio program featuring a novel form of story-telling: the short play, an ideal form for the rhythms of radio listeners on the go.
Each short is about 10-25 minutes and there are two or three of them in every 53-minute episode. (Single plays are also available). Original music and polished, subtle sound design are composed for every bite-sized but beautifully crafted piece.
After hearing each short play, listeners get the inside scoop from its participants. Lively, insightful conversation with each short's playwright, director and cast about what just happened, round out each show.
The topics of these short plays are wide-ranging, timely, and reflect the world we live in now. Masters of the form, our playwrights write pieces that, like all great theater, entertain, illuminate, inform and humanize.
Our actors are world-class: Carol Kane, Sam Waterston, Bobby Cannavale, Audra McDonald, Rosie Perez, Adam Driver, John Leguizamo, Michelle Williams, Jesse Eisenberg, Kathleen Turner, Bill Irwin, Peter Gallagher, Ed Asner, Jerry Stiller, David Harbour, Jane Krakowski...
Writers and directors include Pulitzer Prize winners David Lindsay-Abaire, David Auburn, John Patrick Shanley, Beth Henley, Lynn Nottage, Donald Margulies, Lanford Wilson; Tony winners Christopher Durang, Warren Leight, John Guare, and notable others.
"When I first sampled Playing on Air I thought our audience would like the program, so I scheduled it during the summer and asked for listener feedback. The most amazing feedback returned with almost 100 % positive about this program. This is not typical of our listeners! This is a gem worth your review and absolutely worth adding to your schedule. Try it! You'll love the response! What's left to say? Playing on Air is a public radio winner." - Lynne Clendenin, Program Director, OPB Radio. "The programs Playing on Air has provided to us have already aired and were extremely well received by our listeners. They commented on the quality of the plays and actors and the professionalism of the series. I can’t help but think this is a perfect fit for public radio." - Alan... Show full description
46 Pieces
Bought by WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM
- Added: Mar 08, 2016
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 3
Bought by WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM
- Added: Jan 15, 2016
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 3
Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, WHRV, and KUNM
- Added: Nov 04, 2015
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 3
Bought by WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KZYX, and KUNM
- Added: Oct 14, 2015
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 4
Bought by WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM
- Added: Jun 11, 2015
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 3
Bought by KUNM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more
- Added: May 27, 2015
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 7
Bought by WRGY, KUNM, WCAI / WNAN, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network and more
- Added: Jun 26, 2014
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 7
Bought by WNPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUNM, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Mar 26, 2015
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 4
Bought by KUNM, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM
- Added: Mar 17, 2015
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 3
Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network, and KUNM
- Added: Feb 11, 2015
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 3
Bought by WNPR, KUNM, KZYX, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more
- Added: Oct 08, 2014
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 8
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KZYX, and KUNM
- Added: Sep 04, 2014
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 4
Bought by KUER, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUNM, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WCAI / WNAN
- Added: Dec 22, 2012
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 5
Bought by KWIT, New Hampshire Public Radio, WNPR, KSFR, WRFA-LP and more
- Added: Dec 16, 2012
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 18
Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network, KAZU, KUNM and more
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 7
Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting and KUNM
- Added: May 27, 2014
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WVPE, Oregon Public Broadcasting, New Hampshire Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM
- Added: Dec 22, 2012
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 5
Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM
- Added: Jan 09, 2013
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 3
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCAI / WNAN, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM
- Added: Jan 10, 2013
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 4
Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting and KUNM
- Added: Jan 10, 2013
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 2