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The Untold Story of GREAT Theatre and KVSC Radio's Production of Sherlock Holmes as Radio Theater
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with the cast and crew of GREAT Theatre and KVSC...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:53
The Helpers by Cusi Cram
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jane Alexander
Staring Jane Alexander and Peter Jacobson. In THE HELPERS by Cusi Cram, a former client steps up to help his therapist after seeing her talking to...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:23
Rendezvous with John Patrick Shanley: Two short plays​
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Michelle Williams
Starring Michelle Williams, Rupert Friend, Caitlin FitzGerald, Timothee Chalamet; RENDEZ-VOUS WITH JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY delivers two thought provok...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM, and WHRV


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
We'll Be Fine: Three Short Plays by Donald Margulies, Julia Cho, and Max Baker
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Timothee Chalamet
Timothee Chalamet, Zoe Kazan, Ciaran Hinds, Geraldine Hughes star in three humorous shorts in which love trumps panic, insecurity and anxiety! In ...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Georgia Public Broadcasting, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
The End of Travel by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Liv Rooth
In David Ives’ fantastical The End of Travel, a young woman seeks a travel agent and journeys to the end of the line. The play features Liv Rooth a...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 12:48
Fifth Planet by David Auburn
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan stars in Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn’s Fifth Planet. A professional astronomer played by Amy Ryan (Birdman; Gone, Baby, Gone; “The ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 39:50
Napoleon in Exile by Daniel Reitz
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jane Kaczmarek
Napoleon in Exile by Daniel Reitz, is a humorous and touching piece about a single mother and her young adult son who has ASD (Autistic Spectrum Di...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 38:26
  • Purchases: 1
Something I'll Tell You Tuesday by John Guare
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Lois Smith
Starring Carol Kane, Julie White, Lois Smith; written by Tony winner John Guare; directed by Tony winner Doug Hughes is Something I’ll Tell You Tue...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 34:03
I Do's
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Michael Urie
Michael Urie, Harriet Harris and a great ensemble of actors star in three short plays about love and marriage. A couple celebrates their 24th anniv...

Bought by KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KUNM


  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Real Me
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Bobby Cannavale
In the comic classic, MERE MORTALS by David Ives, a construction worker reveals he is secretly, actually the Lindbergh baby. Turns out his pals hav...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM, KZYX, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 9
A Dog and a Cat
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jesse Eisenberg
Two plays starring Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Asner, Adam Driver and Kathleen Turner - one about a dog, and one about a cat. A deposed dictator's beloved ...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUNM, WMPG, KUT and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
Interview with Mark Strand. November 11, 2012.
From: Words On A Wire
Series: Words On A Wire (Best Of)
Caption: Mark Strand
Mark Strand encourages a return to writing long-hand; he unveils his writing and revision processes. He reads "The Poems of the Spanish Poet" from ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 14:30
Like No Business I Know
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jerry Stiller
There's no business like show business.... In TONY winner Christopher Durang's witty MRS. SORKEN, a wacky theater devotee gets her chance in the s...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Beating The Odds
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Lynnette Freeman
Three short plays. In TWO JEWISH MEN IN THEIR SEVENTIES, comedians Jerry Stiller and Bob Dishy carry on as they play two old friends visiting a new...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Duncan Riddell on "Older Children"
From: Matt Fagerholm
Series: Indie Outlook
Caption: Host Matt Fagerholm, Credit: Matt Fagerholm
Filmmaker Duncan Riddell joins host Matt Fagerholm to discuss his new film, "Older Children," which premieres in Chicago November 10th.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 23:10
A Conversation with Theater of War Founder, Bryan Doerries
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Bryan Doerries discusses how bringing Greek tragedies to service members opens up new conversations. [30:31]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 30:34
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Veteran and Author, Richard Currey
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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A writer and Vietnam Veteran discusses Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. [28:31]

Bought by KPIP-LP, KBBI Alaska, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 3
Todd Looby on 'Lefty,' 'Be Good'
From: Matt Fagerholm
Series: Indie Outlook
Caption: Host Matt Fagerholm, Credit: Matt Fagerholm
Filmmaker Todd Looby joins host Matt Fagerholm to discuss his work, including the indie gems "Lefty" and "Be Good."

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 32:42
WorldCanvass: The Counterculture of the 60s and 70s
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:53:20
VoiceBox: As Good As The Original: On Translating Operas into English
From: VoiceBox
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The art of opera translation is subtle yet crucial. Get it right, and the audience feels like they’re experiencing the work with as much richness a...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 58:01
A Conversation with Molly Smith
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Artistic Director Molly Smith talks about American theater, including the often-overlooked musical, her commitment to new play development, and her...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:17
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Parker Esse
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Choreographer Parker Esse talks about his experience creating new choreography for Arena Stage's revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic music...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2011
  • Length: 26:29