The new season of Playing on Air, which launched December 22, features the world premieres of seven short plays by Patricia Cotter, Kirsten Greenidge, David Ives, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, John Patrick Shanley, Lloyd Suh, and Ken Urban.
The series, delivering innovative, intimate storytelling in an accessible audio format, is offered free of charge. Each play podcast also includes a conversation with the playwright, cast, and director.
Newly available are Did I Miss Anything Important?, written by Cotter, directed by March谩nt Davis, and featuring David Rasche, Maryann Plunkett, Zach Appelman, Lesley Fray, and Lakisha May; Kansas Anymore, written and directed by Ives, and featuring Lois Smith and Catherine Curtin; and Reverie, written and directed by Shanley and featuring Carol Kane and Scarlett Strallen.
Arriving December 29 will be Disney/Fujikawa, written by Suh, directed by Ralph Pe帽a, and featuring Steven Boyer and Michi Barall; Crisis Planning, written by Nachtrieb, directed by Jason Eagan, and featuring featuring Andrew Garman and April Matthis; Sheila: A Year in the Life Of, written by Greenidge, directed by Melia Bensussen, and featuring Seret Scott, Postell Pringle, Nikkole Salter, Brittany Allen, Mary Bacon, March谩nt Davis, and Lee Wilkof; and A Sticky Momento, written by Urban, directed by Knud Adams, and featuring Jane Kaczmarek and Taylor Trensch.
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