StreamingTonya Pinkins, Condola Rashad, Steven Boyer, More Set for Playing on Air SeasonFour short plays will be part of the podcast series in August.
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Andrew Gans
July 29, 2020
Tonya Pinkins
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Plays by Alan Zweibel, Rachel Bonds, Cassandra Medley, and David Ives will stream as part of Playing on Air's August mini-season. The podcast series of audio dramas will feature four short works, each followed by a conversation with the artists.
The August lineup follows:
August 2: Happy by Alan Zweibel Starring Frankie Faison and Scott Adsit, directed by Fred Berner A baseball fan shows up at the home of his childhood hero, George "Happy" Halliday. Has the stranger come to pay his respects or to throw a curveball?
Condola Rashad
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August 9: Anniversary by Rachel Bonds Starring Sarah Sokolovic, Michael Esper, Sue Jean Kim, and Steven Boyer, directed by Linsay Firman Through a haze of gin, mediocre roast beef, and horrible apartment parties, a grieving New Yorker finds herself drawn to a quirky, flirtatious friend-of-a-friend.
August 16: Cell by Cassandra Medley Starring Tony winner Tonya Pinkins, Condola Rashad, and Melanie Nicholls-King When a jaded guard at an immigrant detention center finds jobs for her sister and niece, family tensions erupt into a battle over home and homeland security.
August 23: St. Francis Preaches to the Birds by David Ives Starring Carson Elrod, Julie Halston, and Matthew Saldivar with cameos by Lois Smith and Ives In the middle of the desert, two vultures find their lunch interrupted by a man of faith. Now, they have a bone to pick with Saint Francis of Assisi.
Uma Thurman, Blair Brown, Phillipa Soo, Marton Csokas, and Josh Lucas
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Katharine McPhee and Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
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Katharine McPhee, Sara Bareilles, and the cast of Waitress
Gavin Creel and Sara Bareilles
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Max Klimavicius, Stephen Flaherty, and Lynn Ahrens
Lynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty
Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
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Anthony Wayne, Lea Salonga, Hailey Kilgore, Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Mary Beth Peil, Tyler Hardwick, John Bolton, Christy Altomare, and Isaac Powell
Condola Rashad, Caleb, and Cynthia Erivo
Condola Rashad
Condola Rashad and Cynthia Erivo
Barry Grove, Condola Rashad, Lynne Meadow, and Walter Bobbie
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Andrew Gans,
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November 14, 2024
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