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Woke by Leland Frankel
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Tracee Chimo
In Leland Frankel’s modern comedy WOKE, an aspiring Pakistani-American rapper crashes into a young activist and the cop pursuing her. Featuring Cra...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 26:25
At The Water's Edge, Wet by Jonathan Bernstein
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Callie Thorne
Starring Jeremy Shamos and Callie Thorne, in the short-play At The Water’s Edge, Wet, a Production Stage Manager and his Sound and Light Board oper...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 20:18
A Man of His Time by Kate T. Billingsley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: John Douglas Thompson
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. In the short play, A Man of His Time, a descendant of Supreme Co...

Bought by KZYX and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 32:06
  • Purchases: 2
A Departure by Andy Reynolds
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Len Cariou
In Andy Reynolds' A Departure, a father and son (stage legend Len Cariou and ”Ugly Betty’s” Michael Urie) bond in the most unlikely of places - an ...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 28:15
Changing of the Guard: Two short plays by Max Baker and James McLindon
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Geraldine Hughes
CHANGING OF THE GUARD features two short comedies about getting outpaced by a world zooming way ahead. In The Mandela Effect, written and directed...

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


  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda: Two short plays by Jonathan Bernstein and Kate Robin
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Callie Thorne
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda, offers two romantic comedies with questionable romance! In At The Water’s Edge, Wet, a Production Stage Manager and his S...

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


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
It's Not Whether You Win or Lose: Two short plays by Alan Zweibel and Jon Kern
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Scott Adsit
Comedy writer all-star, Alan Zweibel (“SNL,” Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays), and young comedy writer MVP, Jon Kern (“The Simps...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 23, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Freedom in the Wings: Two short plays by Tanya Barfield and Kate T. Billingsley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: John Douglas Thompson
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. It features two short plays about American Black History. In th...

Bought by KSKQ, KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
Lending A Hand: Two Short Plays by Cusi Cram and Arlene Hutton
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander, Peter Jacobson, Amy Ryan and Michael Stuhlbarg star in two short, touching and humorous plays about stepping up when you are neede...

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


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Final Interrogation of Ceausescu’s Dog by Warren Leight
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Ed Asner
Starring Ed Asner and Jesse Eisenberg, in The Final Interrogation of Ceausescu’s Dog, a deposed dictator’s beloved pet answers to the disenfranchis...

Bought by KZYX and KZYX


  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 10:25
  • Purchases: 2
A Little Part of All of Us by Jesse Eisenberg
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg is both playwright and actor in this satirical short play about an anxious young hipster absurdly co-opting the tragedy of Septembe...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 16:49
You Belong to Me by Daniel Reitz
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Michael Stuhlbarg
Amy Ryan and Michael Stuhlbarg star in You Belong to Me by Daniel Reitz. Two old friends from grad school, played by Amy Ryan ( Gone, Baby, Gone) a...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 17:49
Elizabeth by David Cale
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: James Lescene
Starring James Lecesne, Elizabeth is a short play about a son moving back in with his mother after his divorce. Written by David Cale, it features ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 14:23
Beyond Your Control: Two short plays by David Auburn and Mike Reiss
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Peter Gallagher
Ed Asner, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Gallagher, Elizabeth Ashley and others star in two shorts about fatherhood, and fathers who don’t always enjoy a s...

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


  • Added: Aug 03, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Blizzard by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jesse Eisenberg
THE BLIZZARD, a mystery thriller, features Jesse Eisenberg and Pulitzer-finalist Heidi Schreck. A snowed-in screenwriter surprised by menacing, cre...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 19:27
Just Calm Down: Two Short Plays by Max Baker and Jessica Dickey
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Brandon Dirden
Two short plays directed by award-winning actresses. In the comic The Press Conference by Jessica Dickey, everyone reveals a bit more of their true...

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


  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Goodness of Your Heart by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Arnie Burton
In THE GOODNESS OF YOUR HEART, a friendship is put to the test over 900 dollars, and change. It features Arnie Burton (39 Steps) and Rick Holmes (S...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2016
  • Length: 27:33
Its All Good by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Kelly Hitchinson
In IT'S ALL GOOD by David Ives, a Chicago native visits his hometown and meets his past. Featuring Carson Elrod, Rick Holmes and Kelly Hutchinson, ...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2016
  • Length: 25:00
Tasha Walks by Kim Merrill
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Marsha Mason
Starring Marsha Mason and Steven Boyer. In the short comedy, TASHA WALKS, a young man (Steven Boyer, Tony nominee for HAND TO GOD, NBC's "Trial & E...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 16:14
A Betrothal by Lanford Wilson
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Lisa Emery
In A BETROTHAL by Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson, two middle-aged iris breeders bicker - and bond - at a flower breeders' competition. Perfor...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 36:09
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
Carry the Zero by Christopher Sullivan
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Arielle Goldman
CARRY THE ZERO "gets the awkwardness of teenage hookup culture squeamishly right" (NY Times). In this moving short play, sex, peer pressure, and so...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 26:24
Anniversary by Rachel Bonds
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Sarah Sokolovic
ANNIVERSARY by Rachel Bonds, a comic drama about a young, grieving woman who finds love again. Featuring Michael Esper (The Last Ship, A Beautiful ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 21:24
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